871
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 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
S
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
°
38
′
39
″
N.,
long. 74
°
02
′
03
″
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
°
38
′
39
″
N., long
74
°
02
′
03
″
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
°
57
′
45
″
N., long. 73
°
54
′
48
″
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
°
38
′
39
″
N., long.
74
°
02
′
03
″
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
°
57
′
54
″
N., long.
73
°
54
′
23
″
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.
(c) Self announce position on the ap-
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.
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