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I fly out of Linden (KLDJ) Airport, which is located under the floor
of Class B Airspace (Newark Airport's bravo airspace, shared with JFK and LGA). The traffic pattern altitude at LInden is 800 feet and the floor of the Class B airspace is also 800 feet. My question is this: What is the airspace below the floor of this Class B airspace ? Is it Class G ? Would you be legal flying (daytime) simply "clear of clouds" ? Could you fly with an 800 foot ceiling ? The regulations on this are a little murky...I've heard some people say Class E goes all the way to the ground below B but could never find this in the FARs/AIM. |
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Evan Salant wrote
My question is this: What is the airspace below the floor of this Class B airspace ? Is it Class G ? YES Would you be legal flying (daytime) simply "clear of clouds" ? YES with 1 mile visibility Could you fly with an 800 foot ceiling ? YES, if you can comply with Section 91.119: Minimum safe altitudes The regulations on this are a little murky...I've heard some people say Class E goes all the way to the ground below B but could never find this in the FARs/AIM. It only goes to either 700' or 1200'. Ref: FAA ASF 92 / -002, "Airspace Reclassification at a Glance". Bob Moore |
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Evan Salant wrote:
I fly out of Linden (KLDJ) Airport, which is located under the floor of Class B Airspace (Newark Airport's bravo airspace, shared with JFK and LGA). The traffic pattern altitude at LInden is 800 feet and the floor of the Class B airspace is also 800 feet. My question is this: What is the airspace below the floor of this Class B airspace ? Is it Class G ? Immediately below the Class B floor it's Class E airspace, Class E begins at 700 AGL, it's Class G below that. Would you be legal flying (daytime) simply "clear of clouds"? Below 700 AGL, yes. Could you fly with an 800 foot ceiling ? Below 700 AGL, yes. The regulations on this are a little murky...I've heard some people say Class E goes all the way to the ground below B but could never find this in the FARs/AIM. Class E to the surface is designated by a dashed magenta line. |
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Evan Salant wrote:
I fly out of Linden (KLDJ) Airport, which is located under the floor of Class B Airspace (Newark Airport's bravo airspace, shared with JFK and LGA). The traffic pattern altitude at LInden is 800 feet and the floor of the Class B airspace is also 800 feet. My question is this: What is the airspace below the floor of this Class B airspace ? Is it Class G ? Would you be legal flying (daytime) simply "clear of clouds" ? Could you fly with an 800 foot ceiling ? The regulations on this are a little murky...I've heard some people say Class E goes all the way to the ground below B but could never find this in the FARs/AIM. No, the regulations aren't murky. They state that a higher class of airspace supercedes a lower class. If you check the sectional the entire New York area is surrounded by Class E transition airspace. (700-foot floor). That applies except where superceded by Class B or D airspace. So, the airspace over KLDJ is Class G below 700 feet, agl. There is a 100-foot layer of Class E below the Class B over the airport. |
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On Sep 3, 6:22*pm, Sam Spade wrote:
Evan Salant wrote: I fly out of Linden (KLDJ) Airport, which is located under the floor of Class BAirspace(Newark Airport's bravoairspace, shared with JFK and LGA). *The traffic pattern altitude at LInden is 800 feet and the floor of the Class Bairspaceis also 800 feet. My question is this: *What is theairspacebelow the floor of this Class Bairspace? *Is it Class G ? Would you be legal flying (daytime) simply "clear of clouds" ? *Could you fly with an 800 foot ceiling ? The regulations on this are a little murky...I've heard some people say Class E goes all the way to the ground below B but could never find this in the FARs/AIM. No, the regulations aren't murky. *They state that a higher class ofairspacesupercedes a lower class. *If you check the sectional the entire New York area is surrounded by Class E transitionairspace. (700-foot floor). *That applies except where superceded by Class B or Dairspace. *So, theairspaceover KLDJ is Class G below 700 feet, agl. There is a 100-foot layer of Class E below the Class B over the airport. Thanks this is all helpful. Bottom line seems to be class G below 700 feet. Thanks. |
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