Airspace Violations OLC

"stephanevdv" wrote in message
oups.com...
The only airspace a glider can't get a clearance for, should be class A
(IFR only).


There is nothing in the regulations that prohibits a clearance into Class A
except that the aircraft must be properly equipped, the pilot must hold the
proper certificates and be current. There are several US pilots that
routinely fly XC in Class A airspace.

I have had local pilots tell me that when flying with a transponder and
utilizing "Flight Following" (US rough equivalent of 'Controlled VFR'),
enroute controllers have CONTACTED THEM offering clearance into Class A
airspace when it appeared that a thermal climb would reach 18,000 feet.

That's a pretty good incentive to get a transponder.

Bill Daniels

Bill Daniels wrote:

There is nothing in the regulations that prohibits a clearance into Class A

The ICAO definition of class A is "IFR only". (Each country is free to
add some local rules to the standard airspace classification, though.)

utilizing "Flight Following" (US rough equivalent of 'Controlled VFR'),

I'm not American, but as far as I think to have understood, one of the
most common misunderstandings among US pilots is that "flight following"
means "controlled flight", while it is just a plain uncontrolled flight
with some advisories.

Stefan

Class C Australian airspace.

Remembering that even Class D Australian airspace is treated like Class
B in the USA.
Jim