The pilot, based in Springfield, IL (SPI), owns a consulting firm with a nationwide clientele. The pilot flies a small turbojet airplane and uses it to get to meetings with clients. The pilot recently completed an approved training course and a type rating practical test. The pilot adds 20 percent to takeoff and landing distances as a personal minimum.

A client in Turners Falls, MA has an urgent need for a meeting tomorrow, Thursday, to evaluate some engineering plans and data. The meeting would take place in an industrial park on the Turners Falls airport (0B5). The 0B5 airport is 790 NM from SPI. The flight planning software indicates the flight will take about 2:15 and using a cruise altitude of FL350 provides a 45 minute reserve. The weather for Thursday in Massachusetts is forecast to be marginal VFR with ceilings of 1,200 feet and five miles visibility with cloud tops at 8,000 feet.

The pilot considers the destination logistics and consults both the New York sectional chart, the associated chart supplement, as well as sources for fuel, airport services, rental cars, and hotels. [Figure D-4]

The runway at Turners Falls is 3,200 feet. Nearby airports Orange (ORE) and Northampton (7B2) have runways of 5,000 feet and 3,335 feet, respectively. The calculated unfactored landing distance is 2,760 feet at the landing weight at Turners Falls with 600 pounds of fuel remaining. The calculated unfactored takeoff distance is 2,600 feet at full fuel or 1900 feet with only 600 pounds of fuel.

After a phone discussion with the client, the pilot realizes the meeting will require 6 hours. If the departure from SPI occurs at 8:00 AM, the meeting arrival at 0B5 should take place after 11:00 AM. If the meeting ends at 5:00 PM, and the pilot flies back to SPI, the arrival there will occur sometime after 8:00 PM Thursday evening, assuming a non-stop flight. The pilot has an important meeting back in Springfield on Friday.

Turners Falls has no jet fuel, no rental cars, and only marginal hotel availability. Orange has jet fuel, but no rental cars, and no suitable lodging nearby. Northampton has no jet fuel but does have rental cars and numerous full-service hotels available. The nearest airport with all of these services is in Westfield-Barnes Regional, MA (BAF, 9,000-foot runway) about 20 miles south of Northampton.

The minimums at Orange and Westfield-Barnes Regional provide for vertical guidance through LPV minima. At Northampton, only lateral guidance (LNAV) is available with a Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) approximately 800 feet above the ground. Only circling minimums with an MDA approximately 1,100 feet above ground is available at Turners Falls.