Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28; Flight Crew Total 3000; Flight Crew Type 12
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Distraction; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Human Factors; Procedure
Climbing westbound controller cleared me through Special Air Traffic Area (SATR).  Controller clears me to maintain VFR at or below 5;000.  The phraseology basically seemed like it was a clearance into Class 'B' airspace but to remain below 5000 Class 'B' was from 4000 to 9000.  I would assume the Luke controller pointed me out to Phoenix approach that owns that section of class 'B' airspace.  It seemed that everything was fine with my altitude with Luke approach.  No one said anything and it was a nonevent but I still think the controller should make it more clear about the clearance into the class 'B' airspace.
Pilot reports of not being sure if he was cleared into PHX Class Bravo airspace by controller.