IFR Section 6 - Lesson #8: Transition Areas
From Audio Ground School by Part Time Pilot by Nick Smith
December 8, 2025 · 16 min · Episode 230
About this episode
This episode covers the topic of transition areas in Class E airspace.
In this free IFR Online Ground School lesson we cover the topic of transition areas. What is the point of Class E going to the surface and all of these ”shelves” of airspace? Find out in this episode.
People in this episode
Host: Nick Smith
Topics covered
- IFR
- transition areas
- airspace
- aviation education
- ground school
Keywords
- IFR
- transition areas
- Class E
- airspace
- aviation
- ground school
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Part Time Pilot
Places: Class E
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