On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 01:13:39 -0400, "John T" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:3%Loe.18960$_o.12925@attbi_s71

1. Bedford, PA (KMHZ) is just 35 minutes from Dulles.
2. Cumberland, MD (KCBE) is just 30 minutes from Dulles
3. Martinsburg, WV (KMRB) is just 15 minutes from Dulles

I seem to recall somebody once talking about the food at Bedford, but I've
never been. Here's a (dated) link talking about the restaurant at KMRB:
http://archives.his.com/dcpilots-l/2.../msg00272.html

As the referenced person in the post, I'll throw in that when I got to
the MRB restaurant on that day, it was closed, even though I called
somewhat in advance (earlier that week?) to check.

I don't know if it's just me and this area and my luck, but all of the
airfield restaurants for me are hit and miss as far as finding them
open.

Cumberland is I think actually very close to the actual town of
Cumberland, MD, which is kind of tourist-trappy, so you'll probably
find stuff in town easily enough. Never been to Bedford myself,
though.

Also, I have just started researching this ADIZ flight plan stuff. One
fellow who wrote me off-line referred to "VOR gateways" into the
ADIZ, which implies that there are set "routes" via VORs through the
ADIZ into Dulles. Is this correct, or (once I've been assigned a
discrete squawk code and have my ADIZ flight plan activated) can I
fly GPS direct from the point where I enter the ADIZ straight into
Dulles?

I think everyone else already answered this, but ATC doesn't really
care exactly where you enter. They only need an 'entry point' to get
your strip to the right sector - Chesapeake (BWI), Mount
Vernon(DCA/ADW), or Shenandoah (IAD). Once it gets to the right
sector, just check out the class B frequences on your TAC and call the
right one - if you have the wrong one they'll just tell you who to
contact. As long as you're on the right 'end' of the Class B, they
don't care one whit. But do try to fly (mostly) direct once entering
to your landing, you will probably get a call if you go completely the
wrong way. Outside the B, inside the ADIZ, (mostly) free flight.
Inside the B, just like any othe B anywhere else.

I unfortunately won't be able to be in town for this event - I had
previous plans for the weekend!

aw