Need Help: Need GPS Coordinates

Wrong again, Jerry. I've had the FAA calculate them from my supplied Lat/Long.

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!

Yes, but they indeed calculated it since that is their POR.

May I quote you on that?

BTW that story was fiction, right? Right?

Hello?

Jerry

I am glad, after all, that you do not file waivers for your waiver-need flights. You would piss off the FAA in the process.

Like Chuck Rogers did/does.

Get a friggin life.

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Sure...be my guest ! Been there, done that, got the sweat-soaked shirt to prove it .

Nope...it was the real deal...Earl VanR was CRUEL !! But he taught me how to FLY !

Night, night, Jerry !

John

Yeah, I know. Same way, too.

I took up flying to get over my fear of falling caused by a skydiving accident (but that's another story). My instructor told me I was the only student he had ever had who started out each flight with white knuckles...

Anyway, one day he told me that the lesson for the day would be short field approachs and emergency techniques. Just after we took off, he reached over, turned off the key, and said, "OK, your engine just quit. Now what do you do???"

My initial response was not the one he was looking for -- I turned the key back on, turned to him, and said, "I knock your a__ out!!!"

I got even with him a couple of lessons later. I was a pretty good 'book learner' as well, and trusted the instruments, and there were a few things I just had a 'feel' for. So, as we were on approach to the airport one day, he intentionally had me come in high. He then told me he was going to teach me how to 'slip' the plane. I said, "Oh, you mean like this?" and executed a PERFECT, and I mean PERFECT, slip that brought us right smack dab into position on the runaway -- of course, in the meantime he was filling his shorts. (I have to admit to a severe degree of luck here, naturally -- but I couldn't have planned it better if I'd tried).

David Erbas-White

David Erbas-White

Before assuming they'll accept the application that way, I'd ask. Common courtesy.

In my case, I KNOW I can file with lat/long, as my FAA contact has directly told me he will accept it in that format, and convert it for me.

After filing a location once, though, I have the location in FAA std format, and I always use that when I renew the waiver.

-Kevin

VOR radial.

Thanks for the correction.

Of course. I should have mentioned that. Once they give you the radial/distance, use that (along with the lat/long) on future waivers and/or notifications.

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!

Now that you've told him, why don't you answer his question or better yet, tell him where to find the information to the correctly fill out the waiver.

You need to get an Area Map and give them the information in relaation to the nearest VOR. They might be willing to translate it from Latitude & Longitude as I've found the FAA people to be very helpful. There are area maps online somewhere but you have to pay to get them. I don't have the site available right now. You can probably google it.

If you are using a sectional you can get you lat and long.

lovs2fly

As some else has said. Go to the FBO and get a sectional map for the area. All the information you will need will be in there. All the legends are explained on the back. A great resource.

lovs2fly

It's my job!