Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
LGA Expressway 31 has been known to cause folks some trouble at times.
DCA River Visual 19 is not particularly "challenging", departing 1 and making the left turn up the Potomac to avoid P56A/B is arguably harder based on violation statistics.
Departing 1 spooks a lot of folks. It really isn’t a big deal at all, but so many get worked up about it. The problem I see most often is they’re so amped up to not bust P56 that they make the left turn the second the wheels are off the ground. Totally unneeded. If you’re routinely buzzing the tower and passing south of the Pentagon you need to calm it down. Unless there’s an insane wind out of the west a regular turnout will give you plenty of room.