Busting airspace question

Sylvain writes:

Pretty much the same way busting a traffic law
right under a police officer's nose does it.
Besides they do keep a record as well.

Think like a lawyer. Radar provides position and distance, but that
is all. To determine whether or not a pilot has entered Class B
without authorization, you also need a way to determine the boundaries
of that airspace, something that radar does not provide. And you must
show that all the information available to the pilot specified the
same limits as whatever source was used by ATC. If there is a
discrepancy, and the pilot's information shows that he was clear of
the airspace, the pilot is in the clear. If ATC told him he was
inside the airspace, then there is a conflict, and much depends on
exactly how large the error was. If the chart shows him indisputably
outside the airspace but ATC insists otherwise, the pilot, as pilot in
command, can ignore what ATC says for safety reasons, based on the
assumption that the controller is incompetent or is deliberately
misleading the pilot.

There are many possible scenarios, only some of which favor ATC.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Sylvain writes:

Pretty much the same way busting a traffic law
right under a police officer's nose does it.
Besides they do keep a record as well.

Think like a lawyer. Radar provides position and distance, but that
is all. To determine whether or not a pilot has entered Class B
without authorization, you also need a way to determine the boundaries
of that airspace, something that radar does not provide.

The radar provides your lat/lon.



And you must
show that all the information available to the pilot specified the
same limits as whatever source was used by ATC.

The class B is well defined and is not a matter of contention.

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Newps writes:

The radar provides your lat/lon.

That isn't of much use unless you also have a reference that gives you
the boundaries of the airspace. While radar is relatively difficult
to refute, the source of information providing the boundaries may be a
problem. If all information available to the pilot said that he was
outside the boundaries, one cannot really hold him responsible for
entering the airspace.

The class B is well defined and is not a matter of contention.

The source of the definitions is important, and all sources must
agree.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Newps writes:

The radar provides your lat/lon.

That isn't of much use unless you also have a reference that gives you
the boundaries of the airspace.

The airspace is very clearly defined and is not a matter of debate.

Mxsmanic wrote:

The class B is well defined and is not a matter of contention.

The source of the definitions is important, and all sources must
agree.

They do. Moreover, if you have a transponder (mode C) they'll
also have your altitude on record. Remember that the FAA in this
case is the witness, the prosecution, the judge/jury and executioner
-- think Judge Dredd -- so you are welcome to argue, but the odds
are not in your favor.

--Sylvain

Wrong..
charts have lines
radar displays have lines
which side of the line are you on

Busted
BT

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Sylvain writes:

Pretty much the same way busting a traffic law
right under a police officer's nose does it.
Besides they do keep a record as well.

Think like a lawyer. Radar provides position and distance, but that
is all. To determine whether or not a pilot has entered Class B
without authorization, you also need a way to determine the boundaries
of that airspace, something that radar does not provide. And you must
show that all the information available to the pilot specified the
same limits as whatever source was used by ATC. If there is a
discrepancy, and the pilot's information shows that he was clear of
the airspace, the pilot is in the clear. If ATC told him he was
inside the airspace, then there is a conflict, and much depends on
exactly how large the error was. If the chart shows him indisputably
outside the airspace but ATC insists otherwise, the pilot, as pilot in
command, can ignore what ATC says for safety reasons, based on the
assumption that the controller is incompetent or is deliberately
misleading the pilot.

There are many possible scenarios, only some of which favor ATC.

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"BT" wrote in message
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Wrong..
charts have lines
radar displays have lines
which side of the line are you on


The pathological borderline.


"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Think like a lawyer.

You flatter yourself needlessly.

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Think like a lawyer.

You flatter yourself needlessly.

Flatter? Lawyer?

On Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:33:10 -0500, Peter Dohm wrote:

You flatter yourself needlessly.

Damn... there goes another keyboard.

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Dallas