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"Roger" wrote in message
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I once flew IFR to OSH around the South end of Lake Michigan.
As you well know they sent me what seemed like half way to Kentucky to
stay well clear of ORD's airspace, climb corrodors, and preferred
routes in and out.

Although, looking at a map shows the distance to OSH from Midland
(3BS) to be about the same whether you go around the North or South
end of the lake (possibly a tad shorter around to the South) it will
work out to be far longer going South if you are IFR.


Unless you plan a stop within Chicago approach control airspace. Then
you're no longer a thruflight, you're an arrival and a departure. But then
you may be routed over a bit more water than you'd like.