"Marc J. Zeitlin" wrote in message
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Not unless you fly 747 or SR-71 sized traffic patterns.

Heh, some days... Seriously, though, it's not while in the pattern I
was talking about, but any "local sightseeing" I end up doing. Unlikely,
but I like to know the lay of the land....



.... Whazzat?? Some sort of TRSA-like service from Holloman AFB, I'm
guessing?

That would be my interpretation as well. Black is TRSA.


Actually, I was able to answer my own question today when I got my hands on
an Albuquerque sectional at lunch. The answer was in the margin of the
chart on a different panel. It's a floor/ceiling indication for MTR(s)
(there are a couple of IRs running through that spot)--which is not at ALL
obvious in this particular case, since it only spans the 2 - 5 nm wide gap
between the restricted airspaces. Looking at other examples, it's easier to
figure out when it runs along the route (and the legend makes it clear in
any case). Apparently, there's a new symbology in use for "some" MTRs (not
all the MTRs on that chart had the indication, and some sectionals (e.g.,
the current Denver one) don't even have the legend, let alone use the
symbols.... I learned something today!


So, the moral of the story is, if you're going to run drugs into the USA
from Mexico

I'll pass, thanks--but it's a good HYPOTHETICAL story....

--
Doug
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