User manual

Manhattan X 1.00
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When you get your clearance to enter Class B airspace, you will probably be asked to
fly over Central Park, the North Tip of Roosevelt Island (between Manhattan and
Queens), the Tower Cab, and the South end of Throgs Neck Bridge. This keeps you
clear of arrivals and departures on LGA's runway 4/22.
A chart showing the route is added at the end of the manual.
The LGA Runway 13 River Visual
Possibly the visually most attractive VFR approach in the USA, the River Visual will
take you over the Hudson river until you cross Central Park. There you turn sharply
right to intercept the localizer for RWY 13.
Normally flown at 3500’ until abeam Central Park this means you probably end up a
bit high for the approach. So we advise you to start descending to 2500’ over the
Statue. A Flight File for this approach is included. It starts you off in a B737 a few
miles from Manhattan. Do notify your passengers that the good views are on the
right side! A chart showing the route is added at the end of the manual.
Helicopters over Manhattan
As discussed before, this scenery was made with helicopters in mind. But many
simmers do not particularly like the helicopters in FS. For a good reason, since
before FS2004 they tended to be not very nice to fly. In FSX however the flight
models are much more usable and the inclusion of a nice light Robinson R22 makes
flying helicopters a lot more fun.
There are many places where you can get help to fly a helicopter. From the rather
nice article in the FSX Learning Center to websites. One web address is really
important:
www.hovercontrol.com is the one stop location for everything having to
do with helicopters in FS. From superb downloads to a series of lessons that taught
ME to fly choppers in FS.
Landing the helicopters on the heliports is rather straight forward. On most heliports
you fly directly to the place where you will park. Of course with the nose into the
wind where possible, but you will find that most of the time the condition that you
got to stay over the rivers makes this impossible. Departing is best done by flying
backwards from your location, until you have ample space to maneuver. But do take
care of ships behind you.
The charts at the end of the manual show you how to get TO the Manhattan areas
and how to fly around Manhattan.
KRJB, Port Authority Downtown Manhattan/Wall Street
Heliport
The Downtown Manhattan Heliport (DMH) has been operated by The Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey since December 8 1960. The Heliport is located just