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Have VOR/DME, but no GPS in airplane. Would like to plan a theoretical flight from Syracuse (KSYR) to Potsdam (KPTD). KPTD has no instrument approaches that I can use. How does the routing work? I would think that filing to the Massena VOR (MSS) is closest and then fly VFR to KPTD, but the...

So basically turn it all the way around to get established on outbound, then fly it by the book. This makes it equally long timewise whether coming from the North or the South. With the big turn back out to R-232 I would say that common sense says to make it a right turn since that's the...

So if we can agree that the PT should be flown, the questions are now how to do it coming from the south, and how do the altitude changes work.

OK. From a hangar flying standpoint then. This is not the only approach like this. I could dig up some other ones. Published PT, doesn't say no PT. Makes no sense to fly the PT coming from a certain direction. Is the PT still required? If it is, how do you even do it?

James, that makes the most sense to me. I guess what I'm looking for is the regulation that says the PT isn't required. My understanding that if there's a PT published, it must be flown as it's shown on this approach plate.

I think I agree that the hold isn't mandatory, but I want to say a procedure turn is in this case.

VOR-A approach at 3B4. Coming from the north I go to the VOR, cross it, and go out and do the procedure turn. But what about coming from the South? What do I do upon crossing the VOR? Do I do the published hold and go straight in? Could I skip any kind of turn and just go straight in? It...

Private hangars at our small airport are $350 a month. A spot in the community hangar is $140. Not exactly cheap. Or maybe it is, since there's a wait list of months to a year for a hangar. How are these prices decided? If it was supply and demand then shouldn't prices keep increasing to...

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So the higher the altitude the higher the TAS as well as improved fuel economy. However, if the wind will also tend to increase with altitude which is bad if there's a headwind. How much TAS/fuel economy is gained with altitude increase and how much of a headwind would negate the benefits...

I was thinking of those who build their own planes from kits. They pay for each kit, probably out of pocket, and by the end can own something like an RV-10 that's worth $200k plus. That can be a lot of money to have tied up. Someone who buys an already completed RV-10 might only have to...

Personal loan interest average 8-10%. Aircraft loan 6%. Plus aircraft loans have longer terms=lower payment. Plan B could be to donate the plane to my spouse and then buy it back from her. Unless banks have some rule where THAT'S not allowed.

Hypothetically speaking, say I owned an airplane free and clear and it was in an LLC. I guess legally the LLC really owns it. Could I "buy" the airplane from the LLC using bank financing? The bank would wire the funds and the end result would basically be getting cash out of the equity in the...

We're at an uncontrolled airport. If we wanted to do a full practice approach then would we need to talk to anyone? We wouldn't need vectors and the whole point of flying an entire approach is to be able to do it if communications failed, so it would make sense that no communication is...

If NY does not prohibit aircraft operations from a piece of land that is not an airport then I should be good. My neighbor will throw a fit and complain. The planning board won't be happy with me flying and landing after my approval for a variance for the airstrip was denied. However, I doubt...

The power lines and poles are 30 ft high. They cross the rectangular lot into half at an angle. Access to the power lines would not be an issue. There is an easement for the utility company. To run the airstrip lengthwise down the center of the lot would have the power lines crossing it...

If the utility company would bury the power lines, I could have 2000ft airstrip, not need a variance, and it'd be perfect with prevailing winds. Pretty sure it's not going to happen though. I don't care if we call it an airport or not, but I do think the neighbors would cause a ruckus if I...

Don't know. I just sent an email to the engineer I've been working with. Maybe a few hundred feet, maybe not even. I'm not sure exactly how the new subdivision affected the setback, in what way, and how much.

Yup, that's the possible game we might be playing. Feels a little dishonest, but these days I seem to have less and less respect for rules. Aircraft would be a Cessna 172 now and an RV-10 one day-ish.

The 100 acres is in a rectangular shape with power lines running diagonally through it. The runway has to run parallel the power lines to get the best out of the prevailing winds and also for safety. The airstrip ends up running down the short side of the rectangle at an angle. Here's the...