high-performance traffic over the south bay
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 common departure assigned to airliners out of LGB
• 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.
Here are just a few of the RAs that
occurred in 2007!
TCAS Alerts & Resolution Advisories (RAs)
Hot Spots and How You Might Avoid Them
• 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.
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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)!
PROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGESPROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGESFOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALSFOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALS
CLASS-B
CLASS-D
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