Michael 182 wrote:

I flew out of Gary recently with my wife and kids in the plane. When they
gave me vectors over the water I replied "Unable, I'm in a single engine and
I need to stay within gliding distance of the shore. I can head NNN" (can't
remember the heading). They said fine, and let me fly where I wanted. Maybe
I just got a nice controller

A similar situation happened to me a few months ago. I was flying an Angel
Flight from western NY to the top of northern NY (Dunkirk to Massena). I
filed and was given an easterly, then northerly route to avoid flying over
Lake Ontario.

About 15 minutes after departure, the controller gave me direct to my
destination airport (OK, so it's slow in northern NY). I responded the
same way you did: "Unable - Single engine aircraft without flotation
devices cannot overfly a large body of water." The controller immediately
cleared me as I originally filed.

I was then handed off to the next approach facility, who also
uncharacteristically cleared me direct. This time, though, since I was
farther east, I was unsure if the direct routing would take me over water
so I told him to standby. I then looked at my chart, extended my direct
route from my present position and discovered that it, too, would have put
us about 40 miles out over Lake Ontario. I again replied "unable" and was
given the remainder of my original routing.

Gotta stick to your guns...

--
Peter


















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