Filed Route: HTO V308 ORW V16 WOONS

Distance: 131 nm

Termination: RNAV Rwy 35 (Circle to Land - Full Stop)

The crew is cleared from KISP to KOWD via the Long Island 5 Departure. They take time to brief the SID and then get information Echo. Doug has planned for an intersection takeoff from KISP which confuses Billy initially. They get vectors from Long Island Departure and are asked to give their best rate of climb to avoid traffic through 4,000'. Over to New York Approach where they ask for, and eventually get, direct Norwich. Once clear of the busy NY airspace Billy and Doug can look at the weather at KOWD and begin to plan their arrival. There are only two approaches at Norwood. Both are for runway 35 and information Kilo at Norwood advertises a circle to land for runway 17.

Approaching WOONS Doug sees that we should be starting down in order to make 3000' at CURLI and requests lower from ATC. He doesn't wait. Once they're handed off to Boston they request the RNAV Rwy 35. They're told to expect clearance on final and the Norwood tower will let them know which runway to expect. Doug has to alert Boston that they're established on the approach so that they can be cleared. Billy elects to hand fly the approach into KOWD.

Good learning moments:

• Intersection take off
• Flying a SID (Standard Instrument Departure)
• Rapid fire ATC communications
• Configuring the VSR creatively for estimating their descent
• Early detection of an alternator emergency
• Being in charge of the flight and using your own equipment
• Anticipating the need to descend before ATC alerts
• Circle to land

• 0:00:00 Clearance to KOWD
• 0:02:35 Loading the flight plan
• 0:04:30 Long Island 5 Departure - Take off checks
• 0:08:40 Cleared for take off
• 0:10:25 Over to Long Island Departure
• 0:08:50 Over to New York Approach!
• 0:13:45 Increase rate of climb to best rate for traffic avoidance
• 0:19:55 Request direct Norwich
• 0:24:20 Cruise checks
• 0:25:35 Checking weather at Norwood
• 0:28:15 Loading and briefing the approach into KOWD
• 0:35:25 VSR setting for the final fix at CUPUG
• 0:37:25 Alternator issue?
• 0:43:55 Preparing for the final approach controller - ATIS at KOWD
• 0:49:55 Doug shows Billy a workaround to determine a point of descent - calls ATC
• 0:52:35 Doug talks being in charge of the flight - managing our descent
• 0:57:30 Boston Approach - request RNAV Rwy 35 KOWD
• 1:00:55 Discussing the approach
• 1:02:00 Proceed inbound on the approach, expect clearance on final
• 1:06:40 Cleared for the approach? Yes
• 1:07:30 Gear down
• 1:08:45 1 mile from CUPUG
• 1:10:05 Over to Tower - Report circling - Cleared RNAV Rwy 35 circle to land Rwy 17
• 1:11:40 Foggles off - Rwy 17 cleared to land
• 1:14:00 Short final
• 1:15:00 Alternator...?