Airspace Safety: Remember Take 2 and prepare for warm weather

TAKE 2 is a simple, proven approach to help stay clear of controlled airspace. Whenever you can, plan to remain at least 2 nautical miles from the edge and at least 200 feet above or below controlled airspace.

Flying in warmer weather you may want to increase your planned margins to allow for turbulence or thermal to avoid inadvertent climbs into controlled airspace. There’s more information on TAKE 2 on the Airspace & Safety Initiative website.

And remember that a hot cockpit can cause a moving map device to overheat and fail. So, make sure you have a back-up plan in place that works for you in case you lose your VFR moving map in flight. 

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