173 Contract Towers Closing

[sleepy]

I bet half of our pilots don't know how to get an IFR clearance at a non-towered airport.

 

[SSDD]

Well here's a hint: The absence of a control tower does not give you the right to make a straight in approach at 250kts when there's other traffic in the pattern

 

[lionflyer]

Well here's a hint: The absence of a control tower does not give you the right to make a straight in approach at 250kts when there's other traffic in the pattern

It does if you're over 600,000lbs! It's written somewhere....I think.

 

[BoilerUP]

"Any traffic in the area, please advise."

 

[rettofly]

"Any traffic in the area, please advise."

Waste of breath. Anybody who would announce probably doesn't need to be asked to do so.

 

[bogi0912]

Well here's a hint: The absence of a control tower does not give you the right to make a straight in approach at 250kts when there's other traffic in the pattern

I would rather make a straight in approach, then fly over head and get into the pattern with single engine pistons that are 100kts slower.

 

[rigger]

Seriously...how will this impact us at all? FTY or any darn place else. Why do we need a tower? In most cases it's easier to get out and in without the tower. (Small airports that is) FTY really cannot justify the tower they simply do not have enough t/o and departures a day. Course it'll now be a pain to deal with dobbins....sighh