Proposed changes to Salt Lake City airspace may impact GA
March 24, 2011, 09:08 pm
The proposed changes to Class B airspace above Salt Lake City, Utah may negatively affect general aviation pilots flying through the area, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
The proposed regulatory changes would raise Class B airspace over the city from 10,000 feet mean sea level to 12,000 feet mean sea level, but does not currently account for the impact such a change could have on VFR aircraft, the AOPA argues.
"The change would reduce availability of airspace for visual overflights of the Class B airspace, and ... the design conflicts with an FAA order requiring that IFR traffic aircraft 'enter/exit the top of Class B instead of the side of Class B,'" Tom Kramer, the AOPA manager of air traffic services, said in the group's formal comments.
The group contacted the Federal Aviation Administration in order to express its concern and encouraged other members of the industry to submit formal comments before the comment period closes on March 15.
A reduction in the availability of airspace could be potentially hazardous and may increase the risk for mid-air collisions. Pilots flying through the area should ensure they are covered with pilot life insurance, so, in the event of a fatal accident, their families will be provided for.
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