Clockwise orbit of the Isle of Wight
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Clockwise orbit of the Isle of Wight
Presumably this is a case of contacting Solent Radar, asking for basic service and then doing the orbit?
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Clockwise Orbit of the Isle of Wight:
Presumably so that you can meet all the others who are doing an Anti-Clockwise Orbit of the Isle of Wight, thinking, stupidly, that they might be safer by keeping the line feature (the coast) on their left.
Presumably so that you can meet all the others who are doing an Anti-Clockwise Orbit of the Isle of Wight, thinking, stupidly, that they might be safer by keeping the line feature (the coast) on their left.
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Presumably so that you can meet all the others who are doing an Anti-Clockwise Orbit of the Isle of Wight, thinking, stupidly, that they might be safer by keeping the line feature (the coast) on their left.
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Call me an old duffer but I'd rather have the land below me and the coast on my left. Simply my old fashioned ways though!
So presumably you call them up, asked for a Basic service and zone penetration which you got?
I did 3/4 of it earlier this year, turning inland just past the Needles and Solent were brilliant!
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If you're doing a scenic tour of the IoW, you will - presumably - be below 2000 feet and therefore underneath all of the Solent airspace.
You don't need to talk to them at all unless you want to. Just wear the 0011 listening squawk and tune to 120.225
You don't need to talk to them at all unless you want to. Just wear the 0011 listening squawk and tune to 120.225
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I should imagine the same would apply to most controlled airspace, you ask permission to transit and they either accept or deny, so long as it is safe for your intended route and its not busy you'd be given clearance, Saturday I did the Brize Norton transit and was accepted
As has been said - no strict need to talk to anybody.
In reality I've always found Solent Radar friendly and helpful, and airspace crossings are seldom witheld if requested.
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In reality I've always found Solent Radar friendly and helpful, and airspace crossings are seldom witheld if requested.
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....and it is not a bad idea to let Sandown (119.275MHz) a call to let them know that you are passing.
You could, of course, drop in for a bacon bap and a cuppa. PPR is not required.
You could, of course, drop in for a bacon bap and a cuppa. PPR is not required.
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In the 'Good Old Days', when the IoW was infested with aircraft from the College of Air Training at Hamble, a mate and I had fun, one day, flying between the 2nd & 3rd 'islands', and of course below the top of the bits of rock.
We were, of course, immortal (we were twenty years of age), and only concerned with being found out.
Living in the area many years later, the Needles has never looked quite as impressive as on that day, long ago!
We were, of course, immortal (we were twenty years of age), and only concerned with being found out.
Living in the area many years later, the Needles has never looked quite as impressive as on that day, long ago!
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Go clockwise so your passenger gets a better view. You are not following a line feature,just flying a series of headings.600ft and 500ft from shore should keep you well clear of all he other coast followers.(Part of the Needles has fallen down so "threading"is'nt such a challenge these days.) Please don't get distracted by talking on the radio! Enjoy.
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Just wear the 0011 listening squawk and tune to 120.225
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There's a nice printable PDF too.
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Thanks
Thanks for the info! Snappy title.
Flew it today, no problems. I think now at 150 hours I feel confident in flying the plane, RT, navigation & procedures etc (I can even park reliably now!). I continue to struggle with knowing where to dig to find the info I need.
I still struggle to know, given a new route, who I should think to talk to along the way
Flew it today, no problems. I think now at 150 hours I feel confident in flying the plane, RT, navigation & procedures etc (I can even park reliably now!). I continue to struggle with knowing where to dig to find the info I need.
I still struggle to know, given a new route, who I should think to talk to along the way
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I still struggle to know, given a new route, who I should think to talk to along the way