"SB" wrote in message
news:X6rMg.7863$Mz3.7788@fed1read07...

I am still confused on this particular issue and was hoping somebody in
here could point me in the right direction. I'm sure most of you are
familiar with the class E extension from C&D airports to help facilitate
instrument approaches. Well here's the question. If I can operate in VMC
in the class E extension for a D airport, am I required to talk with tower
for that airport and can they deny me entry to that airspace? The AIM
says I have no comms requirement so long as I maintain VMC. I can't find
anything in the FAR to back this up, nor can the FSDO, and thus far the
tower is under the impression that when they are IMC, they own the E
extension as well.

A response to my e-mail as well as this newsgroup with any thoughts on
this matter would be very much appreciated.


The weather observation at the core airport applies to the entire surface
area, including any Class E extensions. If it's 1000 and 3 or better you
can enter a Class E extension under VFR without calling the tower, that's
the reason the extensions were made Class E.