The problem is it doesn't seem that KPOU participates or responds to LAANC. B4UFLY indicated that LAANC was Unavailable. Or am I misunderstanding something?
Need more info. KPOU is LAANC. Are you trying to fly at night as a recreational flyer?
I'm flying daytime under part 107. Everything I do indicates LAANC is unavailable. What am I doing wrong?
Vic I’m pretty sure this is an
If flying in the magenta hash, circled in red below, you don’t need authorization. But if you fly in the class D airspace, highlighted in yellow, you do.
So if I'm good to go, why did B4UFLY say it was controlled? Thanks Vic and Brett8883.
Without knowing the address, it's conjecture on our part.
www.arcgis.com
This is what it returns below, but it is in the extension area of KPOU.Without knowing the address, it's conjecture on our part.
Go here and put in the address. It will tell you what the airspace classification is.
ArcGIS Web Application
| Identifier | POU |
| Name | POUGHKEEPSIE CLASS E2 |
| Description of the Upper Limit Value | AA |
| Upper Limit Value | -9998 |
| Upper Limit Unit of Measure | |
| Code for the Upper Limit | |
| Description of the Lower Limit Value | |
| Lower Limit Value | 0 |
| Lower Limit Unit of Measure | FT |
| Code for the Lower Limit | SFC |
| Type Code | CLASS |
| Local Type | CLASS_E2 |
| Class | E |
| Military Code | CIV |
| Name of the Communication Outlet | |
| Level of the Airspace | L |
| Sector | |
| Onshore | 1 |
| Exclusion Area | 0 |
| Work Hour Code | NOTAM |
| Work Hour Remarks | Legal description references NOTAM |
| Daylight Saving Time Code | |
| GMT Offset | |
| Controlling Agent | |
| City | POUGHKEEPSIE |
| State | NY |
| Country | |
| ICAO_ID | KPOU |
It references a NOTAM. That likely means the airport reverts to E5 (700') or G after tower closes.
Now we’re getting into an area where I’m not 100% confident but 99% confident an extension to E2 is still E4 so even if the class D reverts to E2 the extension to the E2 would still be E4 and not require authorization. The Facilities Map is clearly showing that the extension does not require authorization even if it is calling (erroneously?) the whole area E2. You can get authorization to fly in the D (or E2 off hours) just not the extension because it doesn’t require authorization.
Looking at the UAS Facilities Map they are not shown as extensions, but as a contiguous E2 that has Class D during hours that the tower operates.
It looks like the facilities map calls all extensions E2 but as you can see from the facilities map there are no authorization boxes in the extensions indicating that no authorization is required.
I agree with you when it comes to reading the charts. I’m thinking this is another mistake in the UAS Facilities Map and should be shown as E4 on the map instead of E2. I have submitted a query to the USS help desk in reference to the Class E airspace on and adjacent to KPOU.
