TONIGHT! – Chicagoland Glider Council Mtg with FAA ATC

[John DeRosa]

<div>Next CLGC Meeting is Monday night at 7pm on April 19th. We will be announcing youth grants, updating on council finances, and enjoying a speaker from Chicago Approach (Tracon). He will be giving a presentation on the role of ATC and more specifically Chicago Approach control. It will be informative and I encourage questions and suggestions that could make glider operations in the Chicago area safer.</div>
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<div>Topic: CLGC April Meeting</div>
<div>Time: Apr 19, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)</div>
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[Dennis Burke]

This  was a important presentation by Eddie T. from Tracon, esp since our Club gliders do it have mode C transponder, as many of the Private ships at SSI do, some privates also with ads-b Out. These 2 allow ATC and GA (having ads-b In) to see the traffic.
<div dir=”auto”>Those club ships doing day-member or Mile high scenic are at a disadvantage of not being noticed or tracked by ATC for clearance / separation to ORD arrivals that are landing eastbound.  Anyone attempting XC with a Club single-place would also be unnoticed by ATC.</div>
<div dir=”auto”>Another fact is that 55LL is not yet displayed on ATC radar…..hopefully that will change soon.</div>
<div dir=”auto”>We learned tonite that if a glider has Transponder, of course the pilot can request Flight Following from ATC & use code 1202, showing up on radar and receive advisory.</div>

[Dennis Burke]

This  was a important presentation by Eddie T., from Tracon, esp since our Club gliders do it have mode C transponder, as many of the Private ships at SSI do, some privates also with ads-b Out. These 2 allow ATC and GA (having ads-b In) to see the traffic.Those club ships doing day-member or Mile high scenic are at a disadvantage of not being noticed or tracked by ATC for clearance / separation to ORD arrivals that are landing eastbound.  Anyone attempting XC with a Club single-place would also be unnoticed by ATC.  

Another fact is that 55LL is not yet displayed on ATC radar…..hopefully that will change soon.

We learned tonite that if a glider has Transponder, they can request Flight Following from ATC & use code 1202, and show up on radar.

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