Clearance when ATS becomes active
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Clearance when ATS becomes active
Hey guys, could be a dumb question but it could be a situation i am faced with in the near future:
Obviously flying through military airspace requires a clearance when the tower is open, otherwise it is just a CTAF outside these hours. However, what is the procedure if the area becomes active when you're overhead? Do they announce it on the CTAF then you contact clearance delivery or what is the procedure?
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Obviously flying through military airspace requires a clearance when the tower is open, otherwise it is just a CTAF outside these hours. However, what is the procedure if the area becomes active when you're overhead? Do they announce it on the CTAF then you contact clearance delivery or what is the procedure?
Thx guys.
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Yep, you will get a broadcast and upon your reply a clearance or direction to the clearance delivery controller will be made.
Also pays to listen out to BNE/MEL CEN before what you consider is the CTAF area, as they announce prior to the area becoming active.
Also pays to listen out to BNE/MEL CEN before what you consider is the CTAF area, as they announce prior to the area becoming active.
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The East Sale military boys are pretty amenable. I have been in the area when they activated without prior warning. They followed a simple plan.
1. Made a general broadcast 10 minutes prior (i wasn't on ML cen due 1 com)
2. Made contact with all traffic seeking intentions.
3. Issued clearances according to peoples intentions.
4. did not divert any existing traffic to the VFR lanes.
5. Notified new traffic that the area was becoming active, and only diverted those to the VFR lanes where it represented minimal disruption.
It was busy on the radio, but the mil controllers were professional and accomodating. It was good to see as there was a fair bit of RAA traffic, and the controllers really helped those that needed a little guidance.
So yer, not something to be scared of.
1. Made a general broadcast 10 minutes prior (i wasn't on ML cen due 1 com)
2. Made contact with all traffic seeking intentions.
3. Issued clearances according to peoples intentions.
4. did not divert any existing traffic to the VFR lanes.
5. Notified new traffic that the area was becoming active, and only diverted those to the VFR lanes where it represented minimal disruption.
It was busy on the radio, but the mil controllers were professional and accomodating. It was good to see as there was a fair bit of RAA traffic, and the controllers really helped those that needed a little guidance.
So yer, not something to be scared of.
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While I realise it's not really what you're asking, I would say as a general rule you should avoid being in a restricted area during its hours of activation when they notified by NOTAM or ERSA. Being in the airspace at its advertised time of activation is akin to flying through an active restricted area. That said, the military controllers have always been very accommodating in my experience. Obviously there's nothing you could do if an unplanned activation of the airspace occurs.
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Yes, published hours or NOTAM there will be a broadcast.
Sorry I meant for a CTR. Every morning and every evening I co ord with the adjacent sector that I am opening/closing at XX time and they then make a broadcast. PRD's may be a bit different.
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I would say as a general rule you should avoid being in a restricted area during its hours of activation when they notified by NOTAM or ERSA.