drgwentzel
Pre-takeoff checklist
Flyers,
I found a "contradiction" on my sectional today.
Get out your iPads and look at Long Islands KHTO (East Hampton).
Can you pick out the oxymoron?
spoiler below...look at your current sectional first then read on...
Notice KHTO is the primary (and only) airport inside airspace designated at Class D. The sectional and A/FD only has a CTAF listed and no CT info. There is also no NOTAM to explain this.
Now, I know the "reason" the FAA did this, but what I don't understand is why the airport is not depicted as blue with the CT frequency listed. After all, that would be consistent with any Class D primary airport where the control tower is part-time. Granted, this kind of part-time is a bit rare...AFAIK.
I found a "contradiction" on my sectional today.
Get out your iPads and look at Long Islands KHTO (East Hampton).
Can you pick out the oxymoron?
spoiler below...look at your current sectional first then read on...
Notice KHTO is the primary (and only) airport inside airspace designated at Class D. The sectional and A/FD only has a CTAF listed and no CT info. There is also no NOTAM to explain this.
Now, I know the "reason" the FAA did this, but what I don't understand is why the airport is not depicted as blue with the CT frequency listed. After all, that would be consistent with any Class D primary airport where the control tower is part-time. Granted, this kind of part-time is a bit rare...AFAIK.