Piston Fixed-Wing Procedures KBED local VFR procedures

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vfr departure Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)

Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.

Full length, Vy, cruise-climb prop setting before the airport boundary, runway heading to 1,000 ft MSL before turning on course; 1,500 ft MSL inbound until 3 miles.

The route

Use the full length of the runway for departures, avoiding intersection takeoffs; after lift-off climb at Vy
Set the propeller to the cruise climb setting before reaching the airport boundary — avoid flying over residential areas with the propeller at high RPM
Departing the pattern, unless otherwise instructed by ATC, maintain runway heading to 1,000 ft MSL before turning on course
Staying in the pattern: climb straight ahead to 500 ft AGL before turning crosswind, keep the pattern close, stay at pattern altitude as long as practical, and avoid extending over residential areas
Arriving: VFR aircraft maintain at least 1,500 ft MSL until 3 miles from the airport; straight-in approaches hold at least 1,500 ft MSL until intercepting the VASI/PAPI glide path
On final, stay on or above the VASI/PAPI glide path until crossing the threshold

When it applies

Runway 5 or 23 or 11 or 29 — all runways Written generically ("runway heading", "the runway") — the source names no runway

Source text, verbatim

VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES / Piston Fixed Wing Aircraft
RECOMMENDED ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:
1. Straight-in approaches maintain at least 1500 feet MSL until intercepting the VASI/PAPI glide path.
2. VFR aircraft maintain at least 1500 feet MSL until 3 miles from the airport.
3. On final approach, stay on or above the VASI/PAPI glide path until crossing the airport threshold.
4. Set the propeller to high RPM on short final, after making your final power setting.
RECOMMENDED DEPARTURE PROCEDURES:
1. Use the full length of the runway for departures, avoiding intersection takeoffs.
2. After lift-off, climb out at the best rate-of-climb airspeed (Vy).
3. Set propeller to the "cruise climb" power setting before reaching the airport boundary. Avoid flying over residential areas with the propeller set to high rpm.
4. When departing the pattern, unless otherwise instructed by ATC, maintain runway heading to 1000 feet MSL before turning on course.
5. When staying in the traffic pattern, unless otherwise instructed by ATC, climb straight ahead to 500 ft AGL before turning crosswind; maintain your traffic pattern as close to the runway as possible; stay at pattern altitude as long as practical; avoid extending your pattern over residential areas.

The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.

Sources

Massport — Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures, Piston Fixed Wing Aircraft Massachusetts Port Authority · retrieved 2026-08-28

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