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(b)
The pilot
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in
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command holds a recre-
ational pilot certificate and has met the requirements
of 14 CFR Section 61.101; or
(c)
The pilot
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in
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command holds a sport pilot
certificate and has met the requirements of 14 CFR
Section 61.325; or
(d)
The aircraft is operated by a student pilot:
(1)
Who seeks a private pilot certificate and
has met the requirements of 14 CFR Section 61.95.
(2)
Who seeks a recreational pilot or sport
pilot certificate and has met the requirements of 14
CFR Section 61.94.
4.
Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each
person operating a large turbine engine-powered
airplane to or from a primary airport must operate at
or above the designated floors while within the lateral
limits of Class B airspace.
5.
Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each
aircraft must be equipped as follows:
(a)
For IFR operations, an operable VOR or
TACAN receiver or an operable and suitable RNAV
system; and
(b)
For all operations, a two-way radio
capable of communications with ATC on appropriate
frequencies for that area; and
(c)
Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, an
operable radar beacon transponder with automatic
altitude reporting capability and operable ADS
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B
Out equipment.
NOTE
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ATC may, upon notification, immediately authorize a
deviation from the altitude reporting equipment require-
ment; however, a request for a deviation from the 4096
transponder equipment requirement must be submitted to
the controlling ATC facility at least one hour before the
proposed operation. A request for a deviation from the
ADS
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B equipage requirement must be submitted using the
FAA’s automated web authorization tool at least one hour
but not more than 24 hours before the proposed operation.
REFERENCE
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AIM, Paragraph 4
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20 , Transponder and ADS
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B Out Operation
AC 90
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114, Automatic Dependent Surveillance
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Broadcast Operations
6. Mode C Veil.
The airspace within 30 nauti-
cal miles of an airport listed in Appendix D, Section 1
of 14 CFR Part 91 (generally primary airports within
Class B airspace areas), from the surface upward to
10,000 feet MSL. Unless otherwise authorized by
ATC, aircraft operating within this airspace must be
equipped with an operable radar beacon transponder
with automatic altitude reporting capability and
operable ADS
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B Out equipment.
However, aircraft that were not originally certificated
with an engine
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driven electrical system or that have
not subsequently been certified with a system
installed may conduct operations within a Mode C
veil provided the aircraft remains outside Class A, B
or C airspace; and below the altitude of the ceiling of
a Class B or Class C airspace area designated for an
airport or 10,000 feet MSL, whichever is lower.
c. Charts.
Class B airspace is charted on
Sectional Charts, IFR En Route Low Altitude, and
Terminal Area Charts.
d. Flight Procedures.
1. Flights.
Aircraft within Class B airspace are
required to operate in accordance with current IFR
procedures. A clearance for a visual approach to a
primary airport is not authorization for turbine
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powered airplanes to operate below the designated
floors of the Class B airspace.
2. VFR Flights.
(a)
Arriving aircraft must obtain an ATC
clearance prior to entering Class B airspace and must
contact ATC on the appropriate frequency, and in
relation to geographical fixes shown on local charts.
Although a pilot may be operating beneath the floor
of the Class B airspace on initial contact,
communications with ATC should be established in
relation to the points indicated for spacing and
sequencing purposes.
(b)
Departing aircraft require a clearance to
depart Class B airspace and should advise the
clearance delivery position of their intended altitude
and route of flight. ATC will normally advise VFR
aircraft when leaving the geographical limits of the
Class B airspace. Radar service is not automatically
terminated with this advisory unless specifically
stated by the controller.
(c)
Aircraft not landing or departing the
primary airport may obtain an ATC clearance to
transit the Class B airspace when traffic conditions
permit and provided the requirements of 14 CFR
Section 91.131 are met. Such VFR aircraft are
encouraged, to the extent possible, to operate at
altitudes above or below the Class B airspace or
transit through established VFR corridors. Pilots
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