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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) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Are 'local procedures' alternative facts?
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/
If the Piper turning downwind was also monitoring CTAF, he should've heard "Branch County" and realized it's the same airport and watch for traffic; maybe even advise the inbound aircraft that Coldwater is the same as Branch County.
This is just insanity. We publish a document -- the Chart Supplement (formerly A/FD) -- that's supposed to contain reliable, official information about at least the public use airports and their local features so that pilots can access those airports. What's the point of publishing that document if the local people at those airports not only make up their own arbitrary and contrary rules, but also don't even bother publishing them?
That looks like a recipe for disaster, and it's just plain stupid.
That looks like a recipe for disaster, and it's just plain stupid.
if it's not published somewhere it shouldn't be done or used!
I have neighbors that still refer to JFK as Idlewild Airport. Fortunately, they aren't piloting any sort of vehicle these days.
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".