New York destination recommendations anyone?

City Dweller wrote:

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC.

This is true. But if you do talk, you'll get RADAR coverage. With all
those helicopters in the area, that's not a bad idea.

But perhaps more significant: You get more options. For example, when I did
this I requested overflight of central park, down the east river, and then
back up the Hudson.

*That* was a nice trip. I've yet to forgive my passenger for his lack of
knowledge of his camera. He took pictures, but few came out well. You can
see these at:

http://gideon.org/andrew/PhotoAlbum/Flying/Hudson/3/

- Andrew

Interesting. So you contacted NY Approach and they cleared you into Class
Bravo then?


"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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City Dweller wrote:

We have a VFR corridor over Hudson, so you don't need to talk to NY ATC.

This is true. But if you do talk, you'll get RADAR coverage. With all
those helicopters in the area, that's not a bad idea.

But perhaps more significant: You get more options. For example, when I
did
this I requested overflight of central park, down the east river, and then
back up the Hudson.

*That* was a nice trip. I've yet to forgive my passenger for his lack of
knowledge of his camera. He took pictures, but few came out well. You
can
see these at:

http://gideon.org/andrew/PhotoAlbum/Flying/Hudson/3/

- Andrew

City Dweller wrote:

Interesting. So you contacted NY Approach and they cleared you into Class
Bravo then?

In fact, I was speaking to TEB dealing with a potential problem (I wanted to
check my xponder). Once that was solved, the controller asked for my
intentions. I'd been planning to fly the exclusion zone, but since he
asked....

He passed me over to LGA tower for the actual trip. Doing it again, I'm not
sure what I'd do...choices choices...TRACON after departing CDW? Contact
TEB to transit their airspace? Just contact LGA from the Hudson?

I'm sure any and all would work.

I'd probably contact TRACON and pass north of TEB just because I think that
would yield the longer/better view.

- Andrew