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 ===== - Overview ===== ===== - Overview =====
  
-{{ :airfieldmanual:weekend_airspace.jpg?direct |Click to enlarge}}+The airways depicted are now all part of **TAY CTA** and individual segments are identified by the letter shown, e.g. our site is partially under '**TAY CTA X**'.
  
-{{ :airfieldmanual:weekday_airspace.jpg?direct&600 |Click to enlarge}}+{{ :airfieldmanual:weekend_airspace_2022.jpg?direct&700 |Click to enlarge}} 
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 +{{ :airfieldmanual:weekday_airspace_2022.jpg?direct&700 |Click to enlarge}}
  
 Text in  <color red>**red**</color> is applicable to weekend flights only. Text in  <color red>**red**</color> is applicable to weekend flights only.
  
-  - <color red>Directly above the airfield is the weekend only airway **N864**.</color>.+  - <color red>Directly above the airfield is the weekend only airway **TAY CTA X**.</color>.
   - 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**.
   - Approximately 4 nm South of the airfield lies the **Scottish TMA and the Edinburgh CTR**.    - Approximately 4 nm South of the airfield lies the **Scottish TMA and the Edinburgh CTR**. 
   - Approximately 6 nm West of the airfield lies the Northern section of the **Scottish TMA**.    - Approximately 6 nm West of the airfield lies the Northern section of the **Scottish TMA**. 
-  - Approximately 7 nm Northwest of the airfield lies airway **P600**. +  - Approximately 7 nm Northwest of the airfield lies airway **TAY CTA A & B**. 
   - 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), Balado, Perth (Scone), Dundee and Leuchars.    - There are **active airfields** at Fife (Glenrothes), Balado, Perth (Scone), Dundee and Leuchars. 
-  - 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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 Here we look at more detail on the airspace factors shown above.   <color #ed1c24>Text in red is applicable to weekend flights only.</color> Here we look at more detail on the airspace factors shown above.   <color #ed1c24>Text in red is applicable to weekend flights only.</color>
-==== - Airway N864 ====+ 
 +==== - Airway TAY CTA X & Y ====
  
 <color red>This exists every Saturday and Sunday regardless of anything else. The airway is directly overhead our airfield and Bishop Hill. Over the airfield it starts at FL65. If you are overhead or W of St Serf’s Island in Loch Leven you are clear to the West of the airway. If you fly N along Bishop the base rises from FL65 to FL85 as you reach the bowl above Kinnesswood village.</color> <color red>This exists every Saturday and Sunday regardless of anything else. The airway is directly overhead our airfield and Bishop Hill. Over the airfield it starts at FL65. If you are overhead or W of St Serf’s Island in Loch Leven you are clear to the West of the airway. If you fly N along Bishop the base rises from FL65 to FL85 as you reach the bowl above Kinnesswood village.</color>
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-<color red>//Part// of this airspace (together with a section of airway P600) //may// be opened to allow gliding at weekends.  Refer</color> [[E. Letters of Agreement]].+<color red>//Part// of this airspace (together with a section of airway TAY CTA) //may// be opened to allow gliding at weekends.  Refer</color> [[E. Letters of Agreement]].
  
-==== - Airway P600 ====+==== - Airway TAY CTA sections A-D====
  
 This airway runs SW – NE across an area well used for wave cross-country flights. The base is at various levels starting at FL55 in the SW rising to FL105 in the middle before dropping back to FL55 at the NE end. Avoiding the various airway blocks while exploiting wave lift (or avoiding sink!) requires careful route selection. This airway runs SW – NE across an area well used for wave cross-country flights. The base is at various levels starting at FL55 in the SW rising to FL105 in the middle before dropping back to FL55 at the NE end. Avoiding the various airway blocks while exploiting wave lift (or avoiding sink!) requires careful route selection.
  
-From Portmoak a good visual reference for the SE edge of P600 is a line joining the southern end of Glenfarg Reservoir with the point at which the Earn flows into the Tay. The area of P600 covering the E end of the Ochils, Gleneagles and Strathallan has a base at FL55. If you proceed on a NW course then a crossing N and E of Dunning has a base of FL85. Further N and E still, a crossing N and E of Scone airfield (not Perth itself – that’s still FL85) has a base at FL105. Further N the bases step down again as the airway joins the Aberdeen CTA.+From Portmoak a good visual reference for the SE edge of **TAY CTA X** is a line joining the southern end of Glenfarg Reservoir with the point at which the Earn flows into the Tay. The area of **TAY CTA A** covering the E end of the Ochils, Gleneagles and Strathallan has a base at FL55. If you proceed on a NW course then a crossing N and E of Dunning has a base of FL85. Further N and E still, a crossing N and E of Scone airfield (not Perth itself – that’s still FL85) has a base at FL105. Further N the bases step down again as the airway joins the Aberdeen CTA.
  
-<color red>The southernmost sections of P600 //may// be opened to gliders at weekends – refer [[E. Letters of Agreement]]. The diagram below shows the effect of the activation of the P600/TMA area. It also shows the Portmoak Wave Box (Portmoak TRA(G)) which is activated separately from the P600/TMA area. Please check the status of both areas before taking off.</color>+<color red>The southernmost sections of **TAY CTA A & B** //may// be opened to gliders at weekends – refer [[E. Letters of Agreement]]. The diagram below shows the effect of the activation of the **TAY CTA/TMA** area. It also shows the Portmoak Wave Box (Portmoak TRA(G)) which is activated separately from the **TAY CTA/TMA** area. Please check the status of both areas before taking off.</color>
  
-{{ :airfieldmanual:weekend_airspace_activated.jpg?direct&600 |Click to enlarge}}+{{ :airfieldmanual:weekend_airspace_activated_2022.jpg?direct&700 |Click to enlarge}}
  
  
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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.
  
-==== - Airway N560 ====+==== - Airway MORAY CTA ====
  
-Airway N560 which runs N from the Scottish TMA is Class E+ (TMZ) airspace (note: TMZ means Transponder Mandatory Zone). The requirements for operating in this airspace are as follows:+Airway MORAY CTA which runs N from the Scottish TMA is Class E+ (TMZ) airspace (note: TMZ means Transponder Mandatory Zone). The requirements for operating in this airspace are as follows:
  
 === - 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 [[FN560 Radio Procedures]] on how to make the appropriate radio calls to access N560 when not transponder equipped.+Refer [[f._moray_cta_radio_procedures]] on how to make the appropriate radio calls to access MORAY CTA when not transponder equipped.
  
-Furthermore, on occasions, the base of the N560 airway is temporarily lowered at its southern end where it joins the TMA. The airway is not displayed on the CAA 1:500,000 chart South of the ERSON reporting point as its base is at FL195. When these occasional changes are notified by NOTAM, the base(s) in the southern section can be temporarily lowered by a significant amount – down to FL55 or 5500 feet in parts.+Furthermore, on occasions, the base of the MORAY CTA airway is temporarily lowered at its southern end where it joins the TMA. The airway is not displayed on the CAA 1:500,000 chart South of the ERSON reporting point as its base is at FL195. When these occasional changes are notified by NOTAM, the base(s) in the southern section can be temporarily lowered by a significant amount – down to FL55 or 5500 feet in parts.
  
 ==== - VFR flight above FL100 ==== ==== - VFR flight above FL100 ====
  
-GA aircraft and gliders operating VFR above FL100 are required to have and operate a transponder (Mode C or S). In Scotland the SGA has negotiated an exemption from this requirement for gliders only to enable wave flying above FL100 in Class G airspace, ref. [[https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=9690|CAA Official Record Series 4 No. 1403]], valid until 13 March 2021. This exemption has, to date, been renewed as required. The exemption is activated on a day-by-day basis via a NOTAM initiated by nominated individuals in the various Scottish clubs – to date this has been a relatively routine exercise. Unless this NOTAM is issued and activated, gliders should not climb above FL100 unless operating a transponder in mode C or S.+GA aircraft and gliders operating VFR above FL100 are required to have and operate a transponder (Mode C or S). In Scotland the SGA has negotiated an exemption from this requirement for gliders only to enable wave flying above FL100 in Class G airspace, ref. [[https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=10324|CAA Official Record Series 4 No. 1483]], valid until 20 January 2022. This exemption has, to date, been renewed as required. The exemption is activated on a day-by-day basis via a NOTAM initiated by nominated individuals in the various Scottish clubs – to date this has been a relatively routine exercise. Unless this NOTAM is issued and activated, gliders should not climb above FL100 unless operating a transponder in mode C or S.
  
 ==== - Airway P18 ==== ==== - Airway P18 ====
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 The four key Letters of Agreement (LoAs) for Portmoak are: The four key Letters of Agreement (LoAs) for Portmoak are:
  
-  - P600 Gliding Area (the area in the Scottish TMA and P600 airway)  +  - TAY CTA Gliding Area (the area in the Scottish TMA and TAY CTA airway)  
-  - LoA TRA(G) including the Portmoak Area (the wave box on top of the P600 Gliding Area) and the Scottish wave boxes  +  - LoA TRA(G) including the Portmoak Area (the wave box on top of the TAY CTA Gliding Area) and the Scottish wave boxes  
-  - P600 and N864 Airway Crossing procedure +  - TAY CTA Airway Crossing procedures 
   - Crossing Edinburgh Class D airspace   - Crossing Edinburgh Class D airspace
  
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 Our airspace is relatively unrestricted, but fairly complex. Making sure that all pilots understand and observe the rules is essential if we are to at least maintain our present level of freedom. Our airspace is relatively unrestricted, but fairly complex. Making sure that all pilots understand and observe the rules is essential if we are to at least maintain our present level of freedom.
  
-//**SANT CERVANTES & JOHN WILLIAMS 2020**//+//**SANT CERVANTES & JOHN WILLIAMS 2022**//
  
-[[5. Airfield Operations]] | [[:airfield_manual#contents|Contents]] | [[7. Visitors]]+[[5. Airfield Operations]] | [[airfieldmanual:start#contents|Contents]] | [[7. Visitors]]
  
  
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