Airspace Around Portmoak

1. Airspace Around Portmoak • Airspace Classifications • The Rules • Letters of Agreement • Summary of Recent Changes • Which bits affect YOU?

2. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E

4. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways

6. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes

9. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones

11. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones • ATZs • MATZ

13. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones • ATZs • MATZ • Class C

15. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones • ATZs • MATZ • Class C • Danger Areas

17. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones • ATZs • MATZ • Class C • Danger Areas • Restricted Areas

20. Airspace Classifications • Class D • Class E • Airways • Advisory Routes • Parachute Zones • ATZs • MATZ • Class C • Danger Areas • Restricted Areas

22. The Rules • Class D – Access by radio only; VMC only • Class E – VMC only (radio not needed) • Airways – Keep Out except during weekend opening of P600 or with clearance under LOA • Advisory Routes – VMC Highly Recommended (It is wise to listen (or contact) ATC on 127.275) • Parachute Zones – Keep Out unless inactive or cleared by radio (129.900) • ATZs – 2000ft (AGL), 2 or 2.5Nm radius – Keep Out (or use RT) Be wary when on extended centrelines • MATZ – Keep a good lookout. Be particularly wary when on extended centrelines • Class C (Everything above FL195) – Keep Out except with clearance under LOA (RT or telephone) • Danger Areas – Keep Out (or check the rules and hours) • Restricted Areas – Keep Out (or check the rules and hours) • Temporary Airspace - Read the NOTAMs before flying

23. Where are the Rules? • AIP (en route section) • ½ mil chart – keep the legend and notes • AIP (Aerodrome Section) for airfield frequencies • Letters of Agreement are on the BGA Web Site

25. Letters of Agreement • P600 Weekend Agreement

27. P600 Weekend Agreement • Weekends ONLY, VMC only • Not available unless we ask for it • (B226 is active at weekends REGARDLESS) • Only covers airway as far as Scone VOR • There is a 2Nm exclusion zone at Strathallan • Includes TMA Class D north of 56deg 14’ N up to line from west of Stirling to Calendar • Effective up to FL190 • See board outside office, or get confirmation of status from Portmoak base via radio (on 130.1MHz)

28. Letters of Agreement • P600 Weekend Agreement • New Wavebox Agreement

31. Wavebox Agreement • Weekends ONLY (except Aboyne Box), VMC only. Moving map required. • Lower Boxes extend from FL195 to FL240 • Portmoak Wavebox can only be activated in conjunction with P600 delegation • When both are active, the part of the P600 and TMA delegated area lying directly below the Portmoak Wave Box extends to FL195 • Request one of the following: • Open P600 for gliding up to FL190 • Open P600 for gliding together with the Portmoak wave area • Open P600 for gliding with the option to open the Portmoak wave area by RT call on 124.5MHz (or by a second phone call) • Additionally/alternatively, we may activate Scottish lower areas (north or south) • Nominally 2 hours advance notice required for wave boxes • Must monitor 130.1MHz whilst in the lower wave boxes • Only the Lower areas are available without continuous RT (and licence) • For upper boxes (above FL240), study the LOA yourself

32. Letters of Agreement • P600 Weekend Agreement • New Wavebox Agreement • Airway Crossing Agreement

34. Airway Crossing Agreement • Very complex • Now very rarely used since the increase of base levels • For those who want to use it, note that the corridors have been re-defined since March 15th and only extend to FL190 • Pilot to sign annually

35. Letters of Agreement • P600 Weekend Agreement • New Wavebox Agreement • Airway Crossing Agreement • Edinburgh Agreement

37. Edinburgh Agreement • A very unsatisfactory token effort to allow cross Forth thermal flights • RT essential • Advance booking essential • Still a marginal operating height band • Worthy of study by the thermal pundits only

38. Summary of Recent Changes • Ceiling of Open FIR (Class G) reduced from FL245 to FL195 – this is diamond height territory • P600/B226 base levels raised and base level change points moved slightly • Update your pda files • P600 crossing corridors rationalised to match the airway base level changes – a simplification • Update your pda files • Much of Edinburgh class E airspace upgraded to class D – now only a very narrow non RT corridor overhead Cumbernauld • Kippen/Thornhill now a microlite site without parachuting • Kingsmuir (Fife) is now a parachute site

39. Which Bits Affect You? • Silver Distance • 300km • 500km • Long Tasks

40. Silver Distance • 3 Parachute Zones • 2 Danger Areas • Scottish TMA (E & D) • P600 and/or B226 • FL195 • Glenrothes, Scone, Dundee, Leuchars

42. 300km • 3 Parachute Zones • 2 Danger Areas • Scottish TMA (E & D) • P600 and/or B226 • FL195 • Glenrothes, Scone, Dundee, Leuchars • Aberdeen TMA • W3D, A1D

44. 500km • 3 Parachute Zones • 2 Danger Areas • Scottish TMA (E & D) • P600 and/or B226 • FL195 • Glenrothes, Scone, Dundee, Leuchars, Inverness, Connell • Aberdeen TMA • W3D, A1D

46. Long Tasks • Plan Early – there is a lot to avoid