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Old 27th Oct 2018, 16:42
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Originally Posted by Derfred

Are you suggesting an expansion of Class E airspace, together with changing the rules of Class E airspace to allow uncontrolled IFR in VMC?




I don't know what Dick is suggesting, but as a point of reference, in the US, which is relevant as Dick keeps referring to the US, there is no uncontrolled IFR in VMC in class E airspace, an aircraft flying in Class E airspace without an IFR clearance is VFR, and must comply with all the rules for VFR flight (cloud clearances, meteorological conditions, etc.

Also, for the vast majority of the US, Class E airspace begins at 700 or 1200 ft AGL. there are areas in the Rocky Mountain Reigon and in Alaska, where Class G airspace exists above those altitudes, but that's more the exception.
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