Zone E on the vertical profile?

Hi :slightly_smiling_face:

On the vertical profile, I noticed that the E zones weren’t displayed.

Is this normal?

Did I miss a setting?

Hello Daniel,

That’s correct — Class E airspace is not shown in the airspace cross-section.

This is a deliberate decision and is intended to keep the display in the airspace cross-section as clear as possible.

The operational impact of Class E airspace in normal VFR operations is generally less critical than for many other airspace classes. Therefore we decided not to show it in the vertical cross-section.

I believe I’ve already written something more detailed about the background here on the forum.

If it turns out that a larger number of users would like to see Class E airspace in the airspace cross-section, we could consider an optional display in the settings. That wouldn’t be a problem :slight_smile:

Fly safe
Hermann

Thanks Hermann, that’ll be fine as is, I just wanted to be sure it wasn’t a setting. If one day you put them on the profile, it could be a simple faint blue line in the background.

More or less on the same subject, I noticed there were major military maneuvers with a ZRT (temporary regulated zone — Zone réglementée temporaire) that was activated by NOTAM.

This ZRT overlaps an R46 zone and extends it upward to 6500ft instead of the usual 2100ft. It’s a trap because it’s charted at 2100ft year‑round, so you don’t suspect it will go up for maneuvers (!)

I couldn’t find a way, from the NOTAMs or the SUP-AIP (AIP supplement), to detect the vertical extension, more precisely to locate it graphically. (I spotted it on another piece of software I use in parallel; I always plan on two different programs :wink:)

I think it would be a huge job to plot the SUP-AIPs and temporary zones on the map and on the profile.:exploding_head::exploding_head::exploding_head: It’s a full‑time job :wink: 24/7!

The simplest is to fly in contact with the SIV (Service d’Information de Vol — SIV), which then provides real‑time information (FIS — Flight Information Service). But I’ve already flown across France twice with radio failure… so I’ll have to watch out for these military zones that swell like Blobs some days :anxious_face_with_sweat:.

Safe flights!