Portland Airspace Guide for Pilots

1. Portland Tower/TRACON UAO Customer Briefing July 2010

2. Portland Approach Control Airspace • Extends approximately 30 NM from the Portland Airport • Surface to 15,000 ft • Has Class C airspace • Besides PDX Tower, also included are HIO and TTD Towers with their associated D surface areas

3. Class C Airspace and associated outer area 15,000’ OUTER AREA 20 NM radius 4000’ CLASS C 10 NM radius 5 NM radius

4. Portland Class C

5. Portland Class C • Requires an operating transponder with automatic altitude reporting (Mode C) • Two way radio communications with Portland Approach Control must be established before entering Class C • Transition VFR over the top of the Class C airspace above 4000’ does not require two way radio communications, but does require an operating transponder with Mode C.

6. Class C Services • Sequencing of all aircraft to PDX • Standard IFR services to IFR aircraft • Separation, traffic advisories, and safety alerts between IFR and VFR aircraft • Mandatory traffic advisories and safety alerts between VFR aircraft • Provide these services to all aircraft within Class C airspace and participating aircraft within the outer area

7. VUO Cutout • The Class C airspace has a cutout over VUO airport that is D surface area up to, but not including, 1100 ft MSL • VFR aircraft can transition to/from VUO within the cutout and beneath the Class C airspace • PDX Tower is the controlling facility for the VUO D surface area on 119.0 • Use caution for PDX departures/arrivals from RWY 10L/28R

8. PDX Rwy 28 Departures

9. PDX Rwy 28 Arrivals

10. PDX Rwy 10 Departures

11. PDX Rwy 10 Arrivals

12. VFR Arrivals to PDX • Portland TRACON will sequence VFR arrivals to enter the Class C airspace from the North or South • PDX Tower will then provide pattern entry instructions based on traffic

13. PDX Airport Diagram

14. Wake Turbulence

15. 124.35 118.1 126.0

17. VFR to IFR • FAA 7110.65 para. 4-2-8: When a VFR aircraft, operating below the minimum altitude for IFR operations, requests an IFR clearance and you are aware that the pilot is unable to climb in VFR conditions to the minimum IFR altitude: 1. Before issuing a clearance, ask if the pilot is able to maintain terrain and obstruction clearance during a climb to the minimum IFR altitude. 2. If the pilot is able to maintain terrain and obstruction separation, issue the appropriate clearance as prescribed in para 4-2-1, Clearance Items, and para4-5-6, Minimum En Route Altitudes. 3. If unable to maintain terrain and obstruction separation, instruct the pilot to maintain VFR and to state intentions.

18. VFR Services • The easiest way to obtain VFR services is to remember the three basic items the controller needs to know • Who you are • Where you are • What you want to do

19. “PORTLAND APPROACH, SKYHAWK ONE TWO THREE FOUR BRAVO, OVER BATTLEGROUND AT FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, REQUESTING FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO OLYMPIA.” “SKYHAWK ONE TWO ONE THREE FOUR BRAVO PORTLAND APPROACH RODGER, SQUAWK 3546” TS-7-2-2

20. TFR • ARTCCs are the issuing facility • Types of TFR’s (AC 91-63C)- Hazard VIP Security Specials Air Shows/Sports • Available at FSS, DUATS or the FAA TFR website (http://tfr.faa.gov)

21. HAZARD TFR’s • A3 (lowest priority)- To prevent an unsafe congestion of sightseeing and other aircraft above an incident or event which may generate a high degree of public interest. • A2- To Provide a safe environment for the operation of disaster relief aircraft. • A1 (highest priority)-To protect persons and property on the surface or in the air from a hazard associated with the incident on the surface.

23. VIP TFR’s • Can extend to FL180 with various radius lengths • Usually have multiple restrictions on IFR and VFR flight

25. Air Shows/Sporting Events

26. Practice Approaches • Portland Approach has a system to streamline the process of communicating local instrument approach training requests • It is a system of three-character approach codes to be used when pre-filing your IFR flight plan. • Place approach request codes in the “REMARKS” section of your flight plan. If you have a special request or change your intentions after you are airborne, advise the controller.

27. Practice Approaches • For each desired approach, enter the first character for the AIRPORT, the second for the APPROACH requested, and the third for how it will TERMINATE. • This system is for use with Portland Approach only

28. Practice Approaches • 1st Character -AIRPORT: A = UAO H = HIO M = MMV S = SPB T = TTD P = PDX

29. Practice Approaches • 2nd Character -APPROACH: I = ILS L = LOC N = NDB V = VOR G = RNAV (GPS)

30. Practice Approaches • 3rd Character -TERMINATION: F = Full Stop M = Missed Approach C = Planning to Cancel IFR

31. Practice Approaches

32. Practice Approaches

33. VFR Practice Approaches • AIM para. 4-3-21, FAA 7110.65 para. 4-8-11 • Locations where IFR separation services are provided are covered in Western Service Center LTA 10-01 • Standard IFR separation, except 500 ft. vertical • Missed approach procedure not authorized unless requested and approved

34. Questions?