Was the straight-in a VFR or were they on the RNAV? I do straight-ins a lot when I’m shooting approaches. Have to make hybrid calls like “xxx 5 miles SW on the RNAV, straight in Runway 4.” If you start using straight-up IFR terminology like fix names or “IAF, procedure turn,” etc, many of the pilots in the pattern won’t know where you are.
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