Originally Posted by
BEagle
The pilot of a civil aircraft does not need any formal permission to enter or transit a MATZ; however, permission IS needed to enter the included Aerodrome Traffic Zone (ATZ).
ATZs at military aerodromes are normally H24 unless promulgated otherwise.
Valley’s ATZ is indeed H24. So the pilot is in breach of Rule of the Air 45 because he didn’t get ATC approval to enter it (there being no exemption within that rule for accessing active ATZs outside ATS operating hours, ie there is no legal mechanism within the Rules for calling ‘x’ times without reply before proceeding).