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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 93.343

Air Force Base, MD, with prior permis-
sion, if required.

(5) Aircraft operations maintaining

radio contact with Air Traffic Control
and continuously transmitting an Air
Traffic Control-assigned discrete trans-
ponder code. The pilot must monitor
VHF frequency 121.5 or UHF frequency
243.0.

(d) Before departing from an airport

within the DC FRZ, or before entering
the DC FRZ, all aircraft, except DOD,
law enforcement, and lifeguard or air
ambulance aircraft operating under an
FAA/TSA airspace authorization must
file and activate an IFR or a DC FRZ
flight plan and transmit a discrete
transponder code assigned by an Air
Traffic Control facility. Aircraft must
transmit the discrete transponder code
at all times while in the DC FRZ or DC
SFRA.

[Docket No. FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec.
16, 2008, as amended by Amdt. No. 93–91A, 83
FR 13411, Mar. 29, 2018]

§ 93.343

Requirements for aircraft op-

erations to or from College Park
Airport, Potomac Airfield, or Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field Air-
port.

(a) A pilot may not operate an air-

craft to or from College Park Airport,
MD, Potomac Airfield, MD, or Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field Airport,
MD unless—

(1) The aircraft and its crew and pas-

sengers comply with security rules
issued by the TSA in 49 CFR part 1562,
subpart A;

(2) Before departing, the pilot files an

IFR or DC FRZ flight plan with the
Washington Air Route Traffic Control
Center for each departure and arrival
from/to College Park, Potomac Air-
field, and Washington Executive/Hyde
Field airports, whether or not the air-
craft makes an intermediate stop;

(3) When filing a flight plan with the

Washington Air Route Traffic Control
Center, the pilot identifies himself or
herself by providing the assigned pilot
identification code. The Washington
Air Route Traffic Control Center will
accept the flight plan only after
verifying the code; and

(4) The pilot complies with the appli-

cable IFR or VFR egress procedures in
paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this section.

(b) If using IFR procedures, a pilot

must—

(1) Obtain an Air Traffic Control

clearance from the Potomac TRACON;
and

(2) Comply with Air Traffic Control

departure instructions from Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field, Potomac
Airport, or College Park Airport. The
pilot must then proceed on the Air
Traffic Control-assigned course and re-
main clear of the DC FRZ.

pilot must—

(1) Depart as instructed by Air Traf-

fic Control and expect a heading di-
rectly out of the DC FRZ until the
pilot establishes two-way radio com-
munication with Potomac Approach;
and

(2) Operate as assigned by Air Traffic

Control until clear of the DC FRZ, the
DC SFRA, and the Class B or Class D
airspace area.

(d) If using VFR ingress procedures,

the aircraft must remain outside the
DC SFRA until the pilot establishes
communications with Air Traffic Con-
trol and receives authorization for the
aircraft to enter the DC SFRA.

(e) VFR arrivals:
(1) If landing at College Park Airport

a pilot may receive routing via the vi-
cinity of Freeway Airport; or

(2) If landing at Washington Execu-

tive/Hyde Field or Potomac Airport,
the pilot may receive routing via the
vicinity of Maryland Airport or the
Nottingham VORTAC.

[Docket No. FAA–2004–17005, 73 FR 76213, Dec.
16, 2008, as amended by Amdt. No. 93–91A, 83
FR 13411, Mar. 29, 2018]

§ 93.345

VFR outbound procedures for

fringe airports.

(a) A pilot may depart from a fringe

airport as defined in § 93.335 without fil-
ing a flight plan or communicating
with Air Traffic Control, unless re-
quested, provided:

(1) The aircraft’s transponder trans-

mits code 1205;

(2) The pilot exits the DC SFRA by

the most direct route before proceeding
on course; and

(3) The pilot monitors VHF frequency

121.5 or UHF frequency 243.0.

(b) No pilot may operate an aircraft

arriving at a fringe airport or transit

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§ 93.352

the DC SFRA unless that pilot com-
plies with the DC SFRA operating pro-
cedures in this subpart.

Subpart W—New York Class B Air-

space Hudson River and East
River Exclusion Special Flight
Rules Area

OURCE

: 74 FR 59910, Nov. 19, 2009, unless

otherwise noted.

§ 93.350

Definitions.

For the purposes of this subpart only

the following definitions apply:

(a)

Local operation. Any aircraft with-

in the Hudson River Exclusion that is
conducting an operation other than as
described in paragraph (b) of this sec-
tion. Local operations include but are
not limited to operations for sight-
seeing, electronic news gathering, and
law enforcement.

(b)

Transient operation. Aircraft

transiting the entire length of the Hud-
son River Class B Exclusion, as defined
in paragraph (d) of this section, from
one end to the other.

(c)

New York Class B airspace East

River Exclusion is that airspace below
1,500 feet MSL between the east and
west banks of, and overlying, the East
River beginning at lat. 40

′

″

N.,

long. 74

′

″

W., thence north along a

line drawn direct to the southwestern
tip of Governors Island, thence north
along a line direct to the southwest tip
of Manhattan Island, thence north
along the west bank of the East River
to the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile arc,
thence counterclockwise along the 6-
mile arc to the east bank of the East
River, thence south along the east
bank of the East River to the point of
beginning at lat. 40

′

″

N., long

′

″

W.; and that airspace 1,100 feet

MSL and below between the east and
west banks of, and overlying the East
River, from the LGA VOR/DME 6-mile
arc to the north tip of Roosevelt Is-
land.

(d)

New York Class B airspace Hudson

River Exclusion is that area from the
surface up to but not including the
overlying floor of the New York Class
B airspace area, between the east and
west banks of, and overlying, the Hud-
son River within the area beginning

north of LaGuardia Airport on the west
bank of the Hudson River at lat.
40

′

″

N., long. 73

′

″

W. (near Al-

pine Tower), thence south along the
west bank of the Hudson River to
intersect the Colts Neck VOR/DME 012

radial, thence southwest along the
Colts Neck 012

radial to the Hudson

River shoreline, thence south along the
shoreline to the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge, thence east along the Bridge to
the east bank of the Hudson River,
thence north along the east bank of the
Hudson River to lat. 40

′

″

N., long.

′

″

W., thence north along a line

drawn direct to the southwesternmost
point of Governors Island, thence north
along a line drawn direct to the south-
west tip of Manhattan Island, thence
north along the east bank of the Hud-
son River to the LGA VOR/DME 11-
mile arc, north of LaGuardia Airport,
thence counterclockwise along the 11-
mile arc to lat. 40

′

″

N., long.

′

″

W., thence to the point of be-

ginning.

§ 93.351

General requirements for op-

erating in the East River and/or
Hudson River Exclusions.

Pilots must adhere to the following

requirements:

(a) Maintain an indicated airspeed

not to exceed 140 knots.

(b) Anti-collision lights and aircraft

position/navigation lights shall be on,
if equipped. Use of landing lights is rec-
ommended.

propriate radio frequency for the East
River or Hudson River as depicted on
the New York VFR Terminal Area
Chart (TAC) and/or New York Heli-
copter Route Chart.

(d) Have a current New York TAC

chart and/or New York Helicopter
Route Chart in the aircraft and be fa-
miliar with the information contained
therein.

§ 93.352

Hudson River Exclusion spe-

cific operating procedures.

In addition to the requirements in

§ 93.351, the following procedures apply:

(a) Pilots must self announce, at the

charted mandatory reporting points,
the following information: aircraft
type, current position, direction of
flight, and altitude.