Class C Airspace Issues at Long Beach Airport for the Aviation Technical Advisory Committee April 22, 2010 Jack Kenton Co-Chairman Southern California Airspace Users Working Group WWW.SCAUWG.ORG

LGB Runway 30 Jet Departure Paths Routes shown in red are on the Terminal Area Chart 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.

Airspace Proposals New Long Beach Class C Proposal Southern California Airspace Users Working Group

QUESTIONS? Jack Kenton Co-Chairman Southern California Airspace Users Working Group WWW.SCAUWG.ORG