The EAA has formally responded to an FAA proposal that would
increase the Class D airspace at Selfridge Air National Guard Base
(MI), from the current radius of 4.3 miles to 6.6 miles. In a
Federal Register notice published on February 25, 2004, the FAA
asked the public to consider the above change to support Category E
aircraft using circling approach procedures. In its response to the
proposal, the EAA said that the requested increase is not required
for the following reasons:
Circling west of the airport is not authorized due to current
densely populated noise restrictions, therefore the expansion of
Class D airspace to the west is not needed because these aircraft
are prohibited from flying there.
Pilots flying Category E aircraft have a host of straight-in
approaches available - ILS, LOC, and ASR, all with lower approach
minimums then a circling approach could offer.
The increase in Class D airspace to the east would force
non-participating VFR general aviation aircraft into a corridor 2.7
miles wide while transitioning north and south over Lake St. Clair,
between the Class D airspace and the Canadian border. This would
greatly increase the chance of mid-air collisions while flying in
less then pristine VFR weather conditions.
The increase in airspace would have a detrimental effect on the
VFR traffic operating from Ray Community Airport (57D), which is
located just north of Selfridge ANGB airfield.
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