Class E Airspace Flashcards
Why does Class E airspace even exist?
Where there is an operational need for controlled airspace but that airspace isnt busy enough to be classified as A, B, C, or D.
CZ, TCA, TCE
For a VFR pilot what do you need to enter Class E airspace?
Nothing. You don’t need permission, or a transponder, or even a radio, technically. This applies to LL Airways, CTEs, TAs, or even CZs that *dont have an operating control tower.
HOWEVER
If it is a Class E control zone with a MF you DO need to make contact. Because MF.
LL Airways and Victor airways are Class E and start at _____
2200AGL and go up to the next airspace
Victor and NDB airways are being removed and replaced by ______
T-Routes
As VRF pilots what is the one thing you do need to apply to Class E airspace you are flying in?
That the weather minimums for controlled airspace apply.
Class E control zones, common abbriviations
In a Class E control zone there will not be an operating tower. If on the map an FSS or RCO is listed, what does that mean?
FSS: someone is physically at that airport
RCO: someone is physically at another airport but providing the service remotely to the Class E CZ you are flying in to
If there is a ground station in operation within a Class E CZ, what must you do prior to entering that CZ? What qualifies as a ground station?
- You must report to that ground station prior to entering the area as per MF procedures.
FSS, RCO (which provides RAAS), a CARS, and an Approach UNICOM are all considered ground stations.
If a Class E CZ has a ground station that is not in opperation what procedures should you follow?
Still do MF procedures
How do I know if there is a ground station at this airport? What does the strikethru on the frequencies above the box indicated.
The heavy thick box means an FSS is on location and I would call them 5 min prior to entering on the MF or 122.5.
Strikethru of the frequencies above the box means they are not monitored. So if you try to call Thompson Radio on either of those they will not respond to you.
What is the box at the top of this image telling us?
123.55 is a FISE. The radio antenna to receive this call is in Thompson but your call get relayed to Edmonton FIC.
A class E CZ with a heavy box means there is an FSS on site. What does the box in this picture mean and what is different about it from an FSS on site?
Thin lines box means this is an RCO. Up in the left hand corner we can see that the RCO is located in Kenora. So when we call up on the radio, we would say “Kenora radio at Red Lake, this is…”
Below this box we can also see the RCO has limited hours. We would check the CFS for hours of ops. If we check the CFS we see that when the RCO isnt active, this aerodrome becomes an ATF.
What is going on with this Class E CZ?
It is an MF but there is no station (onsite or otherwise) to talk to. You are just talking to other traffic on 122.2. No one is controlling it but it is still an MF.
What is going on with this Class E CZ?
Its an ATF.
What is the point of a Class E CZ that has no one to talk to?
While not busy enough for traffic services, a Class E CZ is still busy enough for a need to control IFR flights. IFR flight require clearances to get in to Class E and controll airspace wx minima also apply to these CZs. This will filter out most VFR flights on bad weather days. (However you could still request SVFR if there is a ground station. If there is not a ground station you could call up the FISE and ask them to ask whatever controller is responsible for the Class E CZ)
They use YFC as an example of the most complicated Class E CZ. What does this map info tell us?
During hours posted in CFS, YFC is Class D. This means you will need to establish two-way communication and will received clearances to land and take off etc.
After the tower closes, Saint John takes over. They act as an RCO and the CZ goes down to Class E. You will then be given advisories, not clearances. Looks like the RCO also has limited hours. Would have to check the CFS.
