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October 15, 2001 Volume 1, Number 28 Welcome to a SPECIAL EDITION of EAA e-HOT LINE, the e-mail
newsletter for members of the Experimental Aircraft Association, its
divisions and affiliates. We welcome your comments and suggestions to ehotline@eaa.org |
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FAA
Incrementally Restores VFR Operations in 15 Enhanced Class B Airspace
Areas Beginning today, VFR operations in 15 Enhanced Class B areas are being phased in over a three-day period according to the following schedule:
Aircraft with transponders and altitude encoding capability will be able to conduct VFR operations in the Enhanced Class B airspace outlined above. Pilots are instructed to monitor the guard frequency 121.5 MHz while in the Enhanced Class B areas. Aircraft without transponders will also be able to fly in Enhanced Class B airspace if they first obtain a waiver. Procedures for obtaining such a waiver and the NOTAM outlining the airspace release will be published on the EAA web site as soon as they become available. For reasons of national security, current restrictions on VFR flying in the other 15 major metropolitan areas with Enhanced Class B airspace remain unchanged. “Over the past month, the general/recreational aviation community has faced unprecedented challenges,” EAA President Tom Poberezny said. “This announcement is good news for pilots, aircraft owners, and especially the businesses who have endured such economic hardship. However, our work is not done until all airplanes are back in the air.” The resumption of VFR operations in these 15 cities is the result of continual negotiations by a National Security Council working group established in early October to address the security requirements necessary to resume VFR flight in Enhanced Class B areas. The group is continuing to work on developing procedures necessary to restore VFR flight in the remaining 15 Class B areas and remove other restrictions on general aviation operations. EAA offered workable recommendations to open the airspace in early October, and those issues have been part of the NSC working group's discussions for more than a week. “We are grateful to the FAA and Department of Transportation for their hard work in obtaining the release of this airspace for VFR flight,” said Poberezny. “In particular, we are thrilled that the procedures for operating in the 15 released Enhanced Class B areas are reasonable and easily complied with by the general aviation community.” EAA will continue its efforts to return general
aviation to the point where it was prior to Sept. 11, and will alert its
members and other aviation enthusiasts as events
develop. The enhanced Class B airspace areas that
will remain closed to VFR operations after Oct. 17 include Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York,
Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco and
Washington, D.C. The National Security Council’s working group,
which established procedures for the release of the first 15 enhanced
Class B airspace areas, is working to address procedures for the remaining
15 areas. Pilots must be extremely
vigilant in meeting their responsibilities. Check NOTAMs
before every flight. Do not assume that because VFR operations may
have returned to a particular Enhanced Class B airspace area, you can fly
in the same matter as before. EAA insists that all VFR pilots avoid
circling, loitering or any unpredictable flight paths. Also remember
to avoid open-air assemblies, power plants, industrial complexes,
reservoirs and dams. As we return to the air, professional airmanship is
essential. ***** Are you searching for an Aircraft STC? You can
look it up on http://av-info.faa.gov/stc/ If you wish to unsubscribe from EAA
e-Hot Line, simply send an e-mail address ehotline-del@eaamail.org. |
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