Originally Posted by
bubi352
Keep in mind that you DO NOT need to hear the words "Clear into class B". No where in the regs/AIM does it say you need to hear those words to enter the airspace. If you receive a heading/altitude assignment, this is your clearance into class B. Too often I keep hearing on the radio "Am I clear into class B???" when they clearly received one in the first place.
I respectfully disagree. While it doesn't say you need to hear the words, you do need an ATC clearance (AIM 3-2-3). For class C and D, you need 2 way radio communications (AIM 3-2-4). The AIM does go into great detail about what constitutes two way radio communication, and a heading/altitude assignment with the airplanes callsign falls under the two way communication.
If a heading/altitude/callsign readout is considered 2 way communications, and an ATC clearance is a step above establishing 2 way communications, it is reasonable to expect to hear "Cleared into the Bravo airspace."
You only have to worry about it while VFR anyway, and how often do you go into class B airports VFR? As I tell my students- it's better to get yelled at from ATC for double checking, than it is to get yelled at by the FAA for NOT double checking.