Unless you are given a restriction by the pilot NOT to slow down to below X speed until crossing the outer marker, or something to that effect, the pilot is free to slow down at will. I COMPLETELY disagree with the last post. Pilots are issued 250 KTS at CAMRN and LENDY, and I agree with this controller that slowing down from that restriction would be a possible deviation. The pilot needed to understand right away that what he did does not work in New York, and if he wanted to slow, then he would be resequenced behind faster traffic that wanted to land. JFK is a saturated airport, and if one plane slows when not told to do so, everyone slows, and the holding patterns fill up and last the rest of the day.Īgain, the controller was 100% correct. Everyone behind that lead car gets put in an unsafe situation, while getting delayed, and in turn, creating a traffic jam. The lead car slows to 35 MPH without hitting the brakes. You are in the middle of 15 cars driving in the left lane of the LIE doing 55 MPH, each with just a few feet between them (minimum spacing). The airspace over NY is not designed for someone who wants to pull the speed back without alerting the controller first. We are working our tails off to get everyone on the ground as safely and efficiently as possible with unrealistic levels of traffic. Pilots flying into JFK ought to know the drill at JFK, and it is rare to find a pilot (especially at JBU) doing this kind of thing anymore. Obviously the controller was expecting him to have the 250kt restriction. But the previous controller (this would have been given by ZDC) may not have given him the speed restriction. I guess what I'm saying here is JBU very well could have been given a speed restriction of 250kts over CAMRN. But, on the other hand, if given an assigned speed of 250kts at FL190 then given a clearance to descend to 8,000', the speed restriction stays valid. If assigned a speed of 310kts, for example, while cruising at 10,000', and then given a clearance to descend to 8,000', that deletes the previous speed restriction as well. They are just advisory of what to anticipate from the center controller. Also, as these are "expect" only, we are not required to comply with them. But I only get the speed restriction about 75% of the time (I've had them ask me to speed up). When I fly these arrivals, I get the altitude crossing restriction 100% of the time. But the clearances, per the SID, are CAMRN: " Expect to cross at 11,000' and 250kts" and LENDY: " Expect to cross at FL190 and 250kts". I'm not doubting the controller, he knows his airspace better than I do. The main beneficiaries is ourselves: we stay alive, we pay less insurance, etc.What the controller says about assigned speeds of CAMRN and LENDY isn't necessarily correct. I'm not a fan of more regulations, I think the GA should self impose on them higher standards. Anything goes wrong and you have very small room to have a successful outcome. I'm quite new to the GA world, but really, even with 10k hours flying LIFR at night, in a single engine, it's pushing it. Better preflights, better planning, better ADM, etc. That tower must have flexed and caught a 90 knot airplane on approach and brought it to zero in a short arc. Metro (DC subway) lost power to more than one station and may have limited operations.Īgain, I’m glad they are okay (taken to the hospital after 7 hours hanging with serious injuries) however this really affected the region and it’s going to put a black eye on GA. Power was not restored until after the timeline to make the decision was made. Schools are closed today in the entire county so buildings can be assessed for heat, water, and connectivity. Over 100,000 customers had no power last night including many road traffic lights. They caused a study to be done which the county paid for, etc. We just had a meeting last week about it. Of 6000 noise complaints something like 97% were from 3 households. This is not good for GA image anywhere but especially not around GAI where 3-5 neighbors have started a movement to try to restrict/close the airport.
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