AOPA has
issued this checklist as a cockpit tool, suggesting you print it
out, laminate it and put it with your other checklists. It's the
new reality... by the numbers.
VFR ADIZ Ops
On the ground:
Contact ATC via clearance delivery or landline and obtain a
transponder code
Transponder ON squawking code
In the air:
Monitor CTAF (NO ATC COMMUNICATION REQUIRED)
Do NOT leave the airport vicinity without ATC approval and
radio contact
VFR flights from airports within the ADIZ
(XC, practice area outside ADIZ)
On the ground:
Contact ATC via clearance delivery or landline and obtain a
transponder code
Transponder ON squawking code
Before becoming airborne:
Establish two way communications with ATC prior to
departing
After becoming airborne:
Maintain two-way communications with ATC while operating within
the ADIZ.
Follow ATC instructions until outside the ADIZ boundary
VFR flights desiring entry into the ADIZ area
Before penetrating the ADIZ:
Contact ATC and obtain transponder code
While operating within the ADIZ:
Maintain two-way communications with ATC while operating within
the ADIZ
Maintain your discrete code until you have landed or are
outside the ADIZ boundary
Before entering Class B/D airspace:
Pick up a separate clearance to enter Class B airspace, or
establish two-way
IFR operations within the ADIZ
On the ground:
Contact ATC via clearance delivery or landline and obtain a
transponder code
Transponder ON squawking code
Before becoming airborne:
Establish two way communications with ATC prior to
departing
After becoming airborne:
Maintain two-way communications with ATC while operating within
the ADIZ
Must have transponder code and be in two-way communications
with ATC prior to departure
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