Timeline for Can a private pilot land at any category of airport?
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| Jul 22, 2021 at 6:29 | comment | added | jamesqf | @UnrecognizedFallingObject: AFAIK, in the US the busy airports aren't dangerous (except for having lots of traffic), while the airports that are somewhat dangerous, or at least require special training & equipment, are far from busy. I wouldn't recommend flying into Wilson Bar (Idaho), for instance: airnav.com/airport/c48 | |
| Jul 22, 2021 at 3:03 | comment | added | UnrecognizedFallingObject | I think this is confusing "Category C" (difficult/special airports like Innsbruck, or say Aspen for a US example) with airports that are simply busy | |
| Jul 22, 2021 at 0:01 | comment | added | StephenS | @LukeDunkley There are some challenging airports in the US, but none that the FAA considers dangerous enough to require special training for GA pilots or ban them entirely. Congestion is another story, but we can easily fly GA into even major airline hubs if we’re willing to pay the fees. Things really are different here. | |
| Jul 21, 2021 at 20:40 | comment | added | LukeDunkley | Thanks for the answer. I wasn't mainly asking about large airports in general, but those more commonly considered dangerous (Samos, Innsbruck, etc.) | |
| Jul 21, 2021 at 20:10 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | For example, I can fly into ORD as a private pilot (coordinating with ATC first). Also nearly all class C airports in the US are perfectly fine with GA traffic, no special training required (as the OP suggests). Landing fees are not that prolific here either and most, if not all, have a GA ramp where you don't have to "nominate a handling agent". If this question were focusing on the US, the answer would probably be "probably yes" instead of "probably not". | |
| Jul 21, 2021 at 19:38 | comment | added | Little Code | Its "different" how exactly ? It doesn't matter if you are in the US or Timbuktu, you still have to give due consideration to all of the same factors I outlined above ? Airspace restrictions, airport rules, airport fees ... same things to consider the world over. "How" they are implemented may be different, but the basic premise of having to consider the same things is the same. | |
| Jul 21, 2021 at 19:19 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | Note that this is specific to EASA (as per question tags), it's different in the US and other countries not part of EASA. | |
| Jul 21, 2021 at 17:37 | history | edited | Little Code | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2021 at 17:32 | history | answered | Little Code | CC BY-SA 4.0 |