Pilot Insights – What’s Harder? Flying in Class B Airspace or Taxiing at a Complex Airport?
For many of us, landing at an airport in Class C or Class B airspace can be a challenge. For some pilots, talking to radar controllers seems intimidating. But, most pilots who fly into towered airports and who use flight-following on a regular basis find that the talking part does not seem so bad. In fact, most of the students that I take into Class B airspace find that it’s no big deal. It does require being attentive to the radio and listening for instructions regarding headings and altitudes, but these are not much different than calls we receive when
Tucson Airport and Airspace Safety documents
Are you flying to Tucson International Airport soon, or one of the many surrounding airfields? Please check out these documents. Tucson FAA Safety Team Representatives created these products to make your flight safer: The Tucson Practice Areas document describes the local practice areas, as well as common reporting points and transit routes: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/Tucson_Practice_Areas.pdf The KTUS Safety Brief document provides detailed information, links and photos in an effort to reduce runway incursions, surface incidents and pilot deviations at KTUS: https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2018/Nov/KTUS_Safety_Brief_FAASTeam.pdf Questions: Contact Tina Buskirk, FAASTeam Program Manager, Scottsdale FSDO, 480-284-7434, tina.b.buskirk@faa.gov
Meeting About Airspace Changes at Palm Beach Airport (PBI)
The FAA is proposing to modify the airspace over Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in Florida. Under the proposed changes, existing flight paths would not change, but where pilots are required to interact with Air Traffic Control would expand. The airspace change is to better manage the complexity and volume of aviation activities in the area. A virtual meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5-7 p.m. Eastern to provide an opportunity for public comments on the proposal’s effect on local aviation operations. More details about the airspace at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_engagement/pbi.