Equipment requirements: All you need is a two-way radio. It can even just be battery-powered if you are flying a super old airplane without electronics. You do not need anything else special to go into Class D airspace. Visibility requirements: 3sm Visibility. 500′ below clouds, 2,000′ horizontal clearance from clouds, 1,000′ above clouds.Description. ATS airspace is classified and designated in accordance with the following: Class A. IFR flights only are permitted, all flights are provided with air traffic control service and are separated from each other. Class B. IFR and VFR flights are permitted, all flights are provided with air traffic control service and are separated
Each person who operates an aircraft in a Class D airspace area must maintain two-way radio communications with the ATC facility having jurisdiction over that area. (1) If the aircraft radio fails in flight under IFR, the pilot must comply with § 91.185 of the part. (2) If the aircraft radio fails in flight under VFR, the pilot in command may
Class B airspace, Class C airspace, Class D airspace, Class E airspace, and Class G airspace all have VFR weather minimums, but Class A is different. Since Visual Flight Rules, including SVFR, is not allowed in Class A airspace, there are no weather minimums to be aware of. Class C airspace is used around airports with a moderate traffic level. Class D is used for smaller airports that have a control tower. The U.S. uses a modified version of the ICAO class C and D airspace, where only radio contact with ATC rather than an ATC clearance is required for VFR operations. The ICAO Airspace Classification System consists of seven classes of airspace, each specifying minimum Air Traffic Service requirements and the services provided. The UK has adopted the ICAO System but for the present only six classes have been implemented. (*No airspace is designated Class B in the UK). Classes A, C, D & E are VFR aircraft approaching Class B, Class C, Class D, or TRSA airspace which is under the control jurisdiction of another air traffic control facility should either be provided with a radar handoff or be advised that radar service is terminated, given their position in relation to the Class B, Class C, Class D, or TRSA airspace, and the ATC RdCb.