FLC OF AN SMA SEL TRAINING ACFT INADVERTENTLY 'CUT ANOTHER ACFT OUT OF THE TFC PATTERN' DURING TURN TO FINAL.
Synopsis
FLC OF AN SMA SEL TRAINING ACFT INADVERTENTLY 'CUT ANOTHER ACFT OUT OF THE TFC PATTERN' DURING TURN TO FINAL.
Narrative
LATE ON DOWNWIND (OPPOSITE LNDG POINT) I WAS ADVISED TO FOLLOW TFC S OF ARAPAHOE ROAD ON BASE (I DO NOT REMEMBER RECEIVING A SPECIFIC DISTANCE S OF THAT LANDMARK. SUBSEQUENTLY I WAS ADVISED TO ALLOW SPACING FOR THAT TFC TO COMPLETE A FULL STOP LNDG. I DID ALLOW SUCH DISTANCE AND TURNED FINAL TO FOLLOW THAT TFC. AFTER THAT TURN; THE TWR ADVISED ME THAT I CUT OUT TFC; WHICH IN REALITY WAS PROBABLY ALL OTHER ACFT WHICH WAS S OF ARAPAHOE (AND PROBABLY ALSO ON BASE). SUBSEQUENT TO THE 'CUT OUT' INSTRUCTION; I WAS ADVISED TO MAKE A GAR TO THE L SIDE OF RWY 35R WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT ME BTWN 2 PARALLEL RWYS. I CALLED FOR REVISED CLRNC; AND WAS ADVISED TO LAND. AFTER THE FLT; THE 2ND TFC ACFT PIC INFORMED ME OF A 'NEAR MISS.' IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF: 1) TA'S WERE MADE EARLIER IN THE PATTERN TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL TIME TO SCAN FOR TFC. 2) TA'S WERE MADE MORE CLRLY WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC DISTANCES; LANDMARKS; OR SPECIFIC SEQUENCE NUMBERS TO HELP THE PLT SCAN. 3) TFC PATTERNS AT BUSY ARPTS SHOULD BE KEPT TO NORMAL SIZE; NOT ALLOWED TO STRETCH OUT BECAUSE OF HIGH TFC LEVELS.
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