Originally Posted by
Mad Girl
When I ask to get across a stub... Am I asking for a "MATZ penetration" or a "Zone transit"?? Also.. If I want a FIS - do you want that request at the same time as asking to get across... I'll be approx 5 miles away when calling...
Hi
MG,
If you are seeking to cross any part of a MATZ, be it the main part or the "stub", you ask for a "MATZ Penetration". If you are seeking to cross Class D airspace (e.g. Lyneham, Brize Norton, Southampton or Bournemouth) you would request a "VFR Zone Transit".
AIC 9/2001 (Yellow 39) (you will need to log in) is entitled Military Aerodrome Traffic Zones and contains all you wanted to know about MATZs (but were afraid to ask), including the ATC exchanges required.
Para 2.2 deals with the service you will get - it will be a RAS (IFR) or a RIS (VFR) and should be provided automatically, without you having to ask for it. If you are any doubt, simply add "request Radar Information Service" to your second, detailed call.
Hope this helps ...
JD
PS Even more information is provided
here in ENR 2.2 of the AIP.