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Thanks to all for the good advice. What are my chances for direct DCA,
100deg heading by the mall, then to MTN--this is on a weekday 2pm coming from the SSW. Larry Robert Schulte > Larry: > I am based at KTMN and regularly make the journey between Martin and Hilton > Head Island (HXD). As you might expect, DC airspace is fairly busy. If you > insist on transiting DCs class Bravo, you may run the risk of being > vectored all over the place. Baltimore is less busy, but from your > direction of travel, you will encounter DC airspace first. Frankly, I find > it much easier to push east of DC Bravo and take a nice pleasant trip up the > Chesapeake Bay, which, conveniently enough, puts you on a straight heading > for runway 33 at Martin. Once you hit the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (you cant > miss it), you are about fifteen miles out. This would be a good time to > make your call. ATIS is 124.92 and Martin Tower is 121.3. By the way, the > Martin Tower folks can be a bit surly. If they are, its not you; they seem > to regulalry wake up on the wrong side of the bed. > Safe Flight! > Regards, > Rob Schulte > N8170N > "Lawrence Wang" > news:8nvm69$mr1$1@news2.isis.unc.edu... >> Im flying from North Carolina to Martin State, MD (MTN), Thurs afternoon. >> Whats the best strategy to transition through DCA/ADW/BWI airspace? >> Does Andrews have a separate approach freq and are there any advantages >> to callling them vs. wash approach? Or should I skirt under class B to >> the east with flight following? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Larry |
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