Strange question

[Clear-&aMillion]

Not that you would, but is it techniaclly possible to perform touch and goes in a 172 in a busy class-B enviornment???

 

[Turkey Shoot]

Technically possible but no controller in their right mind would even let you into the airspace at high traffic time. I've done them at Hartsfield in the middle of the night when I used to teach. Controllers where bored I guess.

 

[epic!]

Not that you would, but is it techniaclly possible to perform touch and goes in a 172 in a busy class-B enviornment???

not recommended, but yes i suppose you could during down time

 

[gear goes down]

YOU can do whatever you want. If they say no, do it anyways. I mean, what are they going to do? Shoot you down? I don’t think so…..

But really, just ask them. You never know, they just might say yes.

 

[Speedtree]

Sure, if the controller agrees. I've done them in Houston during the night when nothing was going on.

 

[Flyerjosh]

Depends on the tower and how the traffic patterns work out. Most primary class b airports have restrictions on training flights during peak hours (something like 7am-9pm). Those that don't generally have restrictions on training to full stop landings only.

That said, you have the right to fly into (and land) at any airport in the country, as long as you can play by the "local rules". My general rule is that if you want to go play with the airlines, by all means have at it. However it means that you should be able to speak proficiently on the radio (at least to minimum IFR standards...), handle your aircraft in a manner that suits the environment (such as flying higher speeds on final so as not to become a smear on the nose of the 747 behind you...), and be willing to put up with the headaches that come with flying a light GA plane into a busy airport (it might take up to an hour to get the sequencing right).

You generally won't be able to get "touch and goes" at the primary airport during the day, but there are definately those slim opportunities... Certainly you have better chances at night, but it is possible...

I have flown light aircraft into several large airports (PA28 and PA44 in MSP and IAD, C152/172 into DCA, PA28R into ATL). No biggie. I have even been invited by DCA tower to do a touch and go in the middle of the afternoon (pre 9/11 of course).

 

[$$$4nothin]

When i was working for a company selling airplanes I once did 8 touch and goes at MCO (orlando) around 6pm. 18R of course. You might as well ask. The worst they say is no.

 

[BoilerUP]

Saw a Grumman Tiger depart 35 at PHL today (Saturday) about 1120am.

 

[Lrjet23]

Yes, any time!! Just ask! Couple things though. 1. Keep your speed up. 120kts til the threshold, bleed speed off, and go! (Most are at least 8,000') You will fit right in (with the flow) 2. Tell ATC you can keep the speed up, and they will work with you. Do not! I REPEAT!! DO NOT!! Approach at normal speeds(C-172) they will re-vector you!

 

[ferlo]

Class B, What is that, like some kind of TCA? I'm still not used to the change.

 

[Hung Start]

That said, you have the right to fly into (and land) at any airport in the country, as long as you can play by the "local rules".

That said, any airport other than Washinton National,,,ahh, I mean Ronald Reagan. You ain't a good enough American for that.

Hung

 

[pilotyip]

I have done them at CLT in a C-172 off of an ILS Approach. Back in the 90's CLT was a dead airport between USA pushes. Pick your time, talk to the tower and ask.

 

[rchcfi]

Back in 1990 I was flying from a flight school at PHX. They had no problem with me doing touch and goes in a C152. But I sure did spend quite a lot of time doing 360s on downwind waiting for the spacing. The tower would never extend your downwind, because they were too afraid of getting you too far out and having to come back on a "slow" 5-mile final. I think it was about 4 360s per landing. And usually it was a slam dunk base after completing a turn.

 

[User546]

When I was doing my student pilot training in Phoenix, I was out flying with my instructor at 2am one morning, and when we called up Approach to transition the Class B airspace for another airport, they asked us if we wanted to do touch n go's at Sky Harbor instead. I think they just felt sorry for us that we were up flying that late.

Of course we had to get out of the way after about an hour when all the heavy metal Fed Ex's started arriving.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Some class B airports have landing fees for all aircraft including our little GA aircraft.

 

[minitour]

I've done lots of stuff at Class B airports...no biggie. Just be professional (esp on the radio) and usually you can get what ya want. The controllers just don't want some rookie fu*kstick flying a 55 knot final from 10 out.

That being said, it's completely opposite at CLE where they slow down the heavy stuff to 170 30nm out...55 on final isn't a biggie (kidding of course).

My biggest bravo surprise was going in to CVG. VERY GA friendly...no landing fee and I got right in...controllers were absolutely fantastic.

-mini

 

[Lead Sled]

My biggest bravo surprise was going in to CVG. VERY GA friendly...no landing fee and I got right in...controllers were absolutely fantastic.

Mini...
I heard about that. They wanted you one the ground as soon as possible so that they could cancel the NOTAM that was issued when you took off.

'Sled

 

[minitour]

Mini...
I heard about that. They wanted you one the ground as soon as possible so that they could cancel the NOTAM that was issued when you took off.

'Sled

hahahahabastagehahahaha

-mini

 

[pilotyip]

I have done a low pass down 9L at DTW when they were using 3/21 set of runways and had the tower hold traffic for me while I made the pass. Of course I was flying a B-17 and the tower requested the fly by.

 

[Gorilla]

OK, I love general aviation, and plan on getting into it once more, but do us a favor and find a more suitable field. The controllers don't always hold/vector you, we get the same treatment quite often. Extended vectors burn hundreds of gallons of jet fuel. Even worse is a go-around due to GA; 400-800 gallons burned for a single, simple box pattern.

There's nothing quite like waiting in sequence for departure. While your C-172 holds up the line, every transport there, engines running, is wasting 200 to 800 gallons per hour. Picture the fuel line of a 737 or MD-80 at idle being a garden hose turned on full blast. Double that. That's idle fuel flow. I'm sorry I know this sounds like we're being jerks, but our financial future and careers are balanced on a knife edge. Every little bit helps! We play the FMC fuel-saving game for 3 hours in cruise and manage to save 50 gallons by creating a good profile, only to waste 10X that amount due to a GA issue at the arrival.