Part 1: The Origin of Airspace
Part 2: Class A Airspace
Part 3: Class B Airspace
Part 4: Class C Airspace
Part 5: Class D Airspace
Part 6: Class E Airspace
Where will I find it?
Class Echo Airspace is the “everywhere” airspace – where there is not some other form of airspace you will likely find Class Echo Airspace. It extends from either 700ft or 1200ft AGL all the way to FL180. A shaded magenta circle denotes Class E Airspace that stops at 700 feet AGL. The lower altitude results from radar coverage provided to inbound IFR aircraft lower radar coverage. Class Echo Airspace also exists within four miles of the centerline of a federal airway and occasionally will extend all the way to the surface. The sectional chart depicts Class Echo airspace to the surface with dashed magenta lines.
What equipment do I need?
Class E Airspace Beginning at 700' AGL
For a VFR flight, there are no additional equipment requirements for Class E Airspace. Additionally, there are no real certification requirements. The regulations state that you must be at least a student pilot. If you are operating an airplane solo, you had better be at least a student pilot. That was easy!
What are the VFR weather minimums?
Below 10,000 feet it’s the 3-152 rule again. Above 10,000 feet, a new rule enters the confusing equation: F-111 – Five miles visibility, 1000 feet above, 1000 below, and 1 mile horizontal from clouds.
Class E Airspace with floors of 700' AGL, 9,500' MSL, 10,500' MSL, 12,000' MSL, & 14,500' MSL
Next, What happened to Class F Airspace? And, we go uncontrolled.
Wings of Eagles Assistant Chief Instructor Chris Carnett holds a CFI, CFII, and MEI. He is a former regional airline pilot and currently an adjunct professor at his alma mater, MTSU—where he earned his B.S. and M.Ed. in Aerospace.
