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Old 11-29-2012, 07:02 AM
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Default Class Bravo

I really enjoy the challenge of flying into or through Class Bravo airspace. When you plan it and practice on 'your terms,' it makes it much easier if you must divert unexpectedly, possibly to such an airport.

I am fortunate to get to use Class Bravo airspace everyday on my job and when flying my 7. It is not a big deal. Be prepared. Know the airspace. If in doubt, plead ignorance with, "new to the area," they will help.

The "bigger," airport will often add many amenities for you but often at a cost for higher fuel, ramp fees or hangar storage. If reasonable, I'll take advantage of them for the convenience.

In Vlad's picture in Vegas, the Mandalay Bay is in the background. That is my place to stay in Vegas. It is walking distance from the Corporate side. You can get a ride from the FBO in mosts cases.

When negotiating to keep your baby indoors, approach determines response. Thank your host profusely for the hospitality. Ask it they can tuck your "LITTLE" plane into a corner in the hangar. Remember the usually don't deal with our "cute" little planes, so it is often treated as a novelty. You'd be surprised as to what you can accomplish.

Challenge yourself with airspace. You will become a more confident pilot as a result. Also, many of our controllers are pilots with many of those builders. It is quite rewarding. Do it!!!!
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Old 11-29-2012, 07:08 AM
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i have never had the need to do that with nice ga airports on the outskirts. the landing fees are usually higher too. love flying thru them though.
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Old 11-29-2012, 01:04 PM
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Default In the RV-4 at night

Have been to MEM in the RV-4. Landed about 9:30pm local, NO ramp fees, FBO gave me a ride to pick up a pax at the terminal and back, firat time I ever taxied under a roof for parking, departed about 11:00pm local between FedEx arrivals. Was kinda fun looking back but sorta scarry at the time

Came in and left under an IFR flight plan but it was VFR conditions


I would do it again!
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Old 11-29-2012, 01:05 PM
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I try to avoid the big airports because of the hassle, but a couple months ago I needed to go to Hobby in Houston. I was IFR in VMC, and as I approached Houston, center told me they were busy and were going to have to vector me way southwest for traffic, so they asked me what I wanted to do (hint hint). After canceling, getting in was no big deal and actually a lot of fun for me, as a native Houstonian who hadn't flown there in 10 years.

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Old 11-29-2012, 01:31 PM
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Cool Class B fun

I've been into KBOS and KIAD with the '10 for special events.
Interesting stuff:
1) At an airport that big, what looks big enough for a runway might be a taxiway. And what looks like a taxiway is probably a service road . . . ask the Glastar in front of us who found out the hard way and had to wait for a truck to escort him back.
2) Leaving IAD when they were only using one runway for all departures = 30+ minutes of taxiing and waiting . . . and waiting . . .

Also went into KTPA a few years back with a Skyhawk. That's a relatively easy one since it's on the small side for a Bravo.

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Old 11-29-2012, 02:45 PM
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Default Went into/out of KCOS last summer all VFR...

no problems at all going in. vectors from 30 miles out and in the pattern; each leg of the pattern would have qualified as an XC in a slower airplane. FBO's service was good, albeit more expensive than out in the sticks. i lucked out too tho and since they were out of tiedown spaces on AFA Parents Weekend they put me in the hangar for the (inflated) price of a tiedown.

Getting out was a bit more trick: first ATIS, then Clearance Delivery, Ground Control, Tower, finally Departure Control. after five frequencies getting away from the airport i declined flight following in favor of radio solitude. lots of taxiing is to be expected, and look at the airport diagram well before you need to. getting around the airport at OSH was easier, with the controllers at every intersection.

the grass at my home field is easier on tires than all that concrete, but if it's closest to the hotel, no worry about doing it.
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Old 11-29-2012, 03:04 PM
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KCOS is not a Class B airport.
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Old 11-29-2012, 03:56 PM
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Been to Dulles 3 times, the airport has two ground freq's good people there, ground chatted with me for my 20 min taxi.
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Old 11-30-2012, 12:28 AM
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Default Wow! Excellent question...

Been flying N95JF (RV4 plans number 82; number 32 to fly) since 86....and never been to a class b, now that you mention it..regular visitor to SJC; OAK; SAC; SMO; MRY, etc. over the years, so fly class B space a bit, but never to a class B airport...do have a pic somewhere of my plane parked completely under the wing of the Netscape G-III in a hanger at the former Jet Center (now Atlantic) at SJC circa 1999-2000, so that's the closest I like to come to the big iron...
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Old 11-30-2012, 01:15 AM
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Default Class Bravo into SFO

About 6 years ago several members of EAA 393 (Concord, CA) were invited to fly to SFO as a part of Fleet Week. United Airlines hosted us, and paid the landing fees of about $125. We all flew to HWD (Hayward) where we were briefed, given a discrete squawk, instructed to depart with five minute intervals of one another, and LAND LONG on runway 28R. At the end of the day the tower cleared us for an intersection departure with instructions to ?follow the freeway to the Bay Bridge?? and basically get out of their class Bravo airspace. Great fun for us, but we haven?t been invited back.
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