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

• 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.

Here are just a few of the RAs that

occurred in 2007!

TCAS Alerts & Resolution Advisories (RAs)

Hot Spots and How You Might Avoid Them

• 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.

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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)!

PROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGESPROPOSED AIRSPACE CHANGESFOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALSFOR LGB DEPARTURES/ARRIVALS

CLASS-B

CLASS-D

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