Straight in at uncontrolled field

[FORANE]

What are the rules for straight in at uncontrolled fields? Always have to yield to traffic in a pattern? Minimum distance from field before starting a straight in?

Just communicate intentions and all is good, or do you consider straight in approaches poor form?

 

[Jim Logajan]

Im right

Living up to your handle and delivering the chit, I see.

 

[Jim Logajan]

At some airfields the local terrain makes a straight in the only viable option. The same terrain can block CTAF announcements made while approaching.

Worse, at some of those same fields landing and takeoff are only possible in opposing directions - regardless of wind. I've landed at two such airfields this month. Fortunately most such fields are low use, so one rarely has to worry about any traffic at all.