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Old December 11th 03, 11:51 PM
Steve B
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Default Self Launch Sailplane... Help needed with Class D operation

Yikes...

I asked tower guy about operating out of a Class D Airport and he
mentioned something... the only part I caught was "and the Horse I
rode in on".

His comments were that with operations continuous for the entire day
that he did not like the idea of inconveniencing the passengers and or
commercial operations.

The airport is in Kona Hawaii and we get a Jet about once every 20
minutes. I suggested that I would be of no greater impact than the
airforce tanker that does touch and goes for practice quite
frequently.

I asked him that if it would be possible to sequence for a non
motorized landing and then power up for taxi. He did not like the
idea... I asked him if he thought that landing on the Taxi way would
be an option - the taxi way is huge and would be ideal... (helicopters
and an ultralight land on the taxi way) he did not like that idea.

He is not welcoming the idea and also wanted to know if I had
collision lights, he thought that it would be necessary to operate at
the airport? Are Collision lights necessary for Class D?

Any body been able to do not powered landings in Class D? I would like
to present a proposal to the tower on a way to operate out of the
airport that would be acceptable to the administration of the
facility.

Has anybody proposed a glider or motorglider operation on a single
runway location or Class D airfield?

Thanks
 




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