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There's not been a PAR at HSV in the 25 years I've been flying here,
only at Redstone.


Dick
HSV




On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 00:15:50 -0500, "Stan Prevost"
<sprevost@knology.net> wrote:

>
>"Dan Thompson" <dt456@NOSPAMswbell.net> wrote in message
>news:K7In9.3179$dV4.292039896@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>> One time I was going to Huntsville AL for something. Beautiful VFR day.
>I
>> am looking at the approach plates and notice they have a PAR approach.
>> Someone had told me once I should try one sometime. On a lark, I tell
>> Approach I want a practice PAR. They get excited and tell me to stand by.
>> 30 seconds later they give me a discrete com freq. We do the PAR. It's
>> cool. On the ground they tell me the controllers don't get to practice
>them
>> often, the delay was while they determined who was least current on the
>PAR,
>> and the practice was a treat for him as well.
>>
>>
>
>The only PAR in these parts nowadays is at Redstone Army Airfield (HUA), 5
>nm ENE of HSV. I fly out of that field. The controllers still need the
>practice for currency and will often ask us if we can fly the PAR for them.
>I believe that pilots not authorized to land at HUA also can fly the
>approach but may not allow their wheels to touch the runway.
>
>If there was a PAR at HSV, it was before my time. When was your experience?
>
>Stan Prevost
>Huntsville, AL
>
>
>

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