"Tim Nunes" wrote in message
ups.com...

""""A closed Delta Airspace towered airport is still a Delta Airspace
towered
airport. Closing the airport for whatever reason during the time the
tower
is open and the Class D surface area is in effect does not change the
airspace in any way.""""

I cannot tell if you are talking about closing the airport, or closing
the tower.


So you couldn't tell I was talking about closing the airport from "a closed
Delta Airspace towered airport" or "closing the airport for whatever
reason"? I don't see how it could have been said more clearly.



If you are talking about closing the tower (airport stays
open), then you are wrong.


I'm not wrong.



In order to enter "Class D" airspace, you need two way radio
communications.


Unless otherwise authorized or required by the ATC facility having
jurisdiction over the Class D airspace area.



How would you satisfy this requirement if the tower was closed?


Outside of the tower hours of operation the airspace will be Class E or
Class G.



If you notice on a VFR Sectional Chart, the class D airspace is usually
also surrounded by a fading magenta ring, indicating Class E down to 700'
AGL.


It's called magenta vignette, and it has nothing to do with the Class D
airspace.



There
should also be a note near the Class D airspace that says "See
NOTAMS/Directory for Class D eff hrs," meaning the airspace closes when
the tower closes. The NOTAMS/Directory will tell you what time this
happens.

This is much more common than you may think.


No, it's exactly as common as I think.