I don't think it is true that they have to tell you right then. I had
FAA call me once
about my violation in the Ft. Smith, Ark. area 3 or 4 days ago.
Luckily I had an
alibi and had not been flying that day (someone else using my call
letters to
stay out of trouble?). Point is, if I had been guilty I would have
been notified
3 or 4 days later.
Dan C
On Aug 9, 2009, at 12:08 PM, Linda Abrams wrote:
Larry,
Something similar happened to me: departing a small, uncontrolled
airport right next to a medium-sized controlled airport, I called the
controlled airport's tower for permission to transition, and received
it. While transitioning, I got several calls of traffic (it's a busy
area) and while avoiding those, I climbed a little more, and failed
to note the overlay of a third large airport's wide-spread Class C
airspace, whose floor was at the ceiling of the controlled airport's
airspace.
Result: the tower I was transitioning told me to change frequency to
the TRACON, who sent me to yet another frequency, who offered me the
choice of "call this number when you land" or "talk to 'em now." Uh
oh, I thought, but honestly couldn't think what I'd done wrong. I
chose to "talk to 'em now" and went to yet another guy, who fairly
kindly started off by telling me I wasn't in trouble, it wouldn't go
beyond this, but here's what you did wrong.
I imagine that spot has this happening fairly frequently, since the
small airport I started from is actually inside a keyhole cutout in
the big airport's overlay of Class C. Focusing on getting permission
to transit the medium-sized controlled airport next door (their
airspace starts almost immediately upon take-off from the small
airport), it is easy to forget the Class C overlay and creep up
into it.
However, this only involved Class C, not Class B.
Perhaps of comfort in your hypothetical situation, I talked about
this at an EAA meeting and was later told by someone that the
controllers have to tell you right then & there if you've goofed --
though I don't know for sure if that's true.
Linda
