Flying into NYC for Thanksgiving Day Parade

George Patterson wrote:

The class-B floor dips to 1100' over NY harbor, so you need to
watch out for that.

Be sure you're flying with a terminal chart or - even better - a helicopter
chart. Otherwise, it is too easy to miss one of those little chunks where
the airspace drops.

However, what is being described is a common route for tourists and
helicopters: the "Hudson VFR Cooridor" or "Exclusion Zone". I've taken it
north to TEB's airspace, and then made a left turn (contacting TEB tower,
of course) for a transition en route to CDW. No problem.

- Andrew

"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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George Patterson wrote:

The class-B floor dips to 1100' over NY harbor, so you need to
watch out for that.

Be sure you're flying with a terminal chart or - even better - a
helicopter
chart. Otherwise, it is too easy to miss one of those little chunks where
the airspace drops.

The NY TAC has a handy helicopter-chart inset on the back.

--Gary

Andrew Gideon wrote:

However, what is being described is a common route for tourists and
helicopters: the "Hudson VFR Cooridor" or "Exclusion Zone".

No, he indicated that he wanted to fly "right over ground zero." That's on land
and east of the corridor. Sounded to me like he wants to fly over lower
Manhattan at just under 1500'.

Hanging a left from the exclusion to head for CDW would not be a problem IMO,
though I tend to go a bit further north and avoid TEB airspace. I would be a bit
nervous about trying to contact TEB from the exclusion with intentions of
landing there. I think that's cutting the timing a bit fine. I think it would be
easier to come in through the class-B.

Roger getting the terminal chart. That's a near-necessity for that run.

George Patterson
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