flyboywbl
3rd regional in 1 year
Well Wednesday was interesting at the flight school. I always wondered what would happen if an RJ had to go around. Now i know.
A student pilot on his second solo ever in the pattern got confused and turned base to final when he was not cleared to land. This was due to a busy pattern and an incoming RJ. Not to mention that the radio's were blowing up due to people flying practice approaches.
The student was told to make a right 360 (he was on the left downwind for 12). A company diamond passed him and he was told to follow the company diamond.
I'm not sure how he got from the left downwind following the other diamond to the next step but this is all i know.
Any way the RJ was cleared to land on short final and said something in the way of "Tower what's this traffic doing in front of us?"
The tower immediately got on the radio and told the RJ to go around and screamed "Diamond on final, land immediately, and GET OFF THE RUNWAY!!!"
I was flying with the owner of the flight school at the time. We got back and put the plane away and there was a mob in the lobby trying to figure out what to do. The owner, the student's CFI and the CFI of the other planes flying (ie witnesses) went over to the tower to listen to the tapes.
The student stayed in the lobby on the couch with his sunglasses on. He did not move or say a word. I think he knew he screwed up badly. I felt bad for him. I knew he screwed up but it was on his second solo. Not a good motivator to keep going.
I'm assuming he filled out a NASA form right away along with his CFI. My question is what do you think will happen to the student pilot and his CFI? I've been told it's better to have something like this on your record as a student pilot rather than a private. I dunno what do you all think? I've heard wind that the CFI will have to take another checkride.
I remember when i was soloing for the first time. I had a situation like this almost happen. you train as much as you can but you really can't go over every possible scenario with your CFI. They just give you the tools and you have to apply them.
I guess this just reiterates the fact that it never hurts to ask for your clearance/instructions again.
-Matt
A student pilot on his second solo ever in the pattern got confused and turned base to final when he was not cleared to land. This was due to a busy pattern and an incoming RJ. Not to mention that the radio's were blowing up due to people flying practice approaches.
The student was told to make a right 360 (he was on the left downwind for 12). A company diamond passed him and he was told to follow the company diamond.
I'm not sure how he got from the left downwind following the other diamond to the next step but this is all i know.
Any way the RJ was cleared to land on short final and said something in the way of "Tower what's this traffic doing in front of us?"
The tower immediately got on the radio and told the RJ to go around and screamed "Diamond on final, land immediately, and GET OFF THE RUNWAY!!!"
I was flying with the owner of the flight school at the time. We got back and put the plane away and there was a mob in the lobby trying to figure out what to do. The owner, the student's CFI and the CFI of the other planes flying (ie witnesses) went over to the tower to listen to the tapes.
The student stayed in the lobby on the couch with his sunglasses on. He did not move or say a word. I think he knew he screwed up badly. I felt bad for him. I knew he screwed up but it was on his second solo. Not a good motivator to keep going.
I'm assuming he filled out a NASA form right away along with his CFI. My question is what do you think will happen to the student pilot and his CFI? I've been told it's better to have something like this on your record as a student pilot rather than a private. I dunno what do you all think? I've heard wind that the CFI will have to take another checkride.
I remember when i was soloing for the first time. I had a situation like this almost happen. you train as much as you can but you really can't go over every possible scenario with your CFI. They just give you the tools and you have to apply them.
I guess this just reiterates the fact that it never hurts to ask for your clearance/instructions again.
-Matt