New Atlanta T-Routes Coming!

[Jeff_S]

So I just read that some new T-Routes have been finalized and are being launched on April 3 in and around Atlanta's Bravo airspace. To which I say "Bravo!" (Pun intended.)

 

Here's the link: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/February/18/New-Atlanta-T-routes-a-successful-collaboration.aspx?tid=QyTJGK1ZaU2N7dNnpR4y2g

 

This won't matter much to those not flying around Atlanta, but it will simplify the lives of we who are tired of getting routed 20 miles out of our way to get past the city. I can hardly wait...and just in time for Sun n' Fun!

 

[rbridges]

that would be awesome.  The JRAMS3 arrival I use to fly from middle Georgia to Marietta pushes me way to the east.  I'd really appreciate a more direct route.

[PMcClure]

I was routed way out of the way this week getting back from Charlotte to Birmingham. Almost 90 miles out of the way. 

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1051K

 

The only reason was Airspace. . Passing through the circle seems almost impossible sometimes regardless of weather or altitude. 

 

Charlotte can give me some stupid routings too. Leaving KEQY in IFR they always give me the Hugo 2 departure then Pitty Transition which puts me over CLT airport and then north over terrain. This week it would have put me in the middle of some strong convective activity when VFR weather was only 2 miles south of the field! 

 

The rub is it gives incentives to fly VFR and avoid flight following.  Whenever practical, I fly VFR under the Bravo. Even this puts me out of the route 20-40 miles. 

[Mooneymite]

I file IFR most of the time, but when I don't, getting VFR flight following almost always results in being kept at a lower atltitude than necessary.  If the floor of the class B is 4000, approach will almost always want you at 3000, or below.  They give wake turbulence avoidance as a reason.....which may be valid.

 

Despite this complaint, I've found ATL approach to be very accomodating in most cases.  I can't remember the last time I was denied an Alley-Oop over the top of KATL.  Looks liike these GPS routes will facilitate that maneuver.

[kris_adams]

Great news.  Thanks for pointing it out Jeff!