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Old November 30th 06, 06:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.ifr
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Default Chicago area from the southwest - advice?

: Now, I'm definitely hoping to take a lake shore tour in the plane. It
: sounds ironically easy now that Meigs is closed. So much for security.
: Any helpful tips or local procedures for the tour?

I've flow along lakeshore transitioning between Gary and Milwaukee about a
dozen times or so. So long as you stay clear the Bravo, Chicago approach is
completely fine with you being there. I've used VFR flight following about half the
time and just squawked 1200 the other half. So long as you're prompt and professional
on the radio, they don't have any troubles with you.

Of course traffice is rather "compressed" in that small corridor, so looking
out for other VFR traffic is pretty important. The lake is at about 700' IIRC, and
the bottom of the Bravo is either 3000' or 1900', depending on where you are.

-Cory

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