Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by psim1 » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 1:59 PM UTC

Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports
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Re: Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by koz1000 » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 2:10 PM UTC

Back in April I spotted a Cessna 182 doing some late night touch-and-gos...at Chicago ORD.

https://imgur.com/a/dIWXfij

Re: Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by griffinkelly » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 2:28 PM UTC

koz1000 wrote: post #2

Back in April I spotted a Cessna 182 doing some late night touch-and-gos...at Chicago ORD. https://imgur.com/a/dIWXfij

I wonder if you could still get away with this right now?

Re: Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by koz1000 » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 2:54 PM UTC

griffinkelly wrote: post #3

koz1000 wrote: post #2

Back in April I spotted a Cessna 182 doing some late night touch-and-gos...at Chicago ORD. https://imgur.com/a/dIWXfij

I wonder if you could still get away with this right now?

Probably. Here’s someone that did it 4 years ago (although it was just a full-stop taxi and back out). It just takes some polite asking to TRACON on a hopefully quiet night.

https://youtu.be/vipvtaRbQho

Re: Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by EPiXNiCROS » Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 4:21 PM UTC

Private Pilots have always been able to fly into major airports.

Re: Private Pilots Get Their Chance to Fly into Major Airports

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Post by psim1 » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 4:53 PM UTC

EPiXNiCROS wrote: post #5

Private Pilots have always been able to fly into major airports.

Yes, at ATC’s discretion. Which you won’t receive, at least not cheerfully, at a busy airport.