Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
USMCFLR,
The Airman's Information Manual has traffic pattern procedures in it. Over the years some old timers either have picked up bad habits or are still using older procedures and do not want to change.
It is a common issue among VFR pilots. The AIM is not regulatory however if there is an accident or incident and the pilot in question was not using the procedures in the AIM it can be used to cite a violation. The use of standard pattern procedures is the basis for safe uncontrolled airport operations. When someone decides to stray and do a straight in or descending overhead left downwind pattern entry it puts everyone at risk.
The main point is the augmentative attitude of many older pilots. Pattern entry is but one issue I commonly come across. If someone is not willing to accept training then why am I going to risk my certificate?
Skyhigh
This was my thought and as such wondered if there might be some splitting of hairs when you tell the story. There was a quite long and informative thread when the former Rickt86 discussed certain pattern entries at his airfield where he was flying a plane for a Jump school. Do you even accept that there might be a different approach to a problem that is legal and within conventional aviation wisdom other than the one which you are teaching for certain practices or procedures? Much of the instruction that I gave was required by our own rules and regulations. that was the easy part. Teaching, explaining, and demonstrating technique was a much more challenging process.
Btw Sky....I'm having a heck of time flying around all of these uncontrolled airports lately. There is a lot more to discover and enjoy in the backwoods of General aviation, though beware because I do alot of straight-in approaches
USMCFLYR