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Transitioning Class B from Underlying Class D
Asked by: John Smith 3119 views General Aviation
I have some questions regarding transitioning class B airspace. Specifically KSPG (class D) and Tampa class B.
- If I were to plan a VFR flight down to Key West Int'l (KEYW) and wanted to depart KSPG without staying underneath the class B shelf initially, could I get the clearance on the ground? Looking at the AF/D I don't see a clearance freq listed (unlike say KPIE) so I'm not sure if this means it's not possible or if I just use ground.
- Assuming I am able to get a clearance on the ground (or even talking to Tampa directly airborne), can I ask them for a specific route? If I plan to fly VOR to VOR to more or less stay on the coast and at a specific altitude, is this something I should tell them? Seems like this would be long winded and understandably Tampa will have me do what they want, but if they don't know my intentions I don't really want them sending me off over the water.
- Finally, when departing KEYW, I'd obviously want to stay over the islands and that would put me directly into the Naval airspace after departure. I assume they deal with this daily, and that I just need to tell them my route of flight (departure eastbound over the islands) and they'll handle the rest with the transitions.
Thanks!
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