class B airspace - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T12:47:56Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/class-b-airspace?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A628062&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI just said it wasn't a requi…tag:zenith.aero,2018-05-16:2606393:Comment:6280652018-05-16T18:57:43.593ZJames McFarlandhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JamesMcFarland
<p>I just said it wasn't a requirement. Use all the tools at your disposal to make your flight as safe as possible. It's good practice too.</p>
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<p>James</p>
<p>I just said it wasn't a requirement. Use all the tools at your disposal to make your flight as safe as possible. It's good practice too.</p>
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<p>James</p> Please correct me if I am wro…tag:zenith.aero,2018-05-16:2606393:Comment:6280622018-05-16T18:44:43.261ZWayne Tysonhttps://zenith.aero/profile/WayneTyson482
<p>Please correct me if I am wrong, but I have found that Flight Following, if available, invaluable when transiting "tight" airspace where the possibility of other aircraft wandering is increased because of the high traffic volume; yea, I even find it so in the boondocks where radar coverage is available. I would never intentionally be without it, <em>especially</em> in VFR corridors. It's also better than a flight plan.</p>
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<p>WT</p>
<p>Please correct me if I am wrong, but I have found that Flight Following, if available, invaluable when transiting "tight" airspace where the possibility of other aircraft wandering is increased because of the high traffic volume; yea, I even find it so in the boondocks where radar coverage is available. I would never intentionally be without it, <em>especially</em> in VFR corridors. It's also better than a flight plan.</p>
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<p>WT</p> Gil,
I went into the AOPA fl…tag:zenith.aero,2018-05-16:2606393:Comment:6280562018-05-16T16:17:33.116ZDavid Gallagherhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DavidGallagher
<p>Gil,</p>
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<p>I went into the AOPA flight planner and typed in a route KVIH direct to KBUU. It showed me a route that was well west of the St. Louis Class-B airspace. However, as James is correct in saying, no radio contact is necessary, even if your ground track took you through the part of the sectional that says 80/45, as long as you were either above 8000 MSL or below 4500 MSL. Very important to understand they are MSL altitudes, and not AGL for this Class-B…</p>
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<p>I went into the AOPA flight planner and typed in a route KVIH direct to KBUU. It showed me a route that was well west of the St. Louis Class-B airspace. However, as James is correct in saying, no radio contact is necessary, even if your ground track took you through the part of the sectional that says 80/45, as long as you were either above 8000 MSL or below 4500 MSL. Very important to understand they are MSL altitudes, and not AGL for this Class-B airspace. </p>
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<p>Have a nice flight,</p>
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<p>Dave</p> If you are going to fly "arou…tag:zenith.aero,2018-05-16:2606393:Comment:6277392018-05-16T15:29:31.107ZCharles Claytonhttps://zenith.aero/profile/CharlesClayton
<p>If you are going to fly "around"(above/below) the class B you do not need to contact them. You do need permission if you want to fly through it. When I fly from my home base on Long Island to NJ, I have to contend with the JFK class B. Initially I would fly under it which is a scenic 500' at one point. It's along the shoreline so other than other aircraft not anything you're going to fly into. More recently I used flight following and they cleared me through it at 6500'.</p>
<p>If you are going to fly "around"(above/below) the class B you do not need to contact them. You do need permission if you want to fly through it. When I fly from my home base on Long Island to NJ, I have to contend with the JFK class B. Initially I would fly under it which is a scenic 500' at one point. It's along the shoreline so other than other aircraft not anything you're going to fly into. More recently I used flight following and they cleared me through it at 6500'.</p> As long as you stay above 800…tag:zenith.aero,2018-05-16:2606393:Comment:6277292018-05-16T12:55:29.745ZJames McFarlandhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JamesMcFarland
<p>As long as you stay above 8000 ft msl and below 4500 ft msl, no need to contact approach. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.</p>
<p>As long as you stay above 8000 ft msl and below 4500 ft msl, no need to contact approach. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.</p>