DSA class D airspace
 

Official....as of March 2006, DSA will be in negotiation with the the airspace dictators to gain class D protection. Estimated to take 18 months to implement.

About time IMHO!

Better to be protected than have collisions!

:)

But according to the (ex. RAF...) neddies in the CAA, Radar Advisory Service is a perfectly adequate and safe alternative...

:hmm:

18 months, probably a minimum and that is assuming there are no major objectors. The consultation process is a massive undertaking for an airport operator.

I think this will be subject to a lot of objections from the GA and gliding people.There is less and less free airspace these days so though I'm sure it will go through on the grounds of safety it will be contested.

What is a class D Airspace please? As for gliding the nearest to DSA is Gamston but they are moving from there :) January 2006 see's the new Radar start to be built, they have estimated it should be fully functional by October but then they did say we would have radar coverage in may yet it took until August. Also the bloody IDSN link from Waddington and Scampton to Liverpool goes down way too much in my opinion.

Rob

Rob, you are correct - but they ain't moving far! I heard the new site for that particular club is perhaps 3-ish miles from Gamston. And why the smiley face? Are you supposing that the gliding club is somehow 'not worthy' of being in the area?

To answer your question in the simplest of layman's terms, Class D airspace is an defined area into which aircraft are not generally permitted without a clearance from the air traffic controllers who 'own' it. Once cleared to enter, traffic within it is obliged to follow the instructions issued by ATC.

Class D comes in two forms (normally used together) - Zones and Areas. Zones are from the surface up to a specified altitude. Areas are between two specified altitudes, which allows traffic to perhaps fly underneath the lower limit.

I suspect HOODED is nearest the truth on this. There are a number of potential conflicts; nearby GA airfields, various gliding clubs, military ops, etc. Any of these could become potential objectors.

Time wil tell on this one; let's see what happens when any application goes to public consultation.

The smiley face is because I will be using Gamston as the place I do my PPL from and I have been hearing stories from others who have flown from there that the gliders can and do cause a few problems. Nothing more than that.

Thanks for the information regarding Class D airspace. I guess this will extend further than the present ATZ, however how will this affect the numerous private strips within 10 miles of DSA? I can see these compaining quite a lot at any public consultation. However as one who as heard the pilots complaining about lights being in their approach zone I would like to see some rectrictions
Rob