ATC clears takeoff aircraft for midair

Hi Jay,

Yes, in order for a towered Airport to be class "D" it must have
surface based weather observation cabability, if not it is class "E"
and in some cases class "G" airspace. And as I believe others have
already said, only Class "B" airspace provides VFR seperation, hence
the 3SM visibility, clear of clouds VFR minimum.

Greg King
Dakota N2957F


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:mdspc.6907$qA.776955@attbi_s51...
Aren't you forgetting about class E?
That is labeled "controlled", too, but hopefully even the dumbest pilot
would not expect VFR traffic separation by ATC in class E.

We're talking about tower-controlled airspace here, methinks.

Are there any Class E towers?

"atis118" wrote in message
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Yes, in order for a towered Airport to be class "D" it must have
surface based weather observation cabability, if not it is class "E"
and in some cases class "G" airspace.


That's not correct. All surface areas, Class B, C, D or E, require weather
reporting capability.



And as I believe others have
already said, only Class "B" airspace provides VFR seperation, hence
the 3SM visibility, clear of clouds VFR minimum.


Class C airspace provides separation between VFR and IFR aircraft, TRSAs
provide it between all participating aircraft.

On Sun, 16 May 2004 13:47:43 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:


"atis118" wrote in message
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Yes, in order for a towered Airport to be class "D" it must have
surface based weather observation cabability, if not it is class "E"
and in some cases class "G" airspace.


That's not correct. All surface areas, Class B, C, D or E, require weather
reporting capability.


Would a radio to phone link to FSS qualify for a class e airport?

"StallFearer" wrote in message
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Would a radio to phone link to FSS qualify for a class e airport?


With regard to weather reporting? I don't understand your question.

On Sun, 16 May 2004 15:28:30 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:


"StallFearer" wrote in message
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Would a radio to phone link to FSS qualify for a class e airport?


With regard to weather reporting? I don't understand your question.


Yes, with regard to the weather reporting requirement mentioned higher
in the thread.

"StallFearer" wrote in message
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Yes, with regard to the weather reporting requirement mentioned higher
in the thread.


But what's your question?

"StallFearer" wrote in message
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Would a radio to phone link to FSS qualify for a class e airport?

No. Class E or G airports are temporary in nature.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message hlink.net...
"atis118" wrote in message
om...

Yes, in order for a towered Airport to be class "D" it must have
surface based weather observation cabability, if not it is class "E"
and in some cases class "G" airspace.


That's not correct. All surface areas, Class B, C, D or E, require weather
reporting capability.


You're right..I stand corrected, I got mixed up with the fact that
when a tower at a class "D" airport shuts down for the evening, the
airspace reverts to class "E" with controlled airspace starting at
700' or 1200'. I started typing before thinking :-)

Greg
Dakota N2957F

(atis118) wrote:
You're right..I stand corrected, I got mixed up with the fact that
when a tower at a class "D" airport shuts down for the evening, the
airspace reverts to class "E" with controlled airspace starting at
700' or 1200'. I started typing before thinking :-)

When the tower closes, some Class D's revert to a Class E Surface Area,
some revert to Class G. Which one is determined by whether there is
certified weather observing available after the tower closes.

"Newps" wrote in message
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No. Class E or G airports are temporary in nature.


Temporary airports?