Airspace Classifications Can either be controlled or uncontrolled

Airspace

Classifications • Can either be controlled or uncontrolled • Controlled: ATC Services MAY be provided • • • Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E • Uncontrolled: No ATC Services • Class G © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Why Classify Airspace with Codes? • Each type of airspace has different requirements: • • ATC Communication Transponder Cloud Clearances Other Legal Requirements © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class G Airspace • • Think: Go for it! No requirements to communicate with ATC Continually decreasing Exists from ground to: • Mostly 1200 feet AGL • Sometimes 700 feet AGL • Rarely 14, 500 feet AGL • Most uncontrolled airports are Class G airspace as well: • Oceanside, Fallbrook, French Valley, Hemet © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class G Airspace – Cloud Clearances 91. 155 • Depends on Day or Night and Altitude: • 1200 Feet or less above surface • Day: • 1 sm, Clear of Clouds • Night: • 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontally • More than 1200 feet above surface, less than 10, 000 MSL • Day: • 1 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontally • Night: • 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontally • More than 1200 feet above surface, more than 10, 000 MSL • 5 sm, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 mile horizontally © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class E Airspace • Think: Everywhere • No requirements to communicate with ATC • Laterally abuts all other types of airspace • Also certain Airports may be in Class E airspace: • Cochran Regional (Palm Springs Area) © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class E Airspace – Cloud Clearances 91. 155 • Depends only upon altitude: • Less than 10, 000 MSL: • 3 sm, 1000 above, 500 below, 2000 horizontally • More than 10, 000 MSL: • 5 sm, 1000 above, 1000 below, 1 mile horizontally © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class D Airspace • Think: Dialogue • Must communicate with ATC before entry • Only an acknowledgement of Call-sign is required • What does that acknowledgement sound like? • Normally a smaller airport with a Control Tower • Examples: Montgomery Field, Gillespie Field, Ramona © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class D Airspace • Tower Closures: • If the Tower closes, the airspace reverts

Class D Airspace – Cloud Clearances 91. 155 • Always 3 sm, 1000 above,

Class C Airspace • Think: Congested • Must have a Transponder • Must communicate with ATC before entry • Only an acknowledgement of Call-sign is required • What does that acknowledgement sound like? • Normally an airport with a Control Tower • Examples: John Wayne, Ontario, Burbank © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class C Airspace – Cloud Clearances 91. 155 • Always 3 sm, 1000 above,

Class B Airspace • Think: Busy • Must have a Transponder • Must receive a clearance from ATC before entry • “Cleared into the Bravo” • What does that sound like? • Normally a large international airport • No student pilots • Examples: San Diego, LAX, JFK, MIA © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class B Airspace – Cloud Clearances 91. 155 • Always 3 sm, Clear of

Class A Airspace • Think: Atitude • 18, 000 Feet throughout the US • Must be on an IFR flight plan • No airport associated with it • No cloud clearances © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Airspace (Legalities)

Class G Airspace – FAR 91. 126 • Must turn to the left (pattern) unless published otherwise • Applies only when approaching • Must have communication with a control tower if one exists • (normally no tower) © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class E Airspace – FAR 91. 127 • Must follow all of 91. 126 • Must also follow pattern as published on departure • Must communicate with a tower prior to 4 miles out • Normally no tower • If radio fails, follow light gun signals (we’ll go over soon) © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class D Airspace – FAR 91. 129 • Must follow all of 91. 126 & 127 • Establish communication prior to entering airspace • Satellite Airport: • Contact as soon as practical • Taxi Clearances © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class C Airspace – FAR 91. 130 • Follow 91. 129 • Satellite Airport: • Must follow arrival and departure patterns • Equipment Requirements: • 91. 215 - Transponder © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Transponder Requirements – FAR 91. 215 • Class A • Class B • Class C • 30 NM veil from surface to 10, 000 feet MSL • Above B or C to 10, 000 feet MSL • Above 10, 000 feet MSL, if above 2, 500 AGL © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Class B Airspace – FAR 91. 131 • Follow 91. 129 • Clearance required • Pilot Requirements: • Private Pilot • Student Pilot with Endorsements • Must have Radio and Transponder © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Other & Special Use Airspace

Federal Airways • Often Called Victor Airways • A Highway in the Sky •

Special VFR • Weather below VFR minimums – What to do? • Special VFR brings Cloud Clearances to 1 sm and Clear of Clouds • Where? • • Some Bravo Charlie Delta Class E surface Areas © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Special VFR – 91. 157 • Only below 10, 000 feet MSL • Must

Special Use Airspace • Airspace that is not classified under A, B, C, D, E, or G • • • Controlled Firing Area Restricted Area Alert Area Prohibited Area Warning Area Military Operations Area © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Alert Area • Used to inform pilots of unusual types of aerial activities •

Military Operations Area • A block of airspace in which military training or other military maneuvers are conducted • Have specific floors and ceilings • Where to find • Contact FSS if in doubt • Sua. faa. gov © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Warning Area • Activity that may be hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft • Usually offshore

Restricted Area – 91. 133 • Often invisible hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles • Permission to fly through may be granted by controlling agency • Where to Find • Contact FSS • Sua. faa. gov © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Prohibited Area – 91. 133 • Established for security or other reasons for the nations welfare • Flight is Prohibited at ALL times • Permission to fly through may be granted by controlling agency • Where to Find • Contact FSS • Sua. faa. gov © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Controlled Firing Area • Activities are discontinued when spotter aircraft, radar or ground lookouts observe an aircraft approaching the location • Never depicted on an aeronautical chart • As such, you may never know you flew through one © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Can I Fly Into It? - Socrative • Controlled Firing Area? • Restricted Area?

National Security Area • Where national security may be affected • Not required, but

Military Training Routes • Low-Level, High-speed military training flights • Although you are not restricted from MTRs: • Cross them directly perpendicular! • Check with FSS © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Temporary Flight Restriction – 91. 137 • Imposed by the FAA to protect persons or property on the surface from a specific hazard or situation • Released by NOTAM at least 24 hours in advance • TFR. FAA. GOV • Common types: • • Presidential (91. 141) VIP Firefighting Operations Sporting Events © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Terminal Radar Service Area • Some airports have the same services as a Charlie

ADIZ • Air Defense Identification Zone • Established along our borders to identify if you’re an American aircraft or not • If you cross one, you must be on a specialized flight plan - DVFR © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Washington D. C. SFRA • Special Training to fly in the D. C. Area, within 60 NM of the White House and Capitol Building • Flight Restricted Zone over these buildings © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.

Intercept Procedures • Always a possibility to be intercepted • What to do: • • Rock wings Contact on 121. 5 (Guard) Comply Land if directed to do so • Turn off engine • Do not get out of airplane © 2015 Coast Flight Training. All Rights Reserved.