Andrew Cofone

Perhaps the next cross community flight will take place on vatsim?

As long as we can still fly online then it is what it is

Any chance of doing an aircraft specific ground school? Planning flights is heavily dependent on what you are flying. In fact IFR approach plates categorize minimums based on the type of aircraft. Also approaches departures, and all aspects of flight vary on the type of aircraft ie complex, multi engine, jet v prop, etc. I'm sure vx and vy climbs were discussed in ground school but what are they for say a c172 or a piper Seminole or a BN-2 islander? What about best glide speed should you lose your engine or if your plane has 2 engines and you lose one? What I am trying to say is that a general overview of ground school is good but let's take it to the next level, to the BVA level, and add aircraft specific lessons. I would be happy to assist. My signature has the list of aircraft in my hanger

Once you guys get a flight plan worked out I'd love to fly the route in my b377 stratocruiser.

Im in for any ga event. Might I suggest a challenge and make the event field a small ga field maybe even a grass field. Turn a non towered airport into a towered airport just for the event. I suggest Andover aeroflex airport 12n. Its small and in between 2 lakes. The addon scenery is great and its free.

I wouldn't mind doing a grand caynon vegas trip.

That is awesome. What altitude you usually fly at?

Awsome pics. Is there a specific route over boston or do you just tell atc where you wana go and they clear you? Anywhere you can't go over the city? That would be fun to do in a session. I love flying the helicopters and landing at the hospital helipads addon for flight sim.

as long as you go during the week and not on the weekends its probably the best flying on the east coast. Controllers are very laid back as compared to typical ny approach controllers. When I go, I always talk to ATC and since im coming from KCDW i start at the alpine tower at 1500 and fly south, usually at the GWB i get bumped up to 2000, then back down to 1500 to circle the statue of liberty a few times then north up the east river and over central park then maybe a circle or two over yankee stadium and then back up to alpine tower and straight back to KCDW.

Attached is a copy of the hudson corridor procedures from the faa web site. https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/c ... eboard.pdf https://www.faasafety.gov/files/gslac/courses/content/79/776/kneeboard.pdf

Flying the hudson corridor is a lot of fun in real life. I think it would make a great sim session. There are 3 levels to the corridor in which you can fly. From the surface to 999ft you can change course and altitude whenever But you have to call out your position on the ctaf at mandatory reporting points. From 1000ft to 1299ft you have to start from either the alpine tower or the verazano bridge and have to stay at altitude and on course for the entire route and make call outs on ctaf at same mandatory points. From 1300ft to 2000ft you are flying the skyline route in which you are in constant communication With atc. North of gwb and in the east river is laguardia and south of gwb is newark. there is a speed restriction of 140kias and all lights must be on. With a bunch of ga aircraft and helicopters it would be a great sim session. I will also post the cheat sheet for flying in the corridor that I use.