One of the pilots at SMQ used to run the corridor in his Champ. No Xponder
there. I'll ask him about it when I see him next.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Toks Desalu wrote:

You cannot enter 30nm ring without a transponder. However, I think you
can
get a special permission from FSDO to enter or leave without
transponder
for good reasons. I dont think they will give you a permission because
you
want to fly into that corridor without a transponder.

You get it from TRACON if your aircraft has an electrical system. The
reason can be
as simple as "I want to fly through there on my way to xxx". Getting
permission to
actually enter the class-B is another kettle of fish, but I've heard of it
being
arranged.

As far as aircraft without electrical systems goes, FAR 91.215 states in
part --
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(2) of this section, any aircraft which
was not
originally certificated with an engine-driven electrical system or which
has not
subsequently been certified with such a system installed, balloon or
glider may
conduct operations in the airspace within 30 nautical miles of an
airport listed
in appendix D, section 1 of this part provided such operations are
conducted -;

(i) Outside any Class A, Class B, or Class C airspace area; and

(ii) Below the altitude of the ceiling of a Class B or Class C airspace
area
designated for an airport or 10,000 feet MSL, whichever is lower; and

Despite that last "and", there is no part iii in the copy of the FARs on
the AOPA web
site.

As I read that, he can run the corridor if he wants to. That's outside the
class B
airspace.

George Patterson
If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to
have
been looking for it.