Post #913483
2026-04-04 00:49 UTC
@rpmik@avgeek.social We once flew a jet VFR from Baltimore to Newark. It's legal but ATC does not like it at all. One controller asked me what we would do when we got to Newark. I replied, "Beg." He got mad! He said how they were working hard to get us up there. I told him I knew that and appreciated it. That calmed him down.
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@ikluft@avgeek.social 2026-04-04 19:20
@flyhigh @rpmik VFR in a jet is rare. In Nov 2007 I saw a 747SP in unrecognizable livery taking off from SJC, where I had never seen a 747 before. The surprise continued when it turned out to be flying VFR on the "Bay Tour" route, usually flown at ~3000ft by GA piston-singles. The low altitudes of the route led to a string of news media stories where they traced reader/viewer questions (and 911 calls) to the tour out of SJC. Fry's Electronics was just showing off their new plane to friends.