Opportunity 1
9. Airfield control zone e.g. the name of the airfield
Airfield control zone
London TMA
10. Flight Level e.g. FL60
Flight Level
FL40
11. Area that is underused e.g. North-west area
Area that is underused
Between the Gatwick and Hathrow CTRs
12. Is there a particular time when the classification could be amended? e.g. 11am at weekends
Is there a particular time when the classification could be amended?
H24
13. Which diagram in our evidence base shows the area? e.g. South, Summer, weekday, FL60
Which diagram in our evidence base shows the area?
South Summer
14. What is your rationale? Please share any evidence you have about the opportunity
What is your rationale? Please share any evidence you have about the opportunity
The airspace use diagrams clearly show that the 2500ft base of the London TMA is not appropriate in many areas. In particular, the limited clearance from terrain to Class A in the area between Gatwick and Heathrow presents an increased hazard of MAC to GA, which could be alleviated by raising the base of the TMA to 4000ft. This would also provide clearance above the Biggin ATZ, eradicating a significant bottle-neck and allowing traffic to flow safely and expeditiously to and from the south-east.
Opportunity 2
15. Airfield control zone e.g. the name of the airfield
Airfield control zone
Doncaster
16. Flight Level e.g. FL60
Flight Level
A/R
17. Area that is underused e.g. North-west area
Area that is underused
CTAs
18. Is there a particular time when the classification could be amended? e.g. 11am at weekends
Is there a particular time when the classification could be amended?
H24
19. Which diagram in our evidence base shows the area? e.g. South, Summer, weekday, FL60
Which diagram in our evidence base shows the area?
N/A
20. What is your rationale? Please share any evidence you have about the opportunity
What is your rationale? Please share any evidence you have about the opportunity
Not my rationale, the CAA's, as contained in paragraph 44 of the RHADS PIR dated 14 June 2017.
General comments
21. Please share any general comments you have on the review and project.
Please share any general comments you have on the review and project.
After the debacle of the Farnborough ACP 'consultation', this review is key to restoring trust in our NAA. The Lord Kirkhope Inquiry has already established that airspace design is unfit for purpose; it now falls to the CAA to reverse those past decisions that currently impose such a safety burden on lower airspace users.