Jules Kabat

The ultimate goal of Class B airspace is to prevent mid-air collisions which are almost always unsurvivable, however, the configuration should not cause the surrounding air traffic to be put in greater danger of collision with each other and the terrain. I was on the airspace and Class B committees from 1998 to 2002 when similar proposals were submitted, including the raising of the ceiling to !0,000 ft. The FAA wisely then, as they should now, rejected almost all of the proposals as not adding any real safety, while having a negative impact on the air traffic around and above the LAS Class B. While these proposals might add some convenience for controllers and 121 air carrier pilots, it will cause others to fly to close to the terrain and at density altitudes exceding 12,000 ft. in the summer. When departing to the south, southwest, and west especially at night the the terrain clearance under area G is inadquate. Even with Class B clearance they tend to keep you too low. Trying to accommodate all the possible approaches and departures within the Class B in an almost VFR year round environment should not be at the expense of real safety concerns.