SITUATION OF APCH CTLR'S HANDLING OF RPTR'S VFR FLT AROUND; UNDER BUT NOT THROUGH THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON.

Date: 1998-04 · Aircraft: M-20 E Super 21

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

SITUATION OF APCH CTLR'S HANDLING OF RPTR'S VFR FLT AROUND; UNDER BUT NOT THROUGH THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON.

Narrative

PIC OF CAP MISSION TO PICK UP BLOOD DONATION. DEP VGT AT XA05; DESTINATION EDD ON VFR FLT PLAN. GIVEN LAS DEP FREQ 119.4 AND VFR CODE FROM VGT TWR. CONTACT LAS TRACON VECTORED HDG 220 DEGS; ALT 4000 FT; CLR OF CLASS B; FREQ CHANGE TO 133.95; MAINTAIN 4000 FT. STAY CLR OF CLASS B. CHANGE TO FREQ 127.15; VECTOR 180 DEGS; CLB TO 5500 FT. NO CLASS B CLRNC. VECTORED AROUND CLASS B; NO REASON GIVEN (REST OF TRIP UNEVENTFUL). RETURN LEG OF CAP MISSION TRANSPORT BLOOD FROM EED TO VGT. CONTACT APPCON (LAS) 45 NM S OF LAS; HDG 310 DEGS; FREQ 118.4; APPROX XC20. GIVEN BEACON; REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B TILL IDENT- POSITIVE ID 30 MI S CLR INTO CLASS B AT 6500 FT; HDG 310 DEGS. AT 20 MI S CHANGE TO FREQ 127.15; STILL CLRED IN B AIRSPACE. DSND TO 4500 FT; CHANGE TO FREQ 133.95. NEXT XMISSION FROM APCH CTL ON HAND OFF: LEAVE CLASS B IMMEDIATELY TURN L 270 DEGS NOW!!! QUERY TO ATC ABOUT WHY AFTER CLRNC INTO CLASS B WAS DO IT NOW...SQUAWK DISCRETE CODE; BYE. CONTACTED VGT 125.7 LNDG CLRNC GIVEN. REST OF FLT UNEVENTFUL. PIC DID NOT OPT TO USE LIFEGUARD STATUS (NO EMER EXISTED FOR THIS DELIVERY). PIC FEELS ATC WASTED COCKPIT RESOURCES (ALL THESE FREQ CHANGES; HDGS). SIMPLER TO AND MORE EXPEDIENT TO GAR CLASS B IF THIS IS THE SVC THEY DISPENSE. UP UNTIL 3 MONTHS AGO THIS WAS NEVER A PROBLEM AT LAS OR VGT. WHY??? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH FACILITY PERSONNEL REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST LEARNED FROM A FACILITY PERSON THAT CLASS B SVC IS PROVIDED ON A WORKLOAD PERMITTING BASIS TO OTHER THAN ARR/DEP TFC TO THE PRIMARY ARPT. THE FACILITY PERSON ALSO STATED THAT A TASK FORCE IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO PROVIDE A VFR FLYWAY WHICH; WHEN FINALIZED; WILL BE DEPICTED ON THE CLASS B AIRSPACE MAP.

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