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I-am-a-pirate. I do not need credentials!
Also he busted me on clearing turns to the left first, because airplanes would be passing on the right due to right of way rules. He didn't get on me too much about it but he did say, "show me where it says that".....
I'm a bit confused, show him where it says to do them to the left first or to not do them to the right first? 91.113 is clear that overtaking aircraft should pass the slower traffic on the right so that's a pretty good reason to go left first. However, there's no regulatory reason to do the standard 90 degrees left, 90 degrees right clearing turn that most school teach. The AIM simply states in 4-4-15 f.Training Operations that "pilots undergoing flight instruction at all levels should be requested to verbalize clearing procedures [call out "clear" left, right, above, or below] to instill and sustain the habit of vigilance during maneuvering." The Airplane Flying Handbook in all its talk of maneuvers and how to set up for them only mentions "failure to adequately clear the area" as a common error to pretty much every maneuver but never gives a prescribed method.
I've got four hours at the duty desk tomorrow, 9:30 to 11:30 on what's supposed to be my day off so stop on by if you get a chance.