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I'll be doing my XC solo from KGAI to KLNS next weekend. I thought I knew the answer to an airspace question that came up, but now I have my doubts and am wondering if I learned something incorrectly earlier in my training.
In the attached sectional image, I will fly over the MD/PA border along the highlighted route, between the magenta shaded regions. For the sake of discussion, assume I'm at 3500'.
At the border, what airspace will I be in?
Initially, my mental picture was "obviously not A/B/C/D, class G is close to the Ground, I'm at 3500, therefore I'm in class E" (per this thread).
Then, I wondered, "Wait, I'm between the magenta shaded regions; doesn't class G go all the way up to 14,500?"
And then there are the Victor airways; those are class E.
So, now I'm thinking the answer is "You're in class G, unless you happen to be in an airway, in which case, you're in class E".
Is this correct?
In the attached sectional image, I will fly over the MD/PA border along the highlighted route, between the magenta shaded regions. For the sake of discussion, assume I'm at 3500'.
At the border, what airspace will I be in?
Initially, my mental picture was "obviously not A/B/C/D, class G is close to the Ground, I'm at 3500, therefore I'm in class E" (per this thread).
Then, I wondered, "Wait, I'm between the magenta shaded regions; doesn't class G go all the way up to 14,500?"
And then there are the Victor airways; those are class E.
So, now I'm thinking the answer is "You're in class G, unless you happen to be in an airway, in which case, you're in class E".
Is this correct?
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