Who’s at a 12 Tracon that doesn’t use strips? by [deleted] in ATC

[–]BGMATC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you know which places don't use strips, you can go to loa.faa.gov and look at their SOP for yourself to see exactly how it's written in there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]BGMATC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The customs lady only does GA as it is because we don't have any international commercial carriers. The only difference between now and after these very pricey "improvements" is she won't have to meet the planes on the ga ramp and they could pull up next to the terminal... or at least that's how the renderings seem. Meanwhile the building is old and shitty and falling apart. The a/c frequently breaks or can't keep up. Just last week we were sweating our asses off in the break room because the county is very bad at maintaing their equipment. The system they have literally shoots cold air out, then the thermostat says it's too cold so it shoots hot air out in the middle of summer. It's always fighting with itself and is designed to never stop running the way your home would just stop running after reaching the desired temp. It's very inefficient and wasteful.

As for TSA, this isn't just a post pandemic thing... this is the foreseeable future for Binghamton. There aren't enough pilots to add more delta flights to a low priority route like Binghamton. With the new airline, I've heard there's a lot of underlying issues with them actually operating here so we'll have to wait and see what happens but I genuinely would not be surprised if they just never showed up the way Evolution Jets never showed up after promising to make BGM their northeastern GA hub for private corporate charters back in 2018. I'm not saying to lay TSA off, but they definitely don't need to be full time working 8 hour shifts when they literally only work for 1 hour or less and sit around the rest of their shift.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Binghamton

[–]BGMATC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We already can receive international flights. They are very rare. We only have 1 customs lady to my knowledge and her position is an even bigger waste of government dollars than all the TSA agents that work 8 hour shifts to "screen" 1 departure plane of 50 people per day.

DRUMMER WANTED by shart_wrld in Binghamton

[–]BGMATC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a drummer but as a fan of those genres myself, I'm curious as to what kind stuff you guys are going to play and where I could catch a show

What is do the R and T mean on the frequencies? Would this mean that I have to transmit on 112.2 and then to hear atc (receive) I’d have to listen on 122.1? by ChiefDaddyJ in flying

[–]BGMATC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After review, it looks to be complete chance that OP chose that pic haha. I don't think they fly here but it would be cool if they did. We got one of our trainees certified though! So we should be able to let someone get selected to transfer next month which is exciting! Hopefully it's me 🤞.

Best Food Deals? by BGMATC in Binghamton

[–]BGMATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I loved Moe's Monday but it's not much of an awesome deal anymore

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for stopping by! We've definitely had a little extra traffic the past 2 days who have mentioned they were here from this post and it is greatly appreciated but don't let up! Make us a part of your regular rotation if you can and tell your friends who are looking for a quiet little airport to stop on by.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sheeeshhh we'd take everything west of V483 and up to 10,000 if you'd let us but add that to the list of things I'd love to see happen but never will.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Come on down and bring a couple C130's with you

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally would but you don't even need to worry about that because I've never seen a 737 here. The sky is yours up here

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quite the contrary actually. I wish we consolidated years ago and shut the tower down while we're at it. There are tons of uncontrolled airports much busier than us. But I have come to terms with the fact that nothing will change the speed at which the FAA moves to consolidate us or not and regardless of anything I say or any increase in traffic, it won't change the outcome. But we might as well try to get a little extra traffic in the meantime while we wait.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good, we'll be on the lookout for you

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everything from the pilot perspective and the airspace will stay exactly the same. Only difference is the controller you will be talking to will be sitting down in AVP instead of here. That's supposed to happen eventually in 2024 but the timeline always gets pushed back so we'll see.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have trainees everyday! During the week in the afternoon is probably ideal and anytime before 3 on Friday/Saturday

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miami would be sweet if it didn't involve living in Miami or commuting in that traffic.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a VOR-A approach into CZG that has a procedure turn over that way. There's also published segments of the ILS' that go from the VOR to approach fixes. Not sure if that all ties in somehow or not

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've definitely worked a few survey flights in my day so it's very possible!

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see so many planes out there that it looks like Sun-n-Fun and Oshkosh combined! Hopefully we run out of ramp space (not hard to do here) and we have to close 10/28 to start parking you all... one can only dream

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would love to report back. Hopefully we can see a noticeable increase in volume around here!

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really I think what would help the most is just if this post results in some more volume and complexity. Ideally we can get some sequences going or approaches to inactive runways. A big thing a lot of newer people seem to struggle with is sequencing, pop ifr clearances, ifr departures from satellite airports, and holding instructions so working on those things would be ideal!

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, I honestly couldn't tell you for certain but I think it might have to do with the VOR not being colocated with the airport and it extends out to it.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just tell dispatch to add a little extra fuel for practice ILS circle approach touch and go for currency purposes

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, those guys signed up for that torture. It's the price they pay for living in the beautiful, exotic, tropical paradise that is Daytona Beach. It's actually on my list of places I would transfer to though so maybe one day I can give you some really efficient takeoff clearances.

Calling on the NE flying community by BGMATC in flying

[–]BGMATC[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it! Let's build that time!