Practice Scenarios

Overhead join with go-around: You call Borton Approach from 12 miles west. Clear to descend, join right-hand downwind. Over the field, you descend but then hear "F-ABCD, traffic below you, continue downwind." Later, you report final and are cleared to land. On short final, you see a vehicle on the runway. Do you go around? Yes. Push throttle, climb, announce "F-ABCD, going around, vehicle on runway." Expect re-sequencing.

Direct entry with late downwind: You call Approach 8 miles away, request straight-in. ATC says "enter control zone, descend to one thousand feet, continue approach, expect late downwind." You do not turn base immediately; you extend downwind as instructed. This increases separation from other traffic.

Negative contact with traffic: You are number two on approach. ATC says "traffic ahead of you, Cessna on base, three miles away, descending through one thousand." You look but cannot see it. You report "negative contact, request vectors." ATC vectors you away. This is professional.