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Old 8th Oct 2014, 21:47
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Maoraigh1
 
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As an Inverness-based VFR pilot, I see the need for some form of controlled airspace for the IFR traffic - both the commercial and the GA jets. I always thought Class F was crazy - E+ makes sense. But there are some possible problems.
1. The 2400' Inverness max height up to the 2000' Highland Restricted Area min height going north, west of Tain Range.
2. The 5200' max box on W6D to Stornoway is only 200 above the 5000' min of the Highland Restricted Area below it.
And on what QNH for both of these?
3. It effectively closes the Great Glen west of the town for single engine.

But the big problem for me, if true, is that VFR entry to all that space will be on visibility at Inverness Tower. I've flown through it in glorious visibility and winter sunshine, to land at Knockbain, when Inverness had "85 metres in freezing fog". And will fog near the airfield count - eg strips of mist from the chipboard factory and seafog over the firth?
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