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Hi 'Robot' Douglas,

What a neat way of entering the pattern!  What should be the proper language to be used when doing this approach so the tower is clear on your intentions? At times, when I forget to slow down enough, I would announce (on the CTAF) and enter the upwind leg, then turn crosswind past midfield, then another turn to downwind, loading up some g's at every turn to slow down.  I have never heard anyone say 'overhead entry/approach'', so I doubt anybody will know what the heck I'm doing if I tried your procedure at our airport.   In reading your procedure, it sounds like a good option to have when the tower clears you for a straight in approach but you are still either too high or too fast, maybe both.  However, I'd like to tower to know exactly what I want to do, hence, my initial question...

Lost In (air-)Space?,
Rick Argente

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