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be established as soon as practicable after departing
with the ATC facility having jurisdiction over the
Class D airspace as soon as practicable after
departing.
5. Aircraft Speed.
Unless otherwise autho-
rized or required by ATC, no person may operate an
aircraft at or below 2,500 feet above the surface
within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of a
Class D airspace area at an indicated airspeed of more
than 200 knots (230 mph).
c.
Class D airspace areas are depicted on Sectional
and Terminal charts with blue segmented lines, and
on IFR En Route Lows with a boxed [D].
d.
Surface area arrival extensions:
1.
Class D surface area arrival extensions for
instrument approach procedures may be Class D or
Class E airspace. As a general rule, if all extensions
are 2 miles or less, they remain part of the Class D
surface area. However, if any one extension is greater
than 2 miles, then all extensions will be Class E
airspace.
2.
Surface area arrival extensions are effective
during the published times of the surface area. For
part–time Class D surface areas that revert to Class E
airspace, the arrival extensions will remain in effect
as Class E airspace. For part–time Class D surface
areas that change to Class G airspace, the arrival
extensions will become Class G at the same time.
e. Separation for VFR Aircraft.
No separation
services are provided to VFR aircraft.
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6. Class E Airspace
a. Definition.
Class E airspace is controlled
airspace that is designated to serve a variety of
terminal or en route purposes as described in this
paragraph.
b. Operating Rules and Pilot/Equipment
Requirements:
1. Pilot Certification.
No specific certifica-
tion required.
2. Equipment.
Unless otherwise authorized
by ATC:
(a)
An operable radar beacon transponder
with automatic altitude reporting capability and
operable ADS
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B Out equipment are required at and
above 10,000 feet MSL within the 48 contiguous
states and the District of Columbia, excluding the
airspace at and below 2,500 feet above the surface,
and
(b)
Operable ADS
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B Out equipment at and
above 3,000 feet MSL over the Gulf of Mexico from
the coastline of the United States out to 12 nautical
miles.
NOTE
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The airspace described in (b) is specified in 14 CFR §
91.225 for ADS
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B Out requirements. However, 14 CFR §
91.215 does not include this airspace for transponder
requirements.
3. Arrival or Through Flight Entry Require-
ments.
No specific requirements.
c. Charts.
Class E airspace below 14,500 feet
MSL is charted on Sectional, Terminal, and IFR
Enroute Low Altitude charts.
d. Vertical limits.
Except where designated at a
lower altitude (see paragraph 3
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specifics), Class E airspace in the United States
consists of:
1.
The airspace extending upward from 14,500
feet MSL to, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL
overlying the 48 contiguous states, the District of
Columbia and Alaska, including the waters within
nautical 12 miles from the coast of the 48 contiguous
states and Alaska; excluding:
(a)
The Alaska peninsula west of longit-
ude 160
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W.; and
(b)
The airspace below 1,500 feet above the
surface of the earth unless specifically designated
lower (for example, in mountainous terrain higher
than 13,000 feet MSL).
2.
The airspace above FL 600 is Class E
airspace.
e. Functions of Class E Airspace.
Class E
airspace may be designated for the following
purposes:
1. Surface area designated for an airport
where a control tower is not in operation.
Class E
surface areas extend upward from the surface to a
designated altitude, or to the adjacent or overlying
controlled airspace. The airspace will be configured
to contain all instrument procedures.
(a)
To qualify for a Class E surface area, the
airport must have weather observation and reporting
capability, and communications capability must exist
with aircraft down to the runway surface.
Controlled Airspace
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