colored airways?

There was a Green airway based on the Galveston NDB that was
decommissioned within the last 3 years (the airway, not the NDB). I am
not sure if it was the last one or not.. but it ran across the Gulf to Fl.

Dave

Chris Hoffmann wrote:

From what I've been able to find, I gather that these aren't in use in the
US anymore, and haven't been for some time. Seems they're still used in
Canada though, and are still mentioned in the FAR's. Something to do with
L/MF navigation, but I don't know what that is.

Heck, I can't even find mention of them on Gene's site, so they MUST be long
forgotten.

Someone please give me a history lesson here. Thanks.

As has been mentioned earlier on this thread, there is a G13 in eastern
North Carolina along the barrier islands.

Rod

"Dave S" wrote in message
hlink.net...
There was a Green airway based on the Galveston NDB that was
decommissioned within the last 3 years (the airway, not the NDB). I am
not sure if it was the last one or not.. but it ran across the Gulf to Fl.

Dave

Chris Hoffmann wrote:

From what I've been able to find, I gather that these aren't in use in
the
US anymore, and haven't been for some time. Seems they're still used in
Canada though, and are still mentioned in the FAR's. Something to do
with
L/MF navigation, but I don't know what that is.

Heck, I can't even find mention of them on Gene's site, so they MUST be
long
forgotten.

Someone please give me a history lesson here. Thanks.

Henry Bibb wrote:

The last ones I was aware of were in the outer banks of North Carolina.
Not sure if they still exist.


I belive that NDB is OTS indefinitely. I had intended to go fly that
airway,
just so I could log that I'd done it.

Yep. The Pamlico NDB at Ocracoke Island. The building was installed and
maintained jointly by NC DOT and NWS, but when the steel building that housed
the NDB and weather reporting station corroded away, they decided not to replace
it. Consequently the only instrument approach to Ocracoke Island is now a GPS
approach. Even that is unusable when the military SUA nearby is active, since
part of the approach extends into the SUA.

I think there was another NDB-based airway that went to the NDB at Hatteras, but
that one's gone, too. At least they still maintain the weather reporting at
Hatteras.

For a long time after the NDBs were gone, the airways were still shown on
charts, but marked out of service. Not sure whether they are still charted or not.

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there is a colored airway into marathon fl. MTH
"Dave Butler" wrote in message
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Henry Bibb wrote:

The last ones I was aware of were in the outer banks of North Carolina.
Not sure if they still exist.


I belive that NDB is OTS indefinitely. I had intended to go fly that
airway,
just so I could log that I'd done it.

Yep. The Pamlico NDB at Ocracoke Island. The building was installed and
maintained jointly by NC DOT and NWS, but when the steel building that
housed
the NDB and weather reporting station corroded away, they decided not to
replace
it. Consequently the only instrument approach to Ocracoke Island is now a
GPS
approach. Even that is unusable when the military SUA nearby is active,
since
part of the approach extends into the SUA.

I think there was another NDB-based airway that went to the NDB at
Hatteras, but
that one's gone, too. At least they still maintain the weather reporting
at
Hatteras.

For a long time after the NDBs were gone, the airways were still shown on
charts, but marked out of service. Not sure whether they are still charted
or not.

Remove SHIRT to reply directly.
Dave