Project Labor Agreement Basics: What is a PLA? 31 April 24, 2009 Featured A government-mandated project labor agreement (PLA) is an anti-competitive and costly scheme designed by Big Labor and sympathetic public officials to funnel construction contracts to unionized contractors and union members while cutting competition from qualified merit shop contractors and their skilled merit shop employees.
Though not requiring regulatory action, an outer area is the procedural companion to Class C airspace Normally this area is 20 NM from the primary Class C airspace airport. The normal radius of an outer area is 20 NM from the primary Class C airspace airport.
Use of instrument flight rules are also required when flying in Class A airspace regardless of weather conditions. Class A airspace extends from 18,000 feet above mean sea level to flight level 600 (60,000 feet pressure altitude) above the contiguous 48 United States and overlying the waters within 12 miles thereof.