Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Code 1201

[Frank Whiteley]

Glider use of 1201 encouraged.

Tow planes use 1200.

Thanks for ping from Elliott Crawford, CFI-G.

Frank Whiteley
SSA State Governor, Colorado

[BTiz]

On Sep 22, 2:38*pm, Frank Whiteley > wrote:
> Glider use of 1201 encouraged.
>
> Tow planes use 1200.
>
> Thanks for ping from Elliott Crawford, CFI-G.
>
> Frank Whiteley
> SSA State Governor, Colorado

Not all areas are set up to accept 1201 codes just yet. Our local
approach control needs to change a letter of agreement with a jump
school. There local LOA has assigned 1201 to the jump plane, long
before the national discussion for a US wide glider code.

BT

[Bruce Hoult]

On Sep 23, 2:22*pm, BTiz > wrote:
> Not all areas are set up to accept 1201 codes just yet. Our local
> approach control needs to change a letter of agreement with a jump
> school. There local LOA has assigned 1201 to the jump plane, long
> before the national discussion for a US wide glider code.

I would think that a jump plane using the same code as a glider tow
plane would be entirely sensible. Both are climbing higher and more
quickly in a small area than typical GA, and then descending as
quickly as practical.

If you have them both (and people doing aerobatics) on 1201 with
gliders then it can be a code for "rapid and/or uncontrolled altitude
excursions" with people droning from place to place at a relatively
stable altitude on 1200.

[BTiz]

On Sep 23, 12:06*am, Bruce Hoult > wrote:
> On Sep 23, 2:22*pm, BTiz > wrote:
>
>
> I would think that a jump plane using the same code as a glider tow
> plane would be entirely sensible. Both are climbing higher and more
> quickly in a small area than typical GA, and then descending as
> quickly as practical.
>
Not when the jump plane calls TRACON for permission to jump and the
"automatic data block" is attached to the tow plane not on approach
frequency.