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From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Under the TCA
Message-ID: <3898@alice.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 09:14:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 26 09:14:11 1985
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> My last few fun flights for new passengers has been under the NY TCA
> up the Hudson at about 900-1000 feet.  I monitor NY center just in case,
> and have heard myself described as traffic to others within the TCA, while
> not contacting the controllers themselves.

Don't monitor center, monitor approach.

And it IS possible to get TCA clearances for sightseeing.  Don't
you think you'd be more comfortable at 2500 feet over the Hudson
than at 900 feet?