Welcome to the Channel Islands Control Zone Special VFR Flight Planning Guide and Online PPR Reservation System.

This guide has been put together in order to provide a readily available resource of simple plain text briefing material for the assistance of pilots wishing to operate in the Channel Islands Control Zone. They are provided for guidance purposes only. The author has produced these purely for the assistance of other pilots and cannot guarantee or provide assurances as to continued accuracy, reliability of data or any omissions contained herein.

It remains the responsibility of the pilot in command to carry out comprehensive pre-flight planning based on current data from approved sources, including NOTAMs, UK and French Air Pilots.

So you are planning a trip to Jersey, Guernsey or Alderney and as such will require access into the Class A Airspace of the Channel Island Control Zone.

The chances are you may have looked at your chart, identified the Class A airspace and promptly come to the conclusion that it may be a little more complex than the flying you normally undertake. Not only will you be navigating over large stretches of open water but you will also need to talk to someone!

Well, with a little bit of careful planning, some help, guidance and support from this web site, you will soon be in possession of all the information you require in order to undertake your flight in a professional and proficient manner.

As a minimum you must ensure that you:

a. Check and if necessary make a CICZ PPR Reservation - This can be accomplished through this web site.

b. Check NOTAMs and Air Pilot information for your destination airfield and comply with any additional permissions or procedures which may be required.

c. Brief yourself on basic entry and exit procedures, standard routes and visual reference points.

d. FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.

e. Check the Weather before departure to ensure the forecast meets your minimum requirements for SVFR flight.

The Channel Islands Control Zone

The Channel Island Control Zone and its associated Control Areas are Class A Airspace and have been designed to protect the terminal approach and departure routes of Commercial Air Transport flights operating to and from each of the islands. Jersey Air Traffic Control is the controlling Authority for the Channel Island Control Zone. Jersey ATC is currently in the process of modernising the airspace structure and is in the preliminary design stage with the intention of implementing changes towards the end of 2012. More information on the Airspace redesign project can be found on the Jersey Airport Web Site under 'Capital Projects'.

Class D Airspace exists around each of the 3 Channel Island airports so VFR circuits are possible along with the opportunity that ATC may change your clearance to VFR as you get closer to your destination.

The pages available on this web site outline the basic of what clearances to expect, weather minima, your 'in flight' responsibilities, Air Traffic Control procedures, flight planning along with procedures for obtaining CICZ PPR for an inbound flights when required.