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Old 11-28-2012, 12:49 PM
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Default Has Your RV Been to Class B Airports?

Interesting to know how many of you RV drivers landed and spent overnight at Class Bravo airports? It's obviously an expensive endeavor in terms of hefty fees but anyway - can you share your experience? IFR or VFR was it a challenge to get to/from?


I've been to only one VFR to KLAS Las Vegas McCarran International. Trip was easy and fun not much different from a regular towered airport.












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Old 11-28-2012, 12:56 PM
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yes, they feel the same as regular airports to me
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Old 11-28-2012, 01:16 PM
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Default Class B?

Hello Vlad,

If you mean: Class B airport = expensive landing fees, than I have only been to Class B airports, here in Europe .

But I guess you mean airports with long runways and international passenger traffic? Some of those airports I landed at are:

- Liege, Belgium
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Ostend, Belgium
- Luxemburg (4.000 m runway !)
- Zaragossa, Spain
- Genova, Italy

I am planning to do a trip to Cologne and D?sseldorf in Germany, since the single engine landing fees, for such large international airports seem to be quite reasonable (Approx EUR 50,- = $ 65,-). So I will be able to brag to those boys that fly in a suit, white shirt, ty and a hat, that "I have been there, done that, seen that......no big deal"

Regards, Tonny.
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Old 11-28-2012, 07:05 PM
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Landed at KIAH last Wednesday for thanksgiving, left Friday and parked at KSAT (class c) for a few hours. While fuel costs are a little higher, and Million Air charges a few fees (security, ramp, overnight), they waive some of them if you buy gas. I calculated I spent $25 extra over parking at Hooks, and $60 extra over Porter, both of which were longer drives for my dad, and porter had no hangars, fence, or security, and backs up to a trailer park, so that was out this time. So, it was worth it for convenience and security.

As far as getting in and out, it was no sweat. Just lots of double letter taxiways to read back. iPad and 696 make it too easy, though.
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Old 11-28-2012, 08:16 PM
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I go into Orlando several times a year. No problems VFR or IFR. I have also been in to Tampa with no issues.
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Old 11-28-2012, 08:20 PM
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I called the Denver folks on the phone to see if I could do a touch and go. No joy. Plus it seems like I had to land and taxi in for some reason.
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Old 11-28-2012, 09:50 PM
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Ron Lee,

Denver(DIA) will usually let you do T & G's around midnight when VFR.

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Old 11-28-2012, 09:57 PM
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Thanks Jim, but I avoid night flying.
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Old 11-28-2012, 10:33 PM
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Old 11-29-2012, 05:56 AM
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I did touch and goes on all the runways at KDEN one Christmas morning. I learned not to land on the center line at KDEN as the imbedded lights play havoc with our little wheels. On one landing the controller cleared a United flight to land on the parallel runway and also advised him to keep an eye out for an experimental doing touch and goes. There was a long pause before he replied.
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