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"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| The FAA will establish controlled airspace as part of
the
| authorization of an IAP. The FAA must have control of
| airspace in order to issue a clearance, Class G does not
| meet that requirement.
|
| We seem to have a problem, my experience is just what
I've
| said...
| 8,000 hours;FAR 141 former chief flight instructor, FAR
135
| Director of Operations, single-pilot IFR in all models
King
| Air 90 ,200 and 300 and other ASEL/AMEL Beech aircraft.
| Gold Seal CFI ASMEI. No violations.
|
| What do you have? What do you think I'm fibbing about?
|
|
| I've met a lot (too many, actually) pilots who have
similar such
| credentials and, alas, who never really mastered some of
the finer
| points of airspace.
|
| EVERY IAP at a CLass E airport (excepting those with Class
E surface
| areas) that has a MDA or DA with a HAT (or HAA for
circling) of less
| than 700 feet has some portion of the final approach and
missed approach
| segments in Glass G airspace.
|
| You are correct in that ATC cannot issue IFR clearances in
Class G
| airspace. But, when you are cleared for an approach to an
airport with
| an MDA or DA well below Class E airspace, you are not yet
in Class G
| airspace, thus the clearance is proper. It is up to you
to not descend
| below the floor of Class E airspace in the final approach
segment, if
| you choose to remain in Class E airspace. That is not a
concern for ATC.
|
| OTOH, if you are issued a departure clearance from such an
airport, it
| will contain the caveat "...upon entering controlled
airspace.." because
| you are in Class G airspace when issued the departure
clearance.