In article .net,
Kevin Clarke wrote:

Hi,

I'm flying into NYC this week and had a couple of questions for folks.
First off, I need to stay overnight, any preference on FBO in terms of
leaving the plane. I know Signature to be top notch. Any others on the
field that are worth working with?

Second, I am going to go in VFR approaching the Bravo from the
northeast. I want to fly right over HPN, get cleared through the Delta
there and stay in the outer ring of the Bravo under 3000' until I get to
PNJ NDB, descend to under 1800. Then turn inbound to TEB. Is there an
easier way or better recommendation for navigating through this airspace?

thanks,
KC

If you're coming from the NE, why go to TEB? Land at HPN, get a 10-minute
cab ride to the White Plains train station, and it's about 30 minutes on
the train to Grand Central in midtown. The train schedule is on the web
(http://as0.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/station...l.cfm?key=132).
Panorama Flight Service is one of several good FBOs that cater to GA
traffic.

But if you really want to go to TEB, it'll be a lot easier to get flight
following from NY Approach and a Class Bravo clearance. It's complicated
airspace, and TEB can be difficult to spot from the air at low altitude.

Call up NY somewhere around New Haven or Oxford. The controller you're
talking to at New Haven won't be able to clear you into the Class Bravo,
but before you get to HPN, he'll hand you off to 126.4 -- that's the guy
who will issue your Class Bravo clearance. He in turn will do one of two
things; hand you off to NY Approach on 127.6, or bring you down the river
at something like 1500 and give you to LGA Tower. One of those will hand
you off to TEB Tower.

There's a large (as in huge) radio tower on top of the cliffs on the west
side of the river, between the Tappan Zee Bridge and the George Washington
Bridge. That's the "Alpine Tower". It's on the terminal chart. It's a
good landmark for visual navigation.