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From: rick@apple.UUCP (Rick Auricchio)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Slam-dunking by Bay Approach
Message-ID: <34354@apple.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 14:26:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 14:26:47 1986
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>In article <5504@kestrel.ARPA> ladkin@kestrel.ARPA (Peter Ladkin) writes:
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>In the SF Bay Area, there is a slam-dunk (Bay Approach term, not mine)
>that is frequently used on commercial aircraft into SFO, where they
>bring them into the TCA from above, and right down on the GS.

	That's how jets were originally *supposed* to be brought into
	TCAs, from the top.  Of course, it isn't often the way things
	are done.

>I've also had a Bay Approach controller cancel a VFR-on-top plan 
>for me as soon as I was clear-of-clouds. Never mind 500 feet.
>Never mind a request.
	
	Rather rude of him, but you probably could've refused the
	cancellation if you were uncomfortable.
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