[May 31, 2014 - 1800 Pacific] KAPV Uncontrolled fly-in\out

[C-JBCS]

Great flight guys! Had a lot of fun. It was actually quite orderly.

[Pieces]

Also had fun. Not quite as much traffic as the AOPA fly-in earlier today, but fun non-the-less.

A couple of things I noticed:

• People were tending to fly gigiantic patterns. In small piston singles you want to stay close enough to glide in if you lose power. I saw several laps that were 4-5 miles out on downwind.
• There were some interesting calls and personal pet peeves on the radio. There is no "active" runway at a non-towered field, so you can't be clear of it. I'm not sure what a "left" final is, either. (Note, I mean this to be a lighthearted critique. Many of the real world pilots into Regional today were making similar calls.)
• Overall, people did a really good job staying out of each other's way and accommodating the many different planes and approaches coming in. Good job!

[Jeff N]

Yeah that was a blast! I was a little sloppier than I'd like, maybe partially due to flying a brand new plane (the new Alabeo 172 RG), but it really is different negotiating the pattern with other pilots at the same time.

More uncontrolled fly-ins!

[tshuff]

Had a great time, glad you guys could make way for our 737 .