RNC TFR: Special permission for MMU and TEB but not CDW?

There aren't enough wealthy pilots at CDW to contribute to Republican
coffers? Why else do the jet-heavy airports get special procedures while
Caldwell is left hanging?

Or does someone really believe that a 172 is more of a threat than a
Citation or Gulfstream or some such?

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:

There aren't enough wealthy pilots at CDW to contribute to Republican
coffers? Why else do the jet-heavy airports get special procedures while
Caldwell is left hanging?

Or does someone really believe that a 172 is more of a threat than a
Citation or Gulfstream or some such?

Reading the NOTAM indicates that the FAA is well aware that a Citation would be a
greater threat than a 172. In addition to nearly all of the restrictions on traffic
into CDW, anyone going into MMU is restricted to a 6nm corridor when the tower is
open. It appears that no flight plan is necessary for MMU traffic when the tower is
open, but pilots still need to get a squawk code. Sounds to me like they did CDW
pilots a favor.

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

G.R. Patterson III wrote:

Sounds to me like they did CDW pilots a favor.

I'm sorry. Perhaps I'm missing the obvious; what is the favor?

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:

G.R. Patterson III wrote:

Sounds to me like they did CDW pilots a favor.

I'm sorry. Perhaps I'm missing the obvious; what is the favor?

They did not restrict pilots approaching CDW to a specific corridor. Until recently,
I was based at Old Bridge. If I want to fly from there to CDW today, I simply file a
flight plan, get my squawk code, and make a beeline for Caldwell. If I want to fly to
Morristown, I can skip the flight plan, but I still need to call ATC to get a squawk
code, so I haven't saved anything there IMO. I can't fly a beeline, however; I have
to circle around to the northwest of MMU and approach the airport from that
direction. That also puts me in the situation of sharing a relatively small piece of
air with some much faster traffic. With a direct approach from Old Bridge, I would
not have to do that until very close to the airport.

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.