Strange question

[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.

 

[JediNein]

Yes at SLC, LAX, PHX, SAN, and MSP.
No & H*** No at: LAX, SFO, DAL/DFW, and PHX.

Guess it depends on who is working.

SLC had signs at the flight schools requesting GA training traffic avoid the "push" times, when Delta is trying to get out and in. I don't know how the 'new' runways have helped. I was there when 35C was 35L.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[100LL... Again!]

It is not the airspace that would restrict it.

Some large airports have policies totally prohibiting training flights of any kind. You can land there in your Cub, if you like, but you will need to go to the FBO and pay a large landing fee.

I once had a student that had a lot of money and wanted to go into a large Class B airport for kicks, so we did. He thought it was the coolest thing in the world, and I needed the hours, so what the heck!

We were required to do a full-stop taxi-back, since it was fairly busy when we got there.

 

[RichardRambone]

Not that MCi is all that busy but its possible there most of the time. I did a t n g when I was a student and I thought too that it was super cool to play with the big boys. It was around 7 at night. I do fly into there regularly now but to a full stop. They always request a short approach and to keep my speed up. I know it'll be a fun one going up there.