KANSAS CITY ARTCC VFR CHEATSHEET/GUIDE
V1.0
CLASS BRAVO
CLASS CHARLIE
CLASS DELTA
REQUESTS SERVICES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
CLEARANCE NEEDED
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
SQUAWK CODE
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
DEPARTURE FREQ
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
The above chart will help you determine when and what is needed for a VFR departure. The requirements change if the pilot request
radar services or if he does not require any services.
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WHAT ARE RADAR SERVICES?
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When a VFR pilots calls for clearance they may or may not request radar services. Radar services come in many forms from flight
following to traffic advisories. If they pilot does not call in requesting radar services, flight following or traffic advisories then their
clearance would be different than an aircraft requesting these services.
SHOULD I ISSUE AN ALTITUDE?
When a VFR aircraft is departing an airport depending on their needs it may or
not be operational advantageous to issue them altitudes.
If they do not want radar services we issue them an altitude that will keep them
below the bottom of the second shelf. Why? As soon as the departure clears the
surface area, tower can dump them to UNICOM. This also saves time when it
comes to coordination because once they clear the surface area they will
maintain their own separation.
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When a pilot does require radar services it is not necessary to keep them below
the second shelf. regardless of clearing the airspace they will be talking with a
radar controller thus we can allow them to climb out at their discretion.
CLASS BRAVO
REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
CLEARED INTO THE (AIRPORT NAME) CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE MAINTAIN VFR AT OR BELOW (ALTITUDE) DEPARTURE (FREQ) SQUAWK (CODE)
CORDINATE WITH DEPARTURE CONTROLLER
NOT REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
CLEARED INTO THE (AIRPORT NAME) CLASS BRAVO AIRSPACE, MAINTAIN VFR AT OR BELOW (ALTITUDE), SQUAWK (CODE)
CLASS CHARLIE
ALTITUDE BELOW SECOND SHELF AIRSPACE
REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
VFR DEPARTURE TO THE (CARDINAL DIRECTION) APPROVED, MAINTAIN VFR AT OR BELOW (ALTITUDE), DEPARTURE (FREQ), SQUAWK (CODE)
NOT REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
CORDINATE WITH DEPARTURE CONTROLLER
VFR DEPARTURE TO THE (CARDINAL DIRECTION) APPROVED, MAINTAIN VFR AT OR BELOW (ALTITUDE)
CLASS DELTA
ALTITUDE BELOW SECOND SHELF AIRSPACE
REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
VFR DEPARTURE TO THE (CARDINAL DIRECTION) APPROVED, DEPARTURE (FREQ), SQUAWK (CODE)
NOT REQUESTING RADAR SERVICES
VFR DEPARTURE TO THE (CARDINAL DIRECTION) APPROVED, CALL READY FOR TAXI.