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High-Performance Traffic Over the South Bay. And How to Avoid It. LGB Runway 30 Jet Departure Paths. Routes shown in red are on the Class B (TAC) chart but hard to see. Nearly 50 departures/day follow one of these routes!. Scenic 1 Departure from LGB.
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High-Performance Traffic Over the South Bay And How to Avoid It
LGB Runway 30 Jet Departure Paths Routes shown in red are on the Class B (TAC) chart but hard to see. Nearly 50 departures/day follow one of these routes!
Scenic 1 Departure from LGB This is the most commondeparture assigned to airliners out of LGB
TCAS Alerts & Resolution Advisories (RAs) Here are just a few of the RAs that occurred in 2007! • GA traffic in the practice area mixing with airliners has resulted in TCAS Alerts & RAs. But it’s the RAs that require the airliners to take action. • The Southern California Airspace Users Working Group has been working on win-win solutions that won’t shut out GA but it’s been a tough sell.
Hot Spots and How You Might Avoid Them 7 5 • The best solution is to stay clear of the “hot spots” or if you have to transition, don’t linger and watch for traffic! • If we don’t, we’ll likely see changes to the LA Class B and LGB class D airspace to deal with the problem.
So What? • If the number of Alerts and RAs do not go down, LGB Class D could be upgraded to Class C or the LGB Class D and LA Class B could be modified! • There are already enough passenger enplanements to qualify LGB for Class C (or even a Class B) • The result could severely impact training activity out of LGB and restrict transition routes to the East • Fortunately the FAA & So Cal Airspace Users Working Group have been working hard to find alternatives and nothing is set in stone (yet) • But if things don’t improve (frequency of Alerts & RAs) or if we have another “Cerritos”, changes to the airspace will be mandated and everyone would lose (especially GA)!
CLASS-B CLASS-D PROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGES FOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALS What it Might Look Like if We Don’t
What You Can Do • Stay clear of the “Hot Spots” as much as possible and transition through them quickly when you have to go through them • For CFIs, instruct your students and rental pilots on how to avoid the “Hot Spots” • Counsel those that you see flying within them as you would any risky behavior Following these guidelines and we hope to avoid restrictive airspace changes