class e airspace...types e2, e3, and e4 aeronautical chart depictions authorization requirements....
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Class E AirspaceKevin Morris
FAA, Aviation Safety Inspector
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Types E2, E3, and E4
Aeronautical Chart Depictions
Authorization Requirements
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Class E Airspace
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Class E Airspace• Generally begins where Class
Golf ends– Typically 700ft or 1,200ft Above
Ground Level– Unless associated with an airport
surface area
• ATC authorization not required for Part 107 operations
CLASS E
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Class E Airspace
Class E begins at 700’ AGL
Class E begins at 1,200’ AGL
Class E begins at 700’ AGL
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Class E AirspaceTower Inspections:• §107.51(b)
– Limits maximum altitude to 400ft Above Ground Level
• Exceptions:– Is flown within a 400-foot radius of a
structure; and– Does not fly higher than 400 feet
above the structure's immediate uppermost limit
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No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft…within the lateral boundaries of
the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that
person has prior authorization from Air Traffic Control (ATC)
(Small UAS Operating Rules) 14 CFR §107.41
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Surface Class E Airspace
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Surface Class E AirspaceStarts at ground level:• Type E4
– Extension to Class D or E surface area• Type E3
– Extension to a Class C surface area• Type E2
– Surface area designated for an airport
– AUTHORIZATION NEEDED
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Surface Class E Airspace
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Surface Class E Airspace
Three different types of surface Class E airspace extensions
SURFACE ECHO - E4No ATC
Authorization
SURFACE ECHO - E3No ATC
Authorization
SURFACE ECHO - E2ATC Authorization Needed
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Surface Class E – Type E4
Magenta dashed line segregates
the airspaceNo ATC authorization
needed (Type E4)
ATC authorization needed (Type E2)
Extension to a Class E2
surface area
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Surface Class E – Type E4
Blue dashed line segregates the
airspace
ATC authorization
needed (Class D)
No ATC authorization
needed (Type E4)
Extension to Class D
airspace
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Surface Class E – Type E3
No ATC authorization
needed (Type E3)
ATC authorization
needed (Class C)
Solid magenta line segregates
the airspace
Extension to Class C
airspace
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Surface Class E – Type E2
No dashed line segregating the
airspace
ATC authorization needed (Class E2)
Class E2 surface area
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Surface Class E AirspaceUAS Facility Map• Identifies areas where ATC
authorization is required
• Controlled airspace:– Class B– Class C– Class D– Surface Class Echo – Type E2
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Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) Example
Surface Class E Airspace is segregated
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