MAKG1
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I had an interesting chat with one of my buddies, a current instrument student.
He was considering approaches into KTCY, a local non towered airport with Class G below 700, and Class E above. TPA is 1000. There is a city nearby, but not directly adjacent to the airport.
Suppose you were on the GPS approach to 30, during daytime. Here is the approach plate: http://skyvector.com/files/tpp/1405/pdf/05815R30.PDF . Circling minimum is 680 feet.
Could you get cleared for the approach in solid overcast, pop out of a 700 foot ceiling and encounter legal NORDO VFR traffic in the pattern 50 feet below it? How is that conflict resolved?
Minima for Class G in daytime seem to be 1 mile vis, clear of clouds. below a marine layer, the visibility can be huge, and flying around at 650 feet would be clear of clouds, and still in Class G. Minimum altitude is exempted when necessary for takeoff and landing -- which includes the pattern -- and 500 feet separation from structures, vehicles and people is all that is required in other-than-congested areas. You can get really far at 600 MSL if you fly away from the city (just watch the western mountains, as they are considerably higher than that). Leaving aside that this is really stupid, is it legal?
He was considering approaches into KTCY, a local non towered airport with Class G below 700, and Class E above. TPA is 1000. There is a city nearby, but not directly adjacent to the airport.
Suppose you were on the GPS approach to 30, during daytime. Here is the approach plate: http://skyvector.com/files/tpp/1405/pdf/05815R30.PDF . Circling minimum is 680 feet.
Could you get cleared for the approach in solid overcast, pop out of a 700 foot ceiling and encounter legal NORDO VFR traffic in the pattern 50 feet below it? How is that conflict resolved?
Minima for Class G in daytime seem to be 1 mile vis, clear of clouds. below a marine layer, the visibility can be huge, and flying around at 650 feet would be clear of clouds, and still in Class G. Minimum altitude is exempted when necessary for takeoff and landing -- which includes the pattern -- and 500 feet separation from structures, vehicles and people is all that is required in other-than-congested areas. You can get really far at 600 MSL if you fly away from the city (just watch the western mountains, as they are considerably higher than that). Leaving aside that this is really stupid, is it legal?
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