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Local procedures - The Potential Dangers
I found this to be an interesting blog post on the potential hazards of being unfamiliar with local procedures, and debating whether these exceptions from FAA-established procedures should be allowed. (generalaviationnews.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
if it's not published somewhere it shouldn't be done or used!
I'm glad for you and me I have never been pilot.
South Tahoe Airport 1975
"Tahoe Tower PSA 186 over Picketts Junction for landing"
"PSA 186 roger, report crossing Freel Peak"
PSA always having fun - used local AAA map for VFR arrival from south...we'd play along and make them scramble to find their next reporting point... all in fun... local procedure
"Tahoe Tower PSA 186 over Picketts Junction for landing"
"PSA 186 roger, report crossing Freel Peak"
PSA always having fun - used local AAA map for VFR arrival from south...we'd play along and make them scramble to find their next reporting point... all in fun... local procedure
So, once long ago and far away in a galaxy named Oklahoma I was flying the NDB approach into a small airport east of OKC that once staged the national parachute jumpers championships. I was in a shiny new A36TC Banana and I don't remember the weather, but it wasn't particularly low and after I broke out of actual IMC I saw the runway and immediately saw things coming out of the clouds over it. As I got closer I realized these things were people under chutes. They were gracious enough to not land on the runway, as the last one touched down shortly before I did. Would you go around not knowing how many there were or where the jump plane was? Anyhow, I taxied to the ramp, got the boss in a rent car and on the way to bidness and went in search of the airport manager to inquire who their local FSDO was. As the jumpers were more than aware of how stupid I thought they were they voiced their displeasure when I told them I was looking for a phone to call said FSDO. No such thing as a cell phone back when. About this time the 182 jump plane that was kickin these guys out over the NDB taxis up and the pilot gets out. I told him what I was going to do and he said "go ahead, I heard you on the radio". So I did. And the ops. guy on the desk at said FSDO said "I'll call you back if I need any more info". He never did. I guess it was a local thing. I'm surprised I got outta there alive. Can't make this stuff up. Cheers
A sad example of the problem with local procedures from one of the best military aviation writers ever.
https://thelexicans.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/the-worst-day-ever/
https://thelexicans.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/the-worst-day-ever/
I was flying IFR into KVUO and received a clearance for an approach at a different airport, KPDX VOR-A. Portland approach wouldn't give me the published LDA-A approach into KVUO because of the active runway at KPDX. I figured out later they use that approach because it overflies KVUO. As a transient pilot and newly IFR rated it was very confusing at the time because I couldn't find the approach plate! Luckily for me the weather was good enough that ATC was able to vector me below the clouds and I flew a visual into Pearson. I have never found anything published about this "procedure".