circumnavigating Chicago Class B

climb above the class b? i wouldnt, there is a lot of high speed traffic
up there.


Baloney. All that "high speed traffic" is either taking off or landing
(way down below you) or is overflying waaaayyy above you at 11.5 or
12.5. Overflying is the safest place to be. The view is great as
well (assuming good weather)

Been there, done that

David Johnson

"David Johnson" wrote in message
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climb above the class b? i wouldnt, there is a lot of high speed
traffic
up there.


Baloney. All that "high speed traffic" is either taking off or landing
(way down below you) or is overflying waaaayyy above you at 11.5 or
12.5. Overflying is the safest place to be. The view is great as
well (assuming good weather)

Been there, done that

David Johnson

sorry but i have to disagree. flying over the top of ohare is not a
good place to be. if you dont believe me check out the STARs, most have the
inbounds crossing various fixes at 30 to 40 miles out at 11,000 ft.

tony zambon
grumman
9941L

sorry but i have to disagree. flying over the top of ohare is not a
good place to be. if you dont believe me check out the STARs, most have the
inbounds crossing various fixes at 30 to 40 miles out at 11,000 ft.

I've been flying VFR over the top of O'Hare for the past 20 years. Almost no
traffic up there. I find all of the traffic below 10,000' and above 4000'
around the sides of the class B. But then again, I transition over the top in
excess of 250 knots. For slower VFR, I'd recommend lake shore or the west side
as previous posts have described.
VL

I have flown the low altitude route as well as over the top VFR and much
prefer the high altitude. If you have an engine problem you have a lot more
options, and traffic is a lot more visible up high.

Don't forget that all of the heavy iron has TCAS and will see you on the
screen well before you see them.