ToiletDuck
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I'm reading through part 91 on page 167 of the 2005 far/aim and am reading about Class G airspace. It says that
"no person may operate an aircraft to, from, through, or on an airport having an operational control tower unless two-way radio communications are maintained between that aircraft and the crontol tower. Communications must be established prior to 4 nautical miles from the airport, up to and including 2,500 feet AGL."
So I asked a couple instructors and we pulled out the DFW area chart and took a look at Spinks airport. It is a class G airport with tower. One guy said it's because of the weather services yet in the AFD Spinks has Awos-3. So my question is, try and look at the map too if you can, why is Spinks class G airport when it has the same reporting points required for class D and it even has the Awos-3 available? I know that on the map there isn't an airspace drawn out but since you can't come within 4nm and 2,500 ft. agl what's the difference?
Duck
"no person may operate an aircraft to, from, through, or on an airport having an operational control tower unless two-way radio communications are maintained between that aircraft and the crontol tower. Communications must be established prior to 4 nautical miles from the airport, up to and including 2,500 feet AGL."
So I asked a couple instructors and we pulled out the DFW area chart and took a look at Spinks airport. It is a class G airport with tower. One guy said it's because of the weather services yet in the AFD Spinks has Awos-3. So my question is, try and look at the map too if you can, why is Spinks class G airport when it has the same reporting points required for class D and it even has the Awos-3 available? I know that on the map there isn't an airspace drawn out but since you can't come within 4nm and 2,500 ft. agl what's the difference?
Duck
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