Mountain Time
Active Member
Hi all -
This looks like the most appropriate forum for this inquiry, so here goes. I am planning a trip back east to see family in late June and early July. I will be flying from Seattle to Warrenton, VA (KHWY) and staying there for several days. I've done that trip before, though it was a few years back, so flight planning is easy enough.
The next leg, though, is Warrenton to Westhampton, Long Island (Gabreski, KFOK) and I am looking for routing advice. I took the DC SFRA test a few years back before my last trip to Warrenton, and have the little certificate. But, my sense is that it may be easiest to divert around the southern end of the SFRA and then go more or less direct to Long Island. Looks like that involves dealing with New York class B to some extent, plus various other airspace issues, but doable enough.
Other option would be stay west of the DC SFRA, head up north from there and come around the northwest portion of the New York class B and thence east and down into Westhampton.
Any advice from those with experience flying this area would be appreciate. I will be flying VFR.
This looks like the most appropriate forum for this inquiry, so here goes. I am planning a trip back east to see family in late June and early July. I will be flying from Seattle to Warrenton, VA (KHWY) and staying there for several days. I've done that trip before, though it was a few years back, so flight planning is easy enough.
The next leg, though, is Warrenton to Westhampton, Long Island (Gabreski, KFOK) and I am looking for routing advice. I took the DC SFRA test a few years back before my last trip to Warrenton, and have the little certificate. But, my sense is that it may be easiest to divert around the southern end of the SFRA and then go more or less direct to Long Island. Looks like that involves dealing with New York class B to some extent, plus various other airspace issues, but doable enough.
Other option would be stay west of the DC SFRA, head up north from there and come around the northwest portion of the New York class B and thence east and down into Westhampton.
Any advice from those with experience flying this area would be appreciate. I will be flying VFR.