Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:11 pm
#1837003
I took my aircraft to its annual yesterday, and while planning, noted that Solent is still closed and class G quite a bit of the time...
They've been quite uninterested in talking to anyone outside their operating hours, and indeed I've flown through the CTA and indeed the ATZ while it's been deactivated.
Which felt eerie enough, but the question occurs - what happens if no one answers when you call, you enter it when it's deactivated, and it becomes active?
You're then in CAS without a clearance.
NOTAM wrote:EGHI CTA Activated
Until 10 Apr 2021; SFC-FL55
Solent CTA and Southampton CTR/ATZ operating hours are- Mon-Fri 1030-1715. Sat-Sun deactivated.
Outside of these hours, Southampton CTR and all Solent CTA will be deactivated and reclassified class G
They've been quite uninterested in talking to anyone outside their operating hours, and indeed I've flown through the CTA and indeed the ATZ while it's been deactivated.
Which felt eerie enough, but the question occurs - what happens if no one answers when you call, you enter it when it's deactivated, and it becomes active?
You're then in CAS without a clearance.