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Soaring under the Bravo?
I soar at 67D, Reader-Botsford, ~22nm SW of CLE (Cleveland OH), along the approach to CLE's rwy 06 . Our 67D field is 800'MSL; the 40/80 shelf of CLE's Class Bravo is ~2 nm NE of the field. In the past we've easily dealt with this by towing to the S and W, usually to 3K AGL/3800'MSL.m We also have good landmarks for the Bravo borders and know to limit it to ~3K AGL beyond those areas. CLE is extending the Class Bravo SW and NE with a 50/80 shelf (floor 5000'MSL) covering our airport about 8 nm to the SE thru NW As you might expect, this is causing major concern among our glider folks... One side benefit is the aircraft which were often @ 3K MSL previously will then be at 5K or above, as AT is required to keep 'em in the Bravo when possible. Any comments/suggestions on operating adjacent/under/within a Bravo? Most of our gliders do not have a transponder; the added weight of a xponder and larger battery makes it the last the last place we want to go...not to mention the expense of equipping 5 club gliders...and we ain't got the $$ for that! --Don Don Byrer KJ5KB Radar Tech & Smilin' Commercial Pilot Guy Glider & CFI wannabe kj5kb-at-hotmail.com "I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..." "Watch out for those doves...smack-smack-smack-smack..." |
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