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Pre-takeoff checklist
Today’s “what if” scenarios, how do you think a DE would react:
Question 1: Short hop of 50 miles. Home base is carved out of the 10-mi radius of Class B. Given the short distance between airports, I am inclined to fly below 3,000’ the entire way. Would this be perceived as a problem? By the time I get through the surrounding/overlying Bravo airspace I will get to cruise altitude of 4,500 only a few minutes before I have to descend.
Question 2: And I guess this one is rhetorical – I suppose I really should calculate climb profiles if I am dotting "I" and crossing "T" ..
FYI this flight is not a x/c training requirement (just seems like one).
Thanks, as always, for your generous help,
Elizabeth
Question 1: Short hop of 50 miles. Home base is carved out of the 10-mi radius of Class B. Given the short distance between airports, I am inclined to fly below 3,000’ the entire way. Would this be perceived as a problem? By the time I get through the surrounding/overlying Bravo airspace I will get to cruise altitude of 4,500 only a few minutes before I have to descend.
Question 2: And I guess this one is rhetorical – I suppose I really should calculate climb profiles if I am dotting "I" and crossing "T" ..
FYI this flight is not a x/c training requirement (just seems like one).
Thanks, as always, for your generous help,
Elizabeth
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