Search Results for keywords:"visual flight rules (VFR)"

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Search Results: keywords:"visual flight rules (VFR)"

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  • 2025-01445 — Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, Bozeman, MT
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 8001
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule to modify several airspace classifications at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Bozeman, Montana. These modifications to Class D and Class E airspaces aim to improve safety and management of flight operations using both visual flight rules (VFR) and instrument flight rules (IFR). The proposed changes would involve expanding certain airspace areas, realigning specific extensions, and updating documentation. Public comments on this proposal are invited until March 10, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of flying want to change the invisible "lines" in the sky around Bozeman Airport to make flying safer and easier by making the spaces for planes bigger and keeping the rules clear for pilots up in the air. They are asking everyone to tell them what they think about these changes before they decide what to do.

  • 2024-28872 — Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, WY
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 99173
    Reading Time:about 8 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule to change the airspace regulations at Cheyenne Regional/Jerry Olson Field in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The proposal includes modifying the Class E airspace starting 700 feet above the ground and removing the Class E airspace starting 1,200 feet above the ground. These changes aim to improve the management and safety of visual and instrument flight operations. The FAA is accepting public comments on the proposal until January 24, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The FAA wants to change some invisible lines in the sky above an airport in Wyoming to help planes fly safely. They are taking one line away and moving another one, and they're asking people what they think about this idea.