1. Navigation 3 Airspace Classes A-G ATZ MATZ
Danger,Prohibited,Restricted Areas
Notams

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The world-famous RAF display team were on their final approach to the annual Yorkshire Air Show at Elvington, near York, when a series of airspace infringements made it too dangerous to fly.
2003 BBC News

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A microlight aircraft, a glider and a large flock of birds all strayed into the restricted airspace in addition to one other, as yet, unspecified infringement .

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Furious air show organiser Ken Cothliff said the Civil Aviation Authority had been informed and the pilots of the rogue aircraft could expect to be prosecuted.

5. Navigation 3 Classes A-E Controlled Airspace
Classes F-G Uncontrolled Airspace
Controlled Airspace is airspace that Air Traffic Control provide a separation.

6. Navigation 3 Class A Airspace
IFR Only (regardless of weather conditions)
ATC Clearance
ATC Separation
London Terminal Manoeuvring Area (LTMA)

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CTR, or Control Zone starts at ground level

8. Navigation 3 Terminal Manoeuvring Areas (TMA)
London Terminal Manoeuvring Area (LTMA)
CTR Control Zone around smaller
airports

9. Navigation 3 Class B Airspace IFR or VFR ATC Clearance ATC Separation
None in UK

10. Navigation 3 Class C Airspace FL195-FL660 IFR or VFR ATC Clearance
Information only for VFR
Before March 2006, was FL245-FL660

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Some Irish lower airspace is Class C

12. Navigation 3 Class D Airspace IFR or VFR CTR’s and CTA’s
VFR information only
Radio communication essential
Bristol Class D

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Brize Norton
Lyneham
Bristol

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Class “D” ialogue---you must establish 2 way radio contact
Altitude 622 ft
CTA (Control Area)
Not to surface
CTR (centre or Zone) Radio Class D
Bath gap LOA

15. Navigation 3 Class E Airspace Part of some Scottish CTA’s IFR/VFR
VFR not subject to clearance

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Class F
Class F Airspace
Advisory Routes
Low Traffic

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Class G Airspace
Everywhere else

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Changed to FL195 March 2007
FL195

19. ATZ (Aerodrome traffic Zone)
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ATZ (Aerodrome traffic Zone)
Zones always go to the surface
CTR is also a zone
Surface to 2000ft AAL
Centred on the mid point of longest runway
Radius 2 or 2.5n.m
Top Exam Tip
All this is printed on your chart legend

20. Navigation 3 Rule of the Air 39 states that
An aircraft shall not fly, take off or land within the ATZ of an aerodrome unless the commander of the aircraft has obtained the permission of the ATC unit at the aerodrome or flight information unit or air/ground unit at that aerodrome to enable the flight to be conducted with safety.

21. MATZ (Military Aerodrome traffic Zone)
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MATZ (Military Aerodrome traffic Zone)
Need permission to go in ATZ
Can go in MATZ, usually class G Airspace without permission
The MATZ takes on the class of air space around it.

22. Navigation 3 Controlled or uncontrolled Airspace VFR or IFR
Airspace Classes

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24. Navigation 3 Prohibited Areas
Exactly what it says on the tin.---you must not fly in it. Prosecution may follow
P106, Horizontal extent as shown, top 2500 feet amsl

25. Navigation 3 Danger areas
Although not strictly prohibited, it is not recommended you fly in them when active.
Danger Area 121, top 600 feet amsl. The symbol means an information service exists

26. Navigation 3 Danger areas
The asterisk * means there are by-laws making it illegal to fly in this area when active.Prosecution may follow
D011/10.0
OCNL/24.1
Danger area 011 goes up to 10,000ft amsl, occasionally 24,100ft.
Its in the legend

27. Restricted Areas Restricted areas
Areas where some kind of restriction exists.

28. Navigation 3 NOTAMS (Notices for Airmen)
SPINE (Soaring pilots intelligent NOTAM editor)