Goliad wave-off procedures require remaining on which side of the runway during traffic conflicts?

Goliad wave-off procedures require remaining on which side of the runway during traffic conflicts?

• A. Low-Key side
• B. High-Key side
• C. Centerline
• D. Upwind side

Answer: (A)

In a Goliad wave-off, you stay on the low-key side of the runway. This position keeps you in the lower, closer-in portion of the pattern and provides better lateral separation from traffic that is occupying the higher-key area, reducing the risk of intersecting paths as the other aircraft maneuvers for landing or go-around. The high-key side would place you farther out in the traffic pattern and more likely to conflict with an aircraft still in the high-key portion; the centerline offers no offset from other traffic, and the upwind side can complicate drift and separation. So, remaining on the low-key side gives safer, more predictable re-entry or re-sequencing during a traffic conflict.

In a Goliad wave-off, you stay on the low-key side of the runway. This position keeps you in the lower, closer-in portion of the pattern and provides better lateral separation from traffic that is occupying the higher-key area, reducing the risk of intersecting paths as the other aircraft maneuvers for landing or go-around. The high-key side would place you farther out in the traffic pattern and more likely to conflict with an aircraft still in the high-key portion; the centerline offers no offset from other traffic, and the upwind side can complicate drift and separation. So, remaining on the low-key side gives safer, more predictable re-entry or re-sequencing during a traffic conflict.