Cha747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 763 posts, RR: 7 Posted (9 years 5 months 7 hours ago) and read 3659 times:
Who coined this approach the Canarsie Approach? Why not the Ozone Park approach, the BQA (Brooklyn-Queens Approach) or the Belt Parkway approach? I've been trying to do different internet searches on this but to no avail. Does anyone know the history of the naming of this now (in)famous approach? Thanks.
[Edited 2003-12-28 06:52:03]
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Rjpieces From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (9 years 5 months 6 hours ago) and read 3581 times:
I wouldn't call it an infamous approach (even though I wish it was )
My guess is because Canarsie is a pretty well known neighborhood and when landing many a times the pilot will say :we are over Canarsie" etc....Maybe because the plane goes on final approach when it is over Canarsie???? Just guesses, I don't think there is one answer.
CV990A From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1391 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 3497 times:
I had thought it was the Canarsie Approach because one of the waypoints on the approach was the Canarsie Nav Beacon...
AA717driver From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 1566 posts, RR: 14 Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 3430 times:
No matter how much you may enjoy flying the Canarsie, it is infamous. There isn't an international pilot out there that hasn't at least heard of the approach(alright, maybe some of the Qantas guys and Asian airline pilots haven't, but I doubt it.).
Done right, it gives great satisfaction. Done poorly, well, join the club. It's certainly caused a lot of heartburn to the PanAm and TWA student 747 Capts. returning from ATH. After 10 hours of getting your balls busted by the instructor, NOW they won't even let you off the hook with an ILS 22L! It's that damned Canarsie... TC
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It's certainly caused a lot of heartburn to the PanAm and TWA student 747 Capts. returning from ATH. After 10 hours of getting your balls busted by the instructor, NOW they won't even let you off the hook with an ILS 22L! It's that damned Canarsie... 
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