Thursday, September 2, 2010
NOTAM 5151 & Fall Football Season
I was just curious if anyone has looked into the impact of 5151 for PAO now that fall football season has started. It seems like L Dumbarton departures may not be an issue since that seems to be beyond the 3NM radius of Stanford Stadium. But I was curious how close the approach to RW 31 from the west gets to the Stadium Stadium. On the map it looks like it comes within the 3NMR. Stanford Stadium capacity is listed as > 30,000 so it would seem that it falls under the 5151 restrictions.
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I think it was more clear in a previous version, but generally, if you are on approach to an airport and talking to the tower, you can fly within the restricted area. "THE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO THOSE AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZED BY AND IN CONTACT WITH ATC FOR OPERATIONAL OR SAFETY OF FLIGHT PURPOSES," In this case, you would just be sure you're in contact with the tower if you needed to fly through the TFR. Still, however, my first choice would be to simply go around it unless specifically advised by the tower to go through it.
ReplyDeleteWell... that makes a lot of sense...
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