I will be operating from an airport under a low class B shelf (06C). The airport elevation is 800', pattern is 1600 and the Bravo shelf is 1900. We only have about 5 miles to the East before the B goes to the Surface.
Preferred landing is to the West and I will be arriving from the West most times, so pattern entry is easy. My question is how to best enter a pattern when landing to the East. Clearly a straight in is easiest, but not standard. My question is how to best enter this. Can I enter a wide upwind leg or do I need to go way to the East to enter a 45* downwind entry. The area is densly populated and I don't like going out of my way when that low.
Second question is how to overfly the airport if I need to see the windsock. I can't get 500 or 1000" over pattern altitude.
I suspect that I will learn the conventions soon after using the airport for a while, but would appreciate what the experienced folks here think.
Thanks,
Larry
Preferred landing is to the West and I will be arriving from the West most times, so pattern entry is easy. My question is how to best enter a pattern when landing to the East. Clearly a straight in is easiest, but not standard. My question is how to best enter this. Can I enter a wide upwind leg or do I need to go way to the East to enter a 45* downwind entry. The area is densly populated and I don't like going out of my way when that low.
Second question is how to overfly the airport if I need to see the windsock. I can't get 500 or 1000" over pattern altitude.
I suspect that I will learn the conventions soon after using the airport for a while, but would appreciate what the experienced folks here think.
Thanks,
Larry