We've had JSD's ATC down at safety meetings on a few occasions, they are
really nice folk but don't enjoy having their airspace busted. The
Brigeport ATIS tells you if JSD is open or not that's how much of a
problem it is.

They WILL see you they have better radar than NY Approach has, they can
see planes pretty much down to the ground at BDR - they even manage the
aircraft out of Florida where they do testing.

The JSD Folks will give you a transition pretty much for the asking
unless they are doing a lot of flying that day. The heliport also would
make a good emergency landing spot if you can't make it back to BDR.

Good BFR question though Roy, I'm sure the JSD folk would appreciate
more people doing their homework like this.

Robert

Roy Smith wrote:

Robert Chambers wrote:

Sikorsky doesn't use that airport, they have their own up the river
who's class Delta abuts BDR's.


Right. A private heliport with its own Class D airspace. A real oddity.

It's a favorite BFR question of mine: "You're flying at 2000 from HPN to
GON along the shoreline. Describe all the various airspace you fly
through". The vast majority of people get BDR and HVN, but don't have a
clue that KJSD even exists, let alone has a class D airspace! My guess is
it's the most frequently busted airspace in the world.