Traffic patterns...

When flying VFR, after having requested instructions for landing to the Tower ATC, or announced your landing in Unicom, you can use the Landing Pattern request (not a request actually but it works the same way than the requests (by pressing the appropriate key on your keyboard)).
The Landing pattern command makes the pilot announce the appropriate landing pattern state among the following...

Entry...

• To hear the pilot saying "entering...", your altitude MUST be 1500 ft or more ABOVE the airfield altitude (so don't forget to indicate the altitude of the airfield in the filght plan).
• If you fly on the downwind left hand side of the runway, the pilot will say "entering left hand". He will say "entering right hand" if you approach from the other side.
• If you fly BELOW this limit, EasyATC will consider you have entered the traffic pattern and the pilot will say one of the followings...

Pattern...

Crosswind

"Crosswind left hand" if your heading is close to 90° from the runway landing heading AND the airport is between 9 and about 11 o'clock. I let you guess for the right hand...

Downwind

"Downwind left hand" if your heading is close to 180° from the runway landing heading AND the airport is between about 7 and 11 o'clock.

Base leg

"Base leg" if your heading is close to -90° from the runway landing heading AND the airport is between about 9 and 11 o'clock.

Final

"Long final" if your heading is close to 0° from the runway landing heading AND the airport is between about 10 and 2 o'clock AND you are at more than 5 miles from the airfield.

"Short final" if you are closer.

Why the ATC is not clearing me to land?

• Make sure you are landing in the right direction. Ask a landing clearance if needed and pay attention on the runway heading. Depending on the wind direction, the take-off runway can be different from the planned runway.
• The ATC says the clearance:
• You just have triggered a FAF or a MAPT waypoint (IFR stuff)
• If not, when the distance from your plane to the airport is lower than about 2.5 miles (actually, it depends on the triggers min, max, and minimum for airport Constants)