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Understanding Air Traffic Control
at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
VFR ARRIVAL HINTS AND TIPS - HOLDING
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| To Ripon
and Beyond | Fisk VFR Approach Control
| Holding | Do Not Pass
Fisk Without Approval | Emergencies
It may become necessary, for a variety of reasons, to hold prior to
passing Fisk. This will normally be accomplished at either Green Lake or
Rush Lake.
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Rush Lake and Green Lake shown on
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If holding is required please listen very
carefully to the control instructions, be patient and “keep an eye out”
for other traffic.
Both of the special holding patterns are left
turns only. Maintain your altitude (1800' or 2300' MSL) and circle the
respective shorelines counterclockwise, following the aircraft ahead
until advised to leave the hold. Maintain 1/2 mile in-trail separation
from the aircraft you are following while in the hold.
Holding - Prior to Ripon
If holding is in progress, depart Ripon
westbound, as depicted in the NOTAM, and enter the hold around Green
Lake at either 1800' or 2300' MSL. Fisk controllers will advise when to
return to Ripon and continue inbound toward Fisk.
Fisk controllers will advise when to return to
Ripon and continue inbound toward Fisk. When the Fisk controllers end
the holding at Green Lake, proceed in the hold to the eastern corner of
Green Lake, then directly to Ripon. Proceed up the railroad tracks out
of Ripon towards Fisk and continue the VFR arrival to OSH.
If the Green Lake holding pattern appears to be
nearing capacity, stay clear and proceed no further. Instead, make left
turns over a point on the ground and continue to hold until the Fisk
controllers advise you to proceed.
Holding - At Fisk
If holding is needed at Fisk, the Rush Lake holding pattern will be
used. Aircraft will proceed to Fisk and turn left to heading 270 to the
north shore of Rush Lake - continuing with left turns around the lake -
then proceeding northeast over the railroad tracks back to Fisk as
depicted below. Aircraft should fly single file at either 1800' MSL and
90 knots or at 2300' MSL and 135 knots - maintaining 1/2 mile in-trail
separation with the aircraft ahead. (see
sectional map)
Why Are We Holding?
Holding may be necessary for a variety of reasons. It may be used by
Fisk Approach Control to ensure that the proper in-trail spacing is
established prior to passing Fisk, the airport
may be too congested to allow for arrivals at that time, or …
There may be a mass arrival with dozens of
Bonanzas or Mooneys landing at Wittman Regional Airport! Other
previously coordinated or unanticipated events may also require ATC to
"sterilize" the airspace in the immediate vicinity of the
airport.
Aircraft holding is something we neither like nor
want to do - but there are times when it becomes unavoidable. So, please
be patient - we'll get you to the airport as soon as we're able.
Clearing the Hold
The tower will eventually call Fisk to advise that the airport is again
accepting arrivals - then comes the challenge of sorting the aircraft in
the hold, filtering in the aircraft that were holding at Green Lake and
Rush Lake, and setting up the "new" arrival sequence.
We Need Your Cooperation
All of this activity is quite a challenge and, of course, we need
your cooperation!
A Problem or Tired of Holding?
Please do not "stretch the truth" in an attempt to "beat
the system". At a minimum, this will only cause trouble for you and
will inconvenience the many others who are "playing by the
rules".
Be Patient
The Fisk controllers will get you back on your way just as soon as we're
able.
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ATC Home
| To Ripon
and Beyond | Fisk VFR Approach Control
| Holding | Do Not Pass
Fisk Without Approval | Emergencies
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