Class B Airspace Part 1 that describes the layout, dimensions, and size of class B airspace. This is just part 1, and expect more soon! (I forgot just how long these videos take to make) www.pilotright.com info@pilotright.com
Great video, thank you. Very clear and simply communicated. Visuals that you added were excellent and worth the extra effort it must have required. Best air space explanation on RU-vid!
Hello Pilot Right. AWESOME job. Your airspace classes videos have helped me enormously to understand and gain clarity of all the concepts involved. Your videos are amongst - if not the best- I've seen so far. I'm a newly minted student pilot and eager to digest as much information as I can. You are helping me do this without feeling like I'm drinking from a firehouse. For that, I truly thank you! I can't wait for Part 2 of this great video? 👍
Thorough explanation with great visuals - I really appreciated the various examples ranging from 'simple' to 'complex'. I'm an aspiring pilot student in the NJ area - with 3 major airports in this part of the country (EWR, LGA, JFK), the sectional chart is very busy! Your sessions on airspace has been very helpful.
Thanks Joseph! That part of the country is definitely some of the busiest, but it can be some of the most rewarding to fly through. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos!
Outstanding! Best RU-vid videos I’ve seen on airspace (and I’ve watched a lot, preparing for my Part 107 exam). Subscribed and looking forward to more. Thank you!
It's awesome you used KMSP as an example. I always wondered what the magenta shading inside the Class B signified. I know it pertains to Class E but how does that work with where it's positioned relative to KMSP?
Thanks James! I hope you found it useful. As for the magenta shading, you are correct in that it pertains to Class E airspace. In the case around MSP, it actually means the same it does anywhere else. It is just a much larger area / circle than normally seen. Class E airspace inside or towards the shading (usually towards the airport it is around) has a floor of 700 feet AGL. Outside of the shading, or away from the airport it has a floor (normally) of 1200 feet above the ground. As an example if you are sitting on the ground at LVN (just south of MSP) you would still be in Class G. If you went straight up, at 700 feet AGL you'd be in Class E. If you continued up once you hit 4,000 MSL (not AGL), you'd hit the bottom of the Class B. I hope this helps! Feel free to ask any more questions, and hopefully I'll have time to add more videos soon. Thanks!
Thanks for the explanation! I figured that's what it meant around a Class B airport but I wanted to make sure. I just earned my Part 107 certificate and want to get out and get flight experience.
I watched a different video on Class C airspace which said class C is up to 4K AGL Why is Class B up to 10K MSL? What if an airport is at 5K MSL, does that mean that Class B airspace is only 5K AGL?
Thanks for the comment! And you are correct. Most class B airspace is up to 10,000 MSL which is different than most other airspaces surrounding airports. But as you mentioned, if the field elevation is already 5,000 MSL then the airspace will only extend up to 5,000 AGL. As always, check the current sectional chart for actual airspace dimensions.
It is in the works! I know its a little late coming considering when I finished and posted this one. But hopefully soon. Thanks for watching and keep a look out for Part 2 soon!
