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Niagara Falls overflight
Does anyone have experience with flying near the falls on the US side for
sightseeing. I'm flying into Buffalo at the end of June and if possible I'd like to fly by the falls. I see that the VFR chart references special VFR procedures, routes, & recommendations that are detailed in the AFD, so I'll have to buy a copy for New York airports next time I'm at the FBO. In the mean time, if anyone with experience could paraphrase what the procedures were and how well it went (i.e. can you get a good view, are there tour helicopters everywhere, etc...), I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Eric |
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Does anyone have experience with flying near the falls on the US side for sightseeing. I'm flying into Buffalo at the end of June and if possible I'd like to fly by the falls. I see that the VFR chart references special VFR procedures, routes, & recommendations that are detailed in the AFD, so I'll have to buy a copy for New York airports next time I'm at the FBO. Buy the Northeast US Airport/Facilities Directory for approximately US $4.50. Towards the back of the directory there is a diagram of the pattern over the falls, including the ground-based visual turnpoints, the discreet frequency for the scenic falls overflight, and text that explains the procedures (stay above 3,500 ft, self-announce, etc). Buffalo approach, the closest ATC facility with whom you will be talking if you are using VFR flight following, will also give you the discreet frequency if you do not know it. I have overflown the falls several times. The first time I did it I shared the pattern with an Airbus 320! Here are some more overflight pictures, taken in July 2002, right after I received my PPL: http://home.twcny.rr.com/thericcs1/flights/nfalls.htm -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"Bartscher" wrote in message ... Does anyone have experience with flying near the falls on the US side for every local FBO has detailed instructions posted on the wall, other than that it's easy, you just circle and watch out for other traffic. http://www.maxho.com/Niagara/ HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com |
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Thanks to everyone who responded about Niagara overflights. I haven't gotten to
the airport yet to get the A/FD, but it sounds like the procedures are spelled out pretty well. One question I do have is regarding Canadian airspace. Looking at the pictures and the info I found on the web, it looks like the oval racetrack pattern takes you over both sides of the falls. This is great because you get a much better view than I was expecting, but do I need to do anything special for entering Canadian airspace? Thanks, Eric |
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Bartscher wrote:
This is great because you get a much better view than I was expecting, but do I need to do anything special for entering Canadian airspace? No, you do not need to do anything special about Canadian airspace when overflying the falls. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Bartscher wrote: This is great because you get a much better view than I was expecting, but do I need to do anything special for entering Canadian airspace? No, you do not need to do anything special about Canadian airspace when overflying the falls. Yeah . . . we're still allies (for the moment, at least) G www.Rosspilot.com |
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"Rosspilot" wrote in message
Yeah . . . we're still allies (for the moment, at least) I know this is gonna start a riot, but... http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-dday31.html France pledges to shoot down private pilots in D-Day air space May 31, 2004 BY BEN FENTON [Ad] ARROMANCHES, France -- Private pilots who stray into Normandy air space during the 60th anniversary of D-Day next weekend will be shot down, French officials said Sunday. With at least 16 heads of state, including President Bush, attending the ceremonies, organizers are guarding particularly against an al-Qaida attack from the air. It is one of the biggest security exercises in Europe since the war. An enormous network of radar equipment has been stretched between Deauville and Cherbourg, with early warning aircraft already in the skies. The aircraft will be joined this week by small, remote-controlled drones. Advanced Crotale anti-aircraft missiles have been primed, and two squadrons of Mirage 2000 fighters are stationed nearby. The French ministry of defense has spared no expense. It has established a temporary air base at Carpiquet, outside the city of Caen, as the hub of its defenses. There, more than 800 soldiers will maintain round-the-clock surveillance, backed by more than 50 military helicopters. A spokesman for the 120-acre camp said: "The dangers are multiple, from a hijacked airliner being crashed into the stands at the main international ceremony at Arromanches to a tiny bomb being detonated remotely. "But we are stretching an impenetrable fabric of protection above Normandy." At sea, fishermen and pleasure craft have been banned from the Seine Bay that stretches along the beaches code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword on June 6, 1944. A French carrier, Charles de Gaulle, and an American carrier, George Washington, will be patrolling the bay, which will also be swept for mines. On land, more than 9,000 French troops are arriving this week, supplementing the 6,300 gendarmes and 2,300 police officers already on duty. Arromanches' 534 residents have been told that they must either stay indoors throughout next Sunday or leave the area. Daily Telegraph HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com |
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