Code of Federal Regulations - Title 14

869

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

§ 93.345

VHF frequency 121.5 or UHF frequency
243.0.

(d) Before departing from an airport

within the DC FRZ, or before entering
the DC FRZ, all aircraft, except DOD,
law enforcement, and lifeguard or air
ambulance aircraft operating under an
FAA/TSA airspace authorization must
file and activate an IFR or a DC FRZ
or a DC SFRA flight plan and transmit
a discrete transponder code assigned by
an Air Traffic Control facility. Aircraft
must transmit the discrete transponder
code at all times while in the DC FRZ
or DC SFRA.

§ 93.343

Requirements for aircraft op-

erations to or from College Park
Airport, Potomac Airfield, or Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field Air-
port.

(a) A pilot may not operate an air-

craft to or from College Park Airport,
MD, Potomac Airfield, MD, or Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field Airport,
MD unless—

(1) The aircraft and its crew and pas-

sengers comply with security rules
issued by the TSA in 49 CFR part 1562,
subpart A;

(2) Before departing, the pilot files an

IFR or DC FRZ or DC SFRA flight plan
with the Washington Hub Flight Serv-
ice Station (FSS) for each departure
and arrival from/to College Park, Poto-
mac Airfield, and Washington Execu-
tive/Hyde Field airports, whether or
not the aircraft makes an intermediate
stop;

(3) When filing a flight plan with the

Washington Hub FSS, the pilot identi-
fies himself or herself by providing the
assigned pilot identification code. The
Washington Hub FSS will accept the
flight plan only after verifying the
code; and

(4) The pilot complies with the appli-

cable IFR or VFR egress procedures in
paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this section.

(b) If using IFR procedures, a pilot

must—

(1) Obtain an Air Traffic Control

clearance from the Potomac TRACON;
and

(2) Comply with Air Traffic Control

departure instructions from Wash-
ington Executive/Hyde Field, Potomac
Airport, or College Park Airport. The
pilot must then proceed on the Air

Traffic Control-assigned course and re-
main clear of the DC FRZ.

pilot must—

(1) Depart as instructed by Air Traf-

fic Control and expect a heading di-
rectly out of the DC FRZ until the
pilot establishes two-way radio com-
munication with Potomac Approach;
and

(2) Operate as assigned by Air Traffic

Control until clear of the DC FRZ, the
DC SFRA, and the Class B or Class D
airspace area.

(d) If using VFR ingress procedures,

the aircraft must remain outside the
DC SFRA until the pilot establishes
communications with Air Traffic Con-
trol and receives authorization for the
aircraft to enter the DC SFRA.

(e) VFR arrivals:
(1) If landing at College Park Airport

a pilot may receive routing via the vi-
cinity of Freeway Airport; or

(2) If landing at Washington Execu-

tive/Hyde Field or Potomac Airport,
the pilot may receive routing via the
vicinity of Maryland Airport or the
Nottingham VORTAC.

§ 93.345

VFR outbound procedures for

fringe airports.

(a) A pilot may depart from a fringe

airport as defined in § 93.335 without fil-
ing a flight plan or communicating
with Air Traffic Control, unless re-
quested, provided:

(1) The aircraft’s transponder trans-

mits code 1205;

(2) The pilot exits the DC SFRA by

the most direct route before proceeding
on course; and

(3) The pilot monitors VHF frequency

121.5 or UHF frequency 243.0.

(b) No pilot may operate an aircraft

arriving at a fringe airport or transit
the DC SFRA unless that pilot com-
plies with the DC SFRA operating pro-
cedures in this subpart.

Subpart W—New York Class B Air-

space Hudson River and East
River Exclusion Special Flight
Rules Area

OURCE

: 74 FR 59910, Nov. 19, 2009, unless

otherwise noted.

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