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Old 10th Apr 2010, 07:51
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They also recently changed the airspace around an airfield that goes uncontrolled when the airforce go home, it went from G sfc to 8500 to G sfc to 4500 & E from 4500 to 8500+. This has just caused untold confusion and restriction to jets & turbos. IFRs (mainly transitting twin/light) regularly go thrashing through it without a clearance. RPTs who do well when on departure have to cap their climb to 4000 until clearance (previously they could climb to 8000)(lowest safe alt outside of 25nm is 6600), inbound have to stay 'on' frequency until they leave at 4500', which for an A320 or B737 is not that far from the CTAF area and can lead to rushed calls and incidents.
ohhhh rotorblades, don't say that....Willy is the Dick's little chestnut. Class E there can do no wrong.

mind you, class E is still controlled airspace so IFRs (mainly transitting twin/light) regularly go thrashing through it without a clearance is somewhat disturbing,

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