"Whit" wrote:

I'm a fairly low time instrument pilot, and I plan to fly my
family from Omaha to Houston's Ellington Field in early September. I
have never flown in the Houston area. What routing can I expect in a
Piper Arrow for the trip, assuming good weather. I'll have an
overnight stop in Palestine, Texas before making the last leg into
Houston, so fuel shouldn't be an issue. I'd like to file what is
likely to get approved to minimize delays, so if there are any
recommendations from experienced Houston area pilots, I'd be glad to
hear them.

If you are filing IFR, be sure you have the STARs for Houston handy--you may
be given one. Even if ATC doesn't give you a STAR, expect a lot of vectors
to get to Ellington. Execute heading and altitude instructions promptly.

Other than that, it should really be no big deal coming down the east side
of the Bravo to Ellington. You will probably talk on 3 different approach
freqencies. Listen up and be sharp and brief on the radio; avoid useless
verbiage such as "with you" and "checking in."

Have a nice trip and tell us how it went!

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM