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It seems that the worst effects are in the DC area. That airspace was pretty bolloxed up to start with, between the triple-TCA and the various government/military spaces. But worst of all, there seem to be more outlying airports (like our dear College Park) underlying the restrictions than up here in New York. In the NY Class B, we've killed off such a large percentage of close-in GA airports so long ago that there is hardly anything left be too badly affected :-( Dave can probably give us some insight into BOS. I think we're mostly in 'Phase 2' of the effects. For example, if I want to get to Montauk, my most direct route is up and over the NY TCA. No can do. So I have to deviate, perhaps into weather, inland, or over water. Coming back from North Adams MA, I found myself with rising terrain and lowering ceilings to the West, sloppy haze in front of me, and nice clear air, under Class B, to the left. On a cross country of, say, 500 miles on this coast you could easily find yourself in one or the other of the above situations repeatedly. Say you wanted to fly from coastal Maine to North Carolina. Okay, the weather alone would be a nightmare but throw the 3 TCAs in and you're in VFR hell! Maybe just fly to Seattle, south to LA, and back East again. People have helped each other out quite a bit. We've been doing car shuttles for TFR 'escapees' and finding tie-downs at outlying airports. But we can and should get back to normal. Greg At 01:22 PM 10/23/01 -0500, Anthony Timm wrote: >I have to admit you all, this is really starting to worry me. >I know we've been through the discussions regarding the right/wrong >nature of these restrictions. Whether you agree or not I feel very >uneasy about our governments inability to "positively" deal with this >situation. > >If anyone is still effected by the restrictions and have a Phone or email >contact, I think we should all pitch in and do what we can for our fellow >flyers. That- I know we ALL agree on. ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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