Narrative:

Upon liftoff; I contacted dfw tower and requested SVFR permission to enter dfw class B airspace requesting the highway 360 degree corridor route to the location between highway 114 and highway 26. I was denied entry to class B and was told I couldn't enter because they were IFR and to stay clear. At this point; I questioned myself as to why I was denied the SVFR due to the fact I was a helicopter; but altering my original company flight plan; I turned and flew westbound on the south side of spur 303 to the sewer plant on the right; then on to bell helicopter plant in hurst; then on to ranger VOR. At this point I called dfw again and was told to change to 134.9 for the west tower and again I was told the same thing; that I couldn't enter class B because they were IFR. In my attempt to see just where the landing zone was I could see dfw which seemed to be approximately 8 miles from me and was not aware that I may have inadvertently entered class B by mistake. At this point I was told I was in class B and to exit to the southwest; so I turned to do so. At no time was there any interference with another aircraft nor did I see any aircraft. I could hear them on the radio but never saw anyone. Visibility was more than 15 miles and clear. Ceiling was approximately 900 ft AGL and broken where I was; and I remained clear of clouds. The controllers at dfw on this day were not using the same set of flight rules that are published in the fars; or they just didn't understand the regulation for SVFR for helicopters. I feel this situation would never have happened if we all played by the same rules. I should not have been denied entry to dfw class B airspace. It is my belief that ATC needs to be more up to date with the abilities and regulations of helicopters.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Helicopter allegedly entered DFW Class B without a clearance after being denied a SVFR transition clearance through the subject Class B; reporter claiming DFW TRACON Controllers were less than helpful or knowledgeable regarding SVFR.

Narrative: Upon liftoff; I contacted DFW Tower and requested SVFR permission to enter DFW Class B airspace requesting the Highway 360 degree corridor route to the location between Highway 114 and Highway 26. I was denied entry to Class B and was told I couldn't enter because they were IFR and to stay clear. At this point; I questioned myself as to why I was denied the SVFR due to the fact I was a helicopter; but altering my original company flight plan; I turned and flew westbound on the south side of Spur 303 to the sewer plant on the right; then on to Bell Helicopter Plant in Hurst; then on to Ranger VOR. At this point I called DFW again and was told to change to 134.9 for the west tower and again I was told the same thing; that I couldn't enter Class B because they were IFR. In my attempt to see just where the landing zone was I could see DFW which seemed to be approximately 8 miles from me and was not aware that I may have inadvertently entered Class B by mistake. At this point I was told I was in Class B and to exit to the southwest; so I turned to do so. At no time was there any interference with another aircraft nor did I see any aircraft. I could hear them on the radio but never saw anyone. Visibility was more than 15 miles and clear. Ceiling was approximately 900 FT AGL and broken where I was; and I remained clear of clouds. The Controllers at DFW on this day were not using the same set of flight rules that are published in the FARs; or they just didn't understand the regulation for SVFR for helicopters. I feel this situation would never have happened if we all played by the same rules. I should not have been denied entry to DFW Class B airspace. It is my belief that ATC needs to be more up to date with the abilities and regulations of helicopters.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.