The East River VFR corridor is now history

By This logic, the SFO Bayshore Freeway Transition (which runs directly
over my house) has been closed for... 40 years now?... hmm... that's
funny, I'd swear I saw a seemingly endless parade of light singles
streaming over my house at 1200 feet today... It's a shame they're not
still getting the same great view up there anymore

All puerile sarcasm aside... I do have to agree that having such a tiny
little sliver of uncontrolled VFR boxed in like that was just inviting
people to take un-necessary risks... especially if the local center was
less willing to grant a class Bravo Transition to light singles because
'they had their space below' (I have _NO_ idea if this was actually the
case... but I can understand how an out of town pilot might be given
that impression).


Robert M. Gary wrote:
Where do you get that its closed? I don't see anything about it being
closed.

-Robert


Peter R. wrote:
FAA just announced effective immediately, the East River corridor will be
closed to fixed wing aircraft:

http://tinyurl.com/yg9lc5

Not the best shots, but here are a couple of pictures from that side of
Manhattan taken during my one and only flight up the East River back in
January 2004:

http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?i...c00754avc5.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?i...c00755and8.jpg

And a couple from the west side, in case this is the next one to fall:

http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=theladyhr7.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?i...280075alm6.jpg


--
Peter

"EridanMan" wrote in message
ups.com...
All puerile sarcasm aside... I do have to agree that having such a tiny
little sliver of uncontrolled VFR boxed in like that was just inviting
people to take un-necessary risks... especially if the local center was
less willing to grant a class Bravo Transition to light singles because
'they had their space below' (I have _NO_ idea if this was actually the
case... but I can understand how an out of town pilot might be given
that impression).

It's not the case at all. I've gone up the East River multiple times, both
in the VFR corridor and communicating with LGA ATCT. The LGA controllers
have always been very helpful and professional, calling out helicopter and
other traffic as I traversed the area, asking if I wanted a handoff or
wanted to exit the Class B, etc. The only time they denied my request to be
cleared into the Class B was when traffic was landing on runway 4, and they
were actually using that part of the class B for bigger iron than my C-172.

It's not the case at all.

That's really good to hear... As I said, based on the (probably
undeserved) reputation of NYC ATC, I can see why an out-of-towner might
be leery of 'getting in the way'... its good to hear that those
impressions are unfounded.

-Scott