slavinger
Pre-Flight
Hi all,
I'm not new to instrument flying, although I'm not exactly an airline captain either; I've flown into and out of busy Chicago-area airports before (DPA/PWK), but never into MDW. But MDW being MDW, I'm wondering if there are any "gotchas" or any other expectations I should be on the look-out for, in the air or on the ground (parking at Signature). Obviously keeping the speed up is one, got that one. Coming in from DTW area and coming back the same way, going around the lake to the south. Flying an Archer, usually below 10k, and normally don't file specific arrivals (I check ForeFlight/FltPlan for cleared low-alt routes around the lake, and file mine along the same lines to the IAF for active runway, with 'no over water' in remarks). I have never been given an arrival by Chicago, although I do occasionally get one from Detroit pretty far out. Anything I should be expecting? Interesting that in Detroit years ago I used to get assigned a named SID all the time, they haven't cleared me on a SID in years, although they still want people going to fixes on the PALCE7 SID. Does MDW have a similar practice?
Thanks!
I'm not new to instrument flying, although I'm not exactly an airline captain either; I've flown into and out of busy Chicago-area airports before (DPA/PWK), but never into MDW. But MDW being MDW, I'm wondering if there are any "gotchas" or any other expectations I should be on the look-out for, in the air or on the ground (parking at Signature). Obviously keeping the speed up is one, got that one. Coming in from DTW area and coming back the same way, going around the lake to the south. Flying an Archer, usually below 10k, and normally don't file specific arrivals (I check ForeFlight/FltPlan for cleared low-alt routes around the lake, and file mine along the same lines to the IAF for active runway, with 'no over water' in remarks). I have never been given an arrival by Chicago, although I do occasionally get one from Detroit pretty far out. Anything I should be expecting? Interesting that in Detroit years ago I used to get assigned a named SID all the time, they haven't cleared me on a SID in years, although they still want people going to fixes on the PALCE7 SID. Does MDW have a similar practice?
Thanks!