Shadowing Practice: CAA NZ Standard Overhead Join 2022 - Learn English Speaking with Video

in this gap video we aim to address standardized procedures in particular the standard overhead join its importance and how it should be applied to demonstrate this the caa team went to pukaki

in the central south island and across two visits experience the extremes of south island weather

we utilize the left and right hand patterns pukaki has to offer in unattended airspace and relative solitude we were met by south canterbury aero club cfi aaron pierce

who explains to us the importance of standardized procedures standardized procedures ensure that we're all doing the same thing it makes us all predictable to each other predictability is

really helpful when it comes to new pilots to our itinerant pilots and to our pilots that only fly every weekend every now and then it aids with the traffic flow and it helps our sequencing

the standard procedures are also our go-to in an emergency bed in controlled airspace or in class g also keep in mind in new zealand we do have nordo aircraft so standard procedures are our

only way to separate spot the aircraft that aren't transmitting on the radio

how many of you have joined the circuit pattern at an unattended aerodrome only to be surprised by someone operating outside the procedure in the aip within new zealand over a two-year period

there have been 153 occurrences reported within the circuit 98 of these occurrences resulted in aircraft taking some form of avoiding action to prevent a collision with another aircraft

within these reported events there are a number of common factors including flying the standard overhead joint incorrectly joining non-standard not conducting an effective lookout

and poor situational awareness use of non-standard procedures can also be attributed to fatal mid-air accidents as part of your pre-flight planning you should factor in any operational considerations

at your destination aerodrome whether it is your home airfield or another location ensure you're aware of any airspace boundaries or limits how to enter and when radio calls may be timed

for this there may be visual reporting points or prominent landmarks that can assist also think about areas of higher density traffic and where other aircraft may be executing the same flight

path as they vacate or join a circuit pattern read the notams and check the aip supplements these may give indications of activity which may prevent an overhead join such as winch-launched

gliders operating on the aerodrome in new zealand there are often occurrences attributed to pilots not being aware of conditions that are outlined in no tams have a read of the aerodrome plate and

become familiar with the circuit layout take note of radio frequencies and circuit directions and heights perhaps write down the overhead join heights there may also be information where

not to join overhead such as during parachute operations or locally based agricultural activity

use the image of the aerodrome to create a picture of what to expect how the runway is aligned and where the wind socks are use the vnc and aerodrome plate to apply where the weather may come from

forecast wind and how the aerodrome is aligned in terms of direction on the vnc

also think about where other traffic may join from and where to look for that traffic both in and out of the circuit with the preflight all sorted it's time to get flying

approaching the aerodrome we should start to apply our pre-flight planning ensure you have only the information you need for the procedure keep clutter down consider your pre-landing checks

early approximately 10 nautical miles from the aerodrome make a call to local traffic

traffic echo romeo whiskey 10 east to the field 3500 joining we're looking for indicators near the aerodrome as we come inbound that confirm the wind that we should already be aware of so using

the indicators like things like ponds irrigation pods are fantastic lakes uh if you've got them smoke dust tussock even cloud shadows can help but be a little bit careful of those because that's

your upper wind once we've got our wind direction relatively sorted out we want to sort ourselves out in terms of our char charts telling us that our elevation for our aerodrome is 1500 feet

so that means our overhead height is going to be 1500 feet above the published elevation height so we're going to be looking at 3100 feet for our overhead joint then we want to sort ourselves out

a radio call let any traffic in the circuit area know that we're inbound to join so where we are at the moment is we're around about here on this side of the puketi river and we can use our thumb

to measure a rough distance that's about five miles we're five miles east of the field who gave you traffic echo romeo whiskey is five to the east of the field three thousand four hundred feet

descending to join i'm gonna orientate my chart with the indicator to the north

that way i'm looking out the front window as i'm looking at my chart

we can see on our chart that runway one five is a left circuit that's standard but if we look at three three it's got an arrow that indicates a right circuit that means that both our circuits

are on the eastern side of the aerodrome making the western side a non-traffic sign

we're going to approach with the aerodrome out my left so i can see the one songs the wind socks are indicated by the black arrows on the chart as we're coming into the circuit area we're keeping

our eyes up and outside now we're going to be over flying the downwind so if there's any circuit traffic it's going to pass underneath us that's why it's so important to maintain our 500 foot above the downward altitude looking at the early downwind for any traffic the mid downwind and

the light downward looking pretty joining traffic on the horizon as well

echo romeo whiskey's overhead descending to join one fight

we want to maximize our wings level time that way the wings not in our way and we can see any traffic as we approach the aerodrome i can feel a fair bit of drift

from the south now looking at the wind socks start confirming for me that it is a southerly as well

so we're gonna set up for runway one five we're gonna descend on the non-traffic side come around across the upper threshold before turning down one at that point it becomes a normal circuit

now before we turn into wind we're going to give ourselves the same amount of spacing on this side as we would for our downwind spacing ideally we want to be crossing the upwind threshold of the

runway and at circuit height in level flight so managing our height loss on the non-traffic side we're going to fly out until we've got the correct downwind spacing turn

onto the downward make our downward call and it becomes a normal circuit like everyone's practiced

standard overhead joint is a standard procedure it gives us the ability to get overhead the aerodrome at 500 foot separation from any existing circuit traffic or circuit we can then gather information

we can see that the wind is what we thought it was going to be doing that we're going to use the runway that we thought we were going to use it also gives us the chance to spot any circuit traffic figure out the established circuit maybe one of the runways has been closed there might

be a wide x out there there might be a mower out there but being overhead the field looking down with 500 foot separation is the safest way for us to get ourselves into the existing circuit

if you join the overhead pattern and discover the circuit to use as right hand you may need to change the overhead pattern so we're approaching the aerodrome without

the left side of the aircraft so i can see the wooden socks and i've anticipated a left circuit

using the wood indicators around me there's a look down on the wood socks

i can see that it's actually three three which is a right circuit

we've given ourselves space to reposition to descend the aircraft for the right join

in this depiction once aaron has determined the circuit is right hand he positions to fly clear of the overhead and keeping a good lookout conducts a turn with the angle of

bank not exceeding that used in any circuit this positions the aircraft into a right hand pattern

the way in which you position will depend on the traffic and circumstances of the day

now they're on the non-traffic side we can reduce power start to descent maximizing winds level time

as it allows us a better look out with the wings up and out of the way especially on a highway

looking for any joining traffic as well that's joining directly onto any circuit leg

once we make our downwind turn it's just a normal circuit

be aware of the differences between high wing and low wing aircraft with visibility this can influence your lookout being aware of these differences is practical threat and error

management if the wind velocity and circuit in use is known it is possible if you ensure there's no conflict to join directly onto a circuit leg in this case a right hand base leg you can join

without the standard overhead procedure you've got to ensure that there's no conflict with any existing circuit traffic and you can join downwind you can join base and you can join final

the right of way rules do apply though circuit traffic has right of way basic airmanship get your eyes outside remember yield don't push be prepared to say i'll go number two

and just imagine that it's your son daughter husband or wife learning to fly on that other aircraft you wouldn't want them to be cut off so give way so you don't necessarily have to join the runway that's already in use it might be a cpl student out practicing cross

ones that you're not comfortable with you are allowed to join for another runway but you need to communicate and you need to sequence so you don't cause a conflict with the existing traffic agricultural aircraft and rotary traffic may operate outside of the standard circuit

keep a good lookout there may be some situations where it's not suitable to do an overhead join cloud may prohibit us from being the correct height above the aerodrome for the join

there's other operational factors as well gliders under toe winch may prevent us being in the overhead or parachuting it's actually unsafe for us to be there if you ever become unclear

or uncertain about what's going on vacate the aerodrome area keep your wings level have a think come back it may be safer for you to then join directly onto a circuit league the standard

overhead join isn't just a training maneuver and it's not just for student pilots it's a procedure for everyone to aid in everyone's safety we use it to evaluate the threats it creates a situational

awareness for us as pilots of the aerodrome of the traffic of the circuit direction it gives us a chance to assess the wind we do this to build a bigger better picture in our heads of

what's going on that's good airmanship that's what's going to allow us to make good decisions

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