Coventry Airport
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: GB
Coventry Airport
Hi All,
The answer to this question is in my brain somewhere, but I am unable to access it
If I fly to an airport that is within another airport's control area (such as Coventry, in Birmingham's CTZ), do I need to contact Birmingham approach, or is all my radio work done just to Coventry?
Thank you
The answer to this question is in my brain somewhere, but I am unable to access it
If I fly to an airport that is within another airport's control area (such as Coventry, in Birmingham's CTZ), do I need to contact Birmingham approach, or is all my radio work done just to Coventry?Thank you
Joined: Apr 2006
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
Posts: 240
Likes: 9
From: Lestah
All depends on your intended route and intentions. Provide some detail into that and we can answer your question.
Assumng Cov is your intended destination here and is not be used purely as an example. You can easily fly in without speaking to Brum (maybe use their listening sqwark) and in so doing, avoid the base of Brum's nearby controlled airspace. That would suit all parties I'm sure.
Assumng Cov is your intended destination here and is not be used purely as an example. You can easily fly in without speaking to Brum (maybe use their listening sqwark) and in so doing, avoid the base of Brum's nearby controlled airspace. That would suit all parties I'm sure.
Thread Starter
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: GB
the first step is to clarify the airspace situation, so in respect of Coventry, revisit your statements about "within...control area" and "CTZ".
All depends on your intended route and intentions. Provide some detail into that and we can answer your question.
Assumng Cov is your intended destination here and is not be used purely as an example. You can easily fly in without speaking to Brum (maybe use their listening sqwark) and in so doing, avoid the base of Brum's nearby controlled airspace. That would suit all parties I'm sure.
Assumng Cov is your intended destination here and is not be used purely as an example. You can easily fly in without speaking to Brum (maybe use their listening sqwark) and in so doing, avoid the base of Brum's nearby controlled airspace. That would suit all parties I'm sure.
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: UK
There is no need to speak to Birmingham as long as you keep out of their airspace.
When you call up Coventry (after listening to the ATIS) they will give you a squawk. There is no overhead join, instead you join from one of the three VRPs. Draycote water is the easiest one to find.
Just remember not to bust Birmingham's zone at 1500ft on the way in.
When you call up Coventry (after listening to the ATIS) they will give you a squawk. There is no overhead join, instead you join from one of the three VRPs. Draycote water is the easiest one to find.
Just remember not to bust Birmingham's zone at 1500ft on the way in.
Joined: Apr 2006
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
Posts: 240
Likes: 9
From: Lestah
Thats all very straight forward then.
Call Cov and head for Draycote Water VRP. They will ask you to report at that VRP inbound. Probably give you a sqwark regardless of your service needs. It gets busy at Draycote so keep a good look out for inbounds and other passing traffic going elsewhere.
From Draycote, the norm is to head North for a south westerly 23 arrival.
No need to talk to Brum........
Inbound, their controlled airspace base near Draycote is 3500, so don't worry about that and you should be well under the 2000 base and well inside the Charlie Tango NDB.
Outbound, just be mindful on departure of the 1500 base inside the zone and stay with Cov Radar all the way until clear to the East.
If in doubt ask them. Good Controllers at EGBE.
Call Cov and head for Draycote Water VRP. They will ask you to report at that VRP inbound. Probably give you a sqwark regardless of your service needs. It gets busy at Draycote so keep a good look out for inbounds and other passing traffic going elsewhere.
From Draycote, the norm is to head North for a south westerly 23 arrival.
No need to talk to Brum........
Inbound, their controlled airspace base near Draycote is 3500, so don't worry about that and you should be well under the 2000 base and well inside the Charlie Tango NDB.
Outbound, just be mindful on departure of the 1500 base inside the zone and stay with Cov Radar all the way until clear to the East.
If in doubt ask them. Good Controllers at EGBE.
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,807
Likes: 10
From: Ansião (PT)
I cannot see the point of this question. Before entering any bit of controlled airspace, get a clearance from the service in charge of it. For CTR's that's ABC tower, usually, for TMA's XYZ approach.
"Control area" is not a clear term imho. But the English seem to like confusing phrases, these days...
are there several?
it must be cosy but perhaps stuffy inside an NDB, I think
"Control area" is not a clear term imho. But the English seem to like confusing phrases, these days...
Coventry are not in
well inside the Charlie Tango NDB
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 196
Likes: 0
From: In the South !
Hi All,
The answer to this question is in my brain somewhere, but I am unable to access it If I fly to an airport that is within another airport's control area (such as Coventry, in Birmingham's CTZ), do I need to contact Birmingham approach, or is all my radio work done just to Coventry?
Thank you
The answer to this question is in my brain somewhere, but I am unable to access it
If I fly to an airport that is within another airport's control area (such as Coventry, in Birmingham's CTZ), do I need to contact Birmingham approach, or is all my radio work done just to Coventry?Thank you
NATS | AIS - Home
I'm concerned you didn't know that !
Fred
