Narrative:

VFR training leg flown from hill AFB to travis AFB. Planned the day prior using cfps and company Y view charts. Base operations at hill AFB had ordered sectionals, but had not received them, so our charts were drawn on all the appropriate tpc charts. Company Y view charts were also printed with overlays for special use airspace and our route of flight. Base operations had several charts on the wall for mission study. The flight was briefed with the crew consisting of a brand new copilot, a new flight engineer, and instructor engineer, and a young boom operator. We had all 5 of us in the cockpit on headset. The boom operator had the company Y view charts to follow our progress and the pilots shared the tpc charts. Our departure from hill AFB was uneventful and we requested flight following from hill tower. On departure our radios were set with ground and tower in VHF #2 and non standard with departure frequency set in VHF #1 (the frequency was set for reference, ordinarily we would use VHF #2 exclusively). We were very light-weight and performing the takeoff in suspected windshear procedures (also briefed in detail). As we climbed through 8000 ft MSL, hill departure switched us to salt lake approach, and told us to remain clear of 'salt lake's airspace.' we continued to climb as the radios were switched and the copilot's (working the radios) communication cord disconnected. I (PF) answered the call with our call sign and altitude leaving for 16500 ft. I was then told we entered their airspace and that a possible pilot deviation would be filed. We were given a number that was eventually called. The problem arose due to and or contributing factors: 1) no sectionals on hand at hill AFB base operations. 2) no timely handoff, vector, recommended altitude from hill departure. 3) light weight, well performing aircraft. 4) young crew. 5) task saturation. 6) my assumption that RA's/flight following would hand us off to salt lake approach. 7) my failure to leveloff below 7600 ft for the outer tier of salt lake's class B. Corrective actions: as a military instructor pilot, I will be given an opportunity to teach others about my VFR flight and class B airspace transgression. I will also recommend sectionals be studied and carried on all VFR sorties. Tpc charts are great for terrain, however they do not show airspace. I would rather teach my fellow pilots how to become better VFR pilots than to have them be afraid of the unknown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INTRUSION OF SLC CLASS B AIRSPACE BY A CLBING DEPARTING MIL KC10 FROM HIF, UT.

Narrative: VFR TRAINING LEG FLOWN FROM HILL AFB TO TRAVIS AFB. PLANNED THE DAY PRIOR USING CFPS AND COMPANY Y VIEW CHARTS. BASE OPS AT HILL AFB HAD ORDERED SECTIONALS, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED THEM, SO OUR CHARTS WERE DRAWN ON ALL THE APPROPRIATE TPC CHARTS. COMPANY Y VIEW CHARTS WERE ALSO PRINTED WITH OVERLAYS FOR SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE AND OUR RTE OF FLT. BASE OPS HAD SEVERAL CHARTS ON THE WALL FOR MISSION STUDY. THE FLT WAS BRIEFED WITH THE CREW CONSISTING OF A BRAND NEW COPLT, A NEW FLT ENGINEER, AND INSTRUCTOR ENGINEER, AND A YOUNG BOOM OPERATOR. WE HAD ALL 5 OF US IN THE COCKPIT ON HEADSET. THE BOOM OPERATOR HAD THE COMPANY Y VIEW CHARTS TO FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS AND THE PLTS SHARED THE TPC CHARTS. OUR DEP FROM HILL AFB WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING FROM HILL TWR. ON DEP OUR RADIOS WERE SET WITH GND AND TWR IN VHF #2 AND NON STANDARD WITH DEP FREQ SET IN VHF #1 (THE FREQ WAS SET FOR REF, ORDINARILY WE WOULD USE VHF #2 EXCLUSIVELY). WE WERE VERY LIGHT-WT AND PERFORMING THE TKOF IN SUSPECTED WINDSHEAR PROCS (ALSO BRIEFED IN DETAIL). AS WE CLBED THROUGH 8000 FT MSL, HILL DEP SWITCHED US TO SALT LAKE APCH, AND TOLD US TO REMAIN CLR OF 'SALT LAKE'S AIRSPACE.' WE CONTINUED TO CLB AS THE RADIOS WERE SWITCHED AND THE COPLT'S (WORKING THE RADIOS) COM CORD DISCONNECTED. I (PF) ANSWERED THE CALL WITH OUR CALL SIGN AND ALT LEAVING FOR 16500 FT. I WAS THEN TOLD WE ENTERED THEIR AIRSPACE AND THAT A POSSIBLE PLTDEV WOULD BE FILED. WE WERE GIVEN A NUMBER THAT WAS EVENTUALLY CALLED. THE PROB AROSE DUE TO AND OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) NO SECTIONALS ON HAND AT HILL AFB BASE OPS. 2) NO TIMELY HDOF, VECTOR, RECOMMENDED ALT FROM HILL DEP. 3) LIGHT WT, WELL PERFORMING ACFT. 4) YOUNG CREW. 5) TASK SATURATION. 6) MY ASSUMPTION THAT RA'S/FLT FOLLOWING WOULD HAND US OFF TO SALT LAKE APCH. 7) MY FAILURE TO LEVELOFF BELOW 7600 FT FOR THE OUTER TIER OF SALT LAKE'S CLASS B. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: AS A MIL INSTRUCTOR PLT, I WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH OTHERS ABOUT MY VFR FLT AND CLASS B AIRSPACE TRANSGRESSION. I WILL ALSO RECOMMEND SECTIONALS BE STUDIED AND CARRIED ON ALL VFR SORTIES. TPC CHARTS ARE GREAT FOR TERRAIN, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT SHOW AIRSPACE. I WOULD RATHER TEACH MY FELLOW PLTS HOW TO BECOME BETTER VFR PLTS THAN TO HAVE THEM BE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.