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![]() Great view of Niagara Falls, I should add. Bring your camera. (although we were routed around the Detroit area to the North, so you may not fly right over it) |
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Great view of Niagara Falls, I should add. Bring your camera.
(although we were routed around the Detroit area to the North, so you may not fly right over it) What good is a flight over Niagara Falls, if you can't fly over it? (We're planning on flying that way this summer, VFR.) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Great view of Niagara Falls, I should add. Bring your camera. (although we were routed around the Detroit area to the North, so you may not fly right over it) What good is a flight over Niagara Falls, if you can't fly over it? (We're planning on flying that way this summer, VFR.) It appears that ATC might be flexible when traffic is light. I flew out of Buffalo on United on the first flight out in the morning, and the pilot did a 360 over the falls before continuing to Chicago. |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Great view of Niagara Falls, I should add. Bring your camera. (although we were routed around the Detroit area to the North, so you may not fly right over it) What good is a flight over Niagara Falls, if you can't fly over it? (We're planning on flying that way this summer, VFR.) There's some stuff in the Airport/Facilities book about frequencies, directions and altitudes to use when flying over the falls. |
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In a previous article, Dave Butler said:
Jay Honeck wrote: Great view of Niagara Falls, I should add. Bring your camera. (although we were routed around the Detroit area to the North, so you may not fly right over it) What good is a flight over Niagara Falls, if you can't fly over it? (We're planning on flying that way this summer, VFR.) There's some stuff in the Airport/Facilities book about frequencies, directions and altitudes to use when flying over the falls. That's true, and that's good for VFR traffic. But I've seen airliners at higher altitudes, presumably on an IFR clearance, doing a lap or two above the falls at a much higher altitude. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Recursion: n., see Recursion. |
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![]() "Paul Tomblin" wrote That's true, and that's good for VFR traffic. But I've seen airliners at higher altitudes, presumably on an IFR clearance, doing a lap or two above the falls at a much higher altitude. Wow, and double WoW! Never before, have I heard of an airliner taking the time to do some sightseeing! I wonder how much that cost the company? g -- Jim in NC |
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On 05/22/06 13:22, Morgans wrote:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote That's true, and that's good for VFR traffic. But I've seen airliners at higher altitudes, presumably on an IFR clearance, doing a lap or two above the falls at a much higher altitude. Wow, and double WoW! Never before, have I heard of an airliner taking the time to do some sightseeing! I wonder how much that cost the company? g I think it was in Rod Machado's book: The instrument pilot's survival manual, where he wrote about an exchange between ATC and an airliner. ATC asked the flight for a turn in the holding pattern. The airline captain complained that each turn cost the airline $500. The controller said: Okay then, give me $1000 worth of turns ;-) -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Sacramento, CA |
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Morgans wrote: "Paul Tomblin" wrote That's true, and that's good for VFR traffic. But I've seen airliners at higher altitudes, presumably on an IFR clearance, doing a lap or two above the falls at a much higher altitude. Wow, and double WoW! Never before, have I heard of an airliner taking the time to do some sightseeing! I haven't seen them do laps, but very often departures out of SFO (San Francisco) and OAK (Oakland) fly the Bay Tour before proceeding on course. They fly over the bay and out the gate at around 3000ft. John -- John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/ |
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Wow, and double WoW! Never before, have I heard of an airliner taking the
time to do some sightseeing! Years ago, I was coming back to Minnesota from the L.A. area in California, flying on Northwest. The pilot came on the PA and said that since it was such a clear morning, they got permission to divert slightly so we could see the Grand Canyon. We didn't do any 360's, but they did slow down and bank right and left so everyone could get a look. This was also the same flight that the pilot would keep us up to date with the Vikings (football) score.... Don't know if that would occur now days or not.... Randy |
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(We're planning on flying that way this summer, VFR.)
Let me know when you are coming my way. |
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