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- Immediately to the East of the airfield is the **Fife (Glenrothes) airfield and parachute drop zone**. | - Immediately to the East of the airfield is the **Fife (Glenrothes) airfield and parachute drop zone**. | ||
- Immediately to the West of the airfield is the **Balado microlight and TMG site**. | - Immediately to the West of the airfield is the **Balado microlight and TMG site**. | ||
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- There are **parachute drop zones** at Fife (Glenrothes) (a mere 4 nm E), Strathallan (c. 16 nm NW) and Errol (14 nm NNE). | - There are **parachute drop zones** at Fife (Glenrothes) (a mere 4 nm E), Strathallan (c. 16 nm NW) and Errol (14 nm NNE). | ||
- There are **active airfields** at Fife (Glenrothes), | - There are **active airfields** at Fife (Glenrothes), | ||
- | - Airway **N560** running North – South from the Scottish TMA towards Inverness. | + | - Airway **MORAY CTA** running North – South from the Scottish TMA towards Inverness. |
- All VFR traffic (which includes gliders) **above FL100** is required to be transponder equipped and to use the transponder in mode C or S (altitude reporting) unless granted an exemption (for example by NOTAM). | - All VFR traffic (which includes gliders) **above FL100** is required to be transponder equipped and to use the transponder in mode C or S (altitude reporting) unless granted an exemption (for example by NOTAM). | ||
- All airspace **above FL195** is class C and gliders are excluded unless operating under the conditions of a special agreement or with a specific ATC clearance. | - All airspace **above FL195** is class C and gliders are excluded unless operating under the conditions of a special agreement or with a specific ATC clearance. | ||
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For these and indeed any other airfields you are flying close to, a simple call on the radio to let them know who and where you are and what you plan on doing goes down well. Plain English will suffice if you do not have a FRTOL. If you need to land at an airfield (with Perth being a popular spot) please call them. Arriving unannounced at an airfield is not only very poor airmanship but if that airfield has an ATZ, it contravenes air law. | For these and indeed any other airfields you are flying close to, a simple call on the radio to let them know who and where you are and what you plan on doing goes down well. Plain English will suffice if you do not have a FRTOL. If you need to land at an airfield (with Perth being a popular spot) please call them. Arriving unannounced at an airfield is not only very poor airmanship but if that airfield has an ATZ, it contravenes air law. | ||
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- | Airway | + | Airway |
=== - Non-Transponder Equipped Gliders === | === - Non-Transponder Equipped Gliders === | ||
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To summarise, as long as there are no exceptional circumstances ATC will not deny us access to fly within Class E+ TMZ airspace even if we do not have a working transponder in the glider. | To summarise, as long as there are no exceptional circumstances ATC will not deny us access to fly within Class E+ TMZ airspace even if we do not have a working transponder in the glider. | ||
- | Refer [[f._moray_cta_radio_procedures]] on how to make the appropriate radio calls to access | + | Refer [[f._moray_cta_radio_procedures]] on how to make the appropriate radio calls to access |
- | Furthermore, | + | Furthermore, |
==== - VFR flight above FL100 ==== | ==== - VFR flight above FL100 ==== | ||
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Our airspace is relatively unrestricted, | Our airspace is relatively unrestricted, | ||
- | //**SANT CERVANTES & JOHN WILLIAMS | + | //**SANT CERVANTES & JOHN WILLIAMS |
- | [[5. Airfield Operations]] | [[:airfield_manual# | + | [[5. Airfield Operations]] | [[airfieldmanual:start# |