TEC Route question.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 6:39 pm
So flying from TORRANCE to CAMARILLO I filed the SCTN26 Route. ( SMO VNY )
Clearance states, this route. LIMBO V64 SMO125 SMO VNY. So questions are
1. why not have the actual TEC route state the above instead of two VOR's?
2. Further instruction was to fly runway heading ie RW 29L HDG294 and intercept the LAX radial 170 to LIMBO. This is almost a U-turn. Then from Limbo take V64 to the SANTA MONICA 125 Radial into SANTA MONICA, exact opposite direction from which I just came... then Direct to VAN NUYS Direct. It seams like I'm doing circles. You head north after taking off, then make a hard left turn, then go back to LAX VOR area where you just were at. Anyway, just seams like a lot of confusing turns and I don't understand the purpose. Figure it would just be easier to stick with the actual TEC Route SMO VNY. The biggest question I have I guess, is why do you even add LIMBO to the instruction?
I'm new to the Socal area. So these TEC routes are new to me.
EDIT: Looking at other flights which have done this city pair I think I know the method behind this. Has to do with LAX operating West bound?
Dave
Clearance states, this route. LIMBO V64 SMO125 SMO VNY. So questions are
1. why not have the actual TEC route state the above instead of two VOR's?
2. Further instruction was to fly runway heading ie RW 29L HDG294 and intercept the LAX radial 170 to LIMBO. This is almost a U-turn. Then from Limbo take V64 to the SANTA MONICA 125 Radial into SANTA MONICA, exact opposite direction from which I just came... then Direct to VAN NUYS Direct. It seams like I'm doing circles. You head north after taking off, then make a hard left turn, then go back to LAX VOR area where you just were at. Anyway, just seams like a lot of confusing turns and I don't understand the purpose. Figure it would just be easier to stick with the actual TEC Route SMO VNY. The biggest question I have I guess, is why do you even add LIMBO to the instruction?
I'm new to the Socal area. So these TEC routes are new to me.
EDIT: Looking at other flights which have done this city pair I think I know the method behind this. Has to do with LAX operating West bound?
Dave