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London - Graz VFR

Belgium is max FL190 for VFR and not a big problem.
Germany if you are in altitudes like this Germany will not pose a problem. FL240 is possible VFR, depending on the controller.
In Austria you have to decent anyway.

I regularly fly from UK to Germany and back at those levels.

United Kingdom

mdoerr wrote:

In Austria you have to decent anyway.

Why?

EDLE

Snoopy wrote:

How does one get special authorization for VFR above FL195?

In the UK, it seems only gliders or military do fly VFR in class C airspace above FL195 on specific zones (TRAs) when these gets notified, see UK AIP ENR 5.2 and ENR 6.3

So not sure how this will works for a high altitude VFR route as it will put you above most low level London airways traffic?

Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

The 195+ part would be after coasting out I guess.

always learning
LO__, Austria

On the outbound southeast you will stay under Worthing CTA class A which crunch you bellow FL75 but heading north east there should be no class A limits, once in France you may get a similar “restrictions” on acess to airspace above FL195 but at least in France the concept of a class A rooftop is not that popular

Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

europaxs wrote:

Why?

To land at the destination.
Generally I don’t know of any restrictions in Austria for vfr higher up.

always learning
LO__, Austria

There are a few lower Class A spots (2500+) around the bigger LON airports. Is London Control FIS 126,4 a good place to ask for frequencies to transit active airspaces?

always learning
LO__, Austria

I’ve never asked for VFR transits in the class A, only in the lower class Ds (where VFR is permitted)
I look at skydemon what the frequencies of the CTRs are
For City EGLC and Heathrow EGLL, I normally ask on 125.625
For Gatwick EGKK, 126.825
Stansted EGSX 120.625
Luton EGGW 129.550

Noe wrote:

I’ve never asked for VFR transits in the class A,

By definition of class A, any request for VFR transit should be rejected.

Interestingly it seems that special VFR in class A control zones is, in principle, permitted. The SERA paragraphs about special VFR make no mention of airspace class.

Last Edited by Airborne_Again at 25 Oct 13:50
ESKC (Uppsala/Sundbro), Sweden

Snoopy wrote:

There are a few lower Class A spots (2500+) around the bigger LON airports. Is London Control FIS 126,4 a good place to ask for frequencies to transit active airspaces?

The part of the London TMA (or LTMA) with a floor at 2500’ or 3500’ is quite large. And except making the people on frequency smile, asking London Info won’t get you any transit.

Nympsfield, United Kingdom
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