High-Performance Traffic Over the South Bay And How to Avoid It

LGB Runway 30 Jet Departure Paths Routes shown in red are on the Class B (TAC) chart but hard to see. Nearly 50 departures/day follow one of these routes!

Scenic 1 Departure from LGB This is the most common departure assigned to airliners out of LGB

TCAS Alerts & Resolution Advisories (RAs) Here are just a few of the RAs that occurred in 2007! GA traffic in the practice area mixing with airliners has resulted in TCAS Alerts & RAs. But it’s the RAs that require the airliners to take action. The Southern California Airspace Users Working Group has been working on win-win solutions that won’t shut out GA but it’s been a tough sell.

Hot Spots and How You Might Avoid Them 7 5 The best solution is to stay clear of the “hot spots” or if you have to transition, don’t linger and watch for traffic! If we don’t, we’ll likely see changes to the LA Class B and LGB class D airspace to deal with the problem.

So What? If the number of Alerts and RAs do not go down, LGB Class D could be upgraded to Class C or the LGB Class D and LA Class B could be modified! There are already enough passenger enplanements to qualify LGB for Class C (or even a Class B) The result could severely impact training activity out of LGB and restrict transition routes to the East Fortunately the FAA & So Cal Airspace Users Working Group have been working hard to find alternatives and nothing is set in stone (yet) But if things don’t improve (frequency of Alerts & RAs) or if we have another “Cerritos”, changes to the airspace will be mandated and everyone would lose (especially GA)!

What it Might Look Like if We Don’t CLASS-B CLASS-D PROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGES FOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALS What it Might Look Like if We Don’t

What You Can Do Stay clear of the “Hot Spots” as much as possible and transition through them quickly when you have to go through them For CFIs, instruct your students and rental pilots on how to avoid the “Hot Spots” Counsel those that you see flying within them as you would any risky behavior Following these guidelines and we hope to avoid restrictive airspace changes