More questions on VFR flight following.

Hi - the thread seems to have been hijacked, but a few thoughts for
you:

Get flight following before arriving at the area - that will make
things easier.

They are pretty likely to accommodate you if you sound competent on
the radio.

You could fly a bit lower, under the class B shelf, and contact
Morristown tower for permission to transit their airspace. This will
be granted, almost certainly.

There is a VFR transit route directly through NYC, down the Hudson
River. It's a bit hard to see on the TAC, but it is there - you can
fly all the way down the Hudson as long as you stay below certain
altitudes (the lowest is 1100 ft for the bits adjacent the city). You
really should do this route, as it is a lot of fun and very very
scenic. just make sure you are well prepared, study the TAC (and the
back of the TAC too) in advance, and perhaps get the advice of a local
pilot too. I can help you with this if you want.

good luck!

Tom


Second question since I'm on the topic. *I've never flown through any class
B airspace. *If i popup knocking on the door, having planned a flight to
avoid the airspace, what is the chance that they will clear me through it
for asking? *For example, I'm planning a flight that will save a couple
miles if i can cut through the NY Class B, on the west side, e.g. over
Morristown field, and I may not want to get up over the 7,000 ceiling due to
winds aloft. *Is it more likely to get clearance to cut a chord through the
outer ring like this -- as opposed to say expecting to, say, overfly the
Statue of Liberty vicinity at 5,500 (which is much closer to the center
rings of the Class B). *I don't see any VFR transit routes from a quick
glance of the NY TAC. *I guess my strategy would be to plan a circutous
route that keeps my clear of the Class B, but then when I'm close (but not
too close), ask if i can cut direct through it to my destination. *IF yes,
I'll just aim for a VOR on the other side.... Any thing I can do to, perhaps
planning the right route through, to increase my chances of getting
clearance?

Thanks -- Tman!