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Uncontrolled airspace

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ATC does not exercise any executive authority in uncontrolled airspace, but may provide basic information services to aircraft in radio contact. The aircraft commencing its flight in uncontrolled airspace, and subsequently proceeding into controlled airspace, should obtain clearance from the ATC unit
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Class F (uncontrolled) is rarely encountered in ICAO member-states' airspace systems. In the UK, it was formerly a hybrid between class E (controlled) and G (uncontrolled) as Advisory Routes (ADRs). In the UK, all airspace previously designated as class F was re-assigned to either class E or G on 13
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should not expect separation from other traffic; however, in certain uncontrolled airspace, this might be provided on an 'as far as is practical' advisory basis. Controlled flights should not be vectored (directed) by ATC into uncontrolled airspace except for weather avoidance or in an emergency.
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660 or 66,000 feet) is uncontrolled and belonging to class G, while in the US, any airspace above FL600 (60,000 feet) is designated as class E and therefore controlled. Similarly, large parts of lower airspace in the UK are uncontrolled while in the US any airspace above 700-1200 feet up to FL145
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in whose area the controlled part will begin. If a flight starts in controlled airspace but its subsequent portion will be uncontrolled, its clearance should be up to the point at which the controlled portion of the flight terminates.
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Individual countries designate different portions of airspace as class G, e.g. in the UK, airspace above FL660 (
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Kumar, Bharat; DeRemer, Dale; Marshall, Douglas M. (2004).
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Flight in uncontrolled airspace will typically be under
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aviation
airspace
Air Traffic Control
controlled airspace
airspace classes
International Civil Aviation Organization
Flight Level
VFR
IFR
ISBN
978-0-07-139606-6
"Classification of Airspace | SKYbrary Aviation Safety"
"CAA announces replacement of Class F Airspace"
"Replacement of class F airspace in UK FIRs"


"The hidden secrets of UK airspace: Airspace classifications"
"CAA announces replacement of Class F Airspace"
ISBN
978-08597-91830


"AIM (Aeronautical Information Manual). Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures"



"Doc 4444 Procedures for Air Navigation Services — Air Traffic Management (PANS-ATM)"
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