Frequently we discuss that complying with the regulations isn’t necessarily safe. The common example is instrument currency where six in six isn’t always enough to remain proficient. But, I just encountered an opposite situation where an operation could be safe, but not legal.
This year’s Twin Cessna Flyers owners’ organization convention was held at the Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas. This is a large resort with extensive facilities, including their own private airport (KDZB) that’s open to the public. It’s a nice airport with a 6000-by-100-foot runway, a jet center, and predictably expensive fuel. To serve the heavy iron that frequents the airport (in 2020, 40 percent of the based aircraft were jets), the airport has private GPS approaches to each end of the runway.
