General - P-330

CHAPTER SEVEN

T-34C CONTACT

General. Frequently, during your landing practice, you will have to discontinue an

approach for reasons of safety and execute a waveoff. A waveoff may be initiated by the pilot,

or may be directed by an external source (RDO, wheels watch, waveoff lights (TW-4), flare, IP,

tower, another aircraft, etc.). The reason for an externally directed waveoff may not be apparent

to the pilot, but the waveoff is mandatory unless a greater emergency exists.

Although a landing approach may be aborted at any point in the pattern, a waveoff will usually

be executed during the approach turn, in the straightaway, or during the landing transition. Of

course, the sooner a poor landing condition is recognized and the waveoff executed, the safer it

will be. If at any time your approach does not feel comfortable or you are too close to the

aircraft in front of you, "take it around." You should not wait until the last second to make a

decision. Keep in mind that a waveoff is not an emergency procedure unless it is executed too

late. A pilot who recognizes a poor approach situation (i.e., overshooting the runway) and

executes a proper waveoff well before getting into a dangerous situation (i.e., steep angle of bank

to get back to the runway) is demonstrating maturity and good judgment and will never be

criticized by fellow aviators. Be alert for a waveoff given by wheels watch (shooting a flare or

waving paddles overhead). Once you have initiated a waveoff, do not change your mind and

attempt to land.

Examples of an unsafe approach are unsafe altitude, unsafe airspeed, overshooting approach,

drifting or crabbing prior to touchdown, and high transitions that will lead to a bounced landing.

The sooner a poor landing condition is recognized and the waveoff executed, the safer it will be.

Conflicts in the traffic pattern and insufficient separation during the landing approach are usually

solved by establishing proper interval in the break or upwind prior to the crosswind turn;

however, the following guidelines should be followed.

There should be at least 90 of approach turn between you and the aircraft ahead. If you roll out

in the straightaway before the aircraft has landed, an immediate waveoff shall be initiated. Do

not delay your waveoff in hopes that the situation will correct itself. During operations at

outlying fields where Practice Precautionary Emergency Landing (PPEL), PPEL in the pattern,

and touch-and-go is in progress simultaneously, pilots must be constantly alert for traffic

conflicts. All PPEL traffic at joint-operation fields have the right-of-way over normal touch-and-

go traffic.

As a pilot in the touch-and-go pattern at a field where PPELs are in progress, be prepared to

wave off as early as possible to avoid conflict with PPEL traffic.

Procedures

Advance PCL to full forward.

Simultaneously level the wings (if conditions permit), and center the ball.

NOTE

Waveoff shall continue to follow ground track to avoid traffic and

comply with local course rules.

7-30 LANDING PROCEDURES