Stephen Shore
Pre-takeoff checklist
I will be flying down to Houston tomorrow. Destination airport is West Houston (KIWS) which is a non-towered "executive" GA airport that is close in to downtown and caters to business travelers.
It is right in the middle of the Houston Class B airspace, under the 2,000 foot layer of the "wedding cake".
I am planning on flying VFR (very nice weather this week) so I will fly a VFR flight plan and request VFR Flight Following upon departure from my small airport in NE Texas (07
I of course will be on Flight Following (unless of course dropped) right into the Class B airspace. I am assuming that even though I am on Flight Following, I will need to make a separate request for transition through the Class B airspace. Otherwise I will have to begin descending down to 4,000, then 3,000, and then ultimately 2,000 ft as I approach KIWS. I don't mind the 4,000 and 3,000 altitudes, but I really don't want to fly the 5-10 miles at 2,000 ft if I can avoid it. There are towers down there.
Anyway, is my assumption correct about having to request transition through the Class B airspace even though I am on Flight Following?
Thanks.
It is right in the middle of the Houston Class B airspace, under the 2,000 foot layer of the "wedding cake".
I am planning on flying VFR (very nice weather this week) so I will fly a VFR flight plan and request VFR Flight Following upon departure from my small airport in NE Texas (07
I of course will be on Flight Following (unless of course dropped) right into the Class B airspace. I am assuming that even though I am on Flight Following, I will need to make a separate request for transition through the Class B airspace. Otherwise I will have to begin descending down to 4,000, then 3,000, and then ultimately 2,000 ft as I approach KIWS. I don't mind the 4,000 and 3,000 altitudes, but I really don't want to fly the 5-10 miles at 2,000 ft if I can avoid it. There are towers down there.
Anyway, is my assumption correct about having to request transition through the Class B airspace even though I am on Flight Following?
Thanks.