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I have flown at the mile square park in fountain valley, which is just shy of 5 miles from John Wayne Airport.
I've flown here a few times before not thinking it was that close to the airport, but when I opened google earth and measured the distance is around 4.75 miles away.
So I call the tower to let them know that i was going to fly and the lady that picked up told me that the people that would give permission to these requests were not in and that I was unable to obtain and official permission from ATC. She also acknowledged that, technically, I'm supposed to only notify them and that if I don't obtain permission, I would be flying at my own risk.
I'm not flying today since its raining, but I wanted to see how the process works.
I've flown here a few times before not thinking it was that close to the airport, but when I opened google earth and measured the distance is around 4.75 miles away.
So I call the tower to let them know that i was going to fly and the lady that picked up told me that the people that would give permission to these requests were not in and that I was unable to obtain and official permission from ATC. She also acknowledged that, technically, I'm supposed to only notify them and that if I don't obtain permission, I would be flying at my own risk.
I'm not flying today since its raining, but I wanted to see how the process works.