Narrative:

Flying at 2500 ft along V44 from enl inbound to sus. First trip near class B airspace since getting ppsel in may/99. Contacted stl approach 40 mi east of stl and was cleared through class D airspace over blv/scott AFB and parks/downtown. Continued toward sus waiting for controller to give me heading. Then controller told me to stay south of I64/US40 to avoid class B airspace. I immediately turned south while over forrest park. Controller then handed me off to spirit tower. I was unsuccessful at getting a stl terminal area chart from the FBO I rented airplane from. I got one in st louis and it shows the floor of the class B to be 2000 ft (2000-8000 ft) over forrest park. Because I was unfamiliar with the visual landmark boundaries of the class B airspace and did not have the terminal area chart (only the sectional) and because I expected the controller to tell me directions to the airport like my experience during training in evansville, I inadvertently intruded into class B airspace. Leaving st louis was much easier because of seeing where the landmarks were, as well as being more comfortable with the area. If government agency would put maps up on the internet, having the correct chart would be a lot easier.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEW PVT PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. WAS NOT CARRYING VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART.

Narrative: FLYING AT 2500 FT ALONG V44 FROM ENL INBOUND TO SUS. FIRST TRIP NEAR CLASS B AIRSPACE SINCE GETTING PPSEL IN MAY/99. CONTACTED STL APCH 40 MI E OF STL AND WAS CLRED THROUGH CLASS D AIRSPACE OVER BLV/SCOTT AFB AND PARKS/DOWNTOWN. CONTINUED TOWARD SUS WAITING FOR CTLR TO GIVE ME HDG. THEN CTLR TOLD ME TO STAY S OF I64/US40 TO AVOID CLASS B AIRSPACE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED S WHILE OVER FORREST PARK. CTLR THEN HANDED ME OFF TO SPIRIT TWR. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING A STL TERMINAL AREA CHART FROM THE FBO I RENTED AIRPLANE FROM. I GOT ONE IN ST LOUIS AND IT SHOWS THE FLOOR OF THE CLASS B TO BE 2000 FT (2000-8000 FT) OVER FORREST PARK. BECAUSE I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE VISUAL LANDMARK BOUNDARIES OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AND DID NOT HAVE THE TERMINAL AREA CHART (ONLY THE SECTIONAL) AND BECAUSE I EXPECTED THE CTLR TO TELL ME DIRECTIONS TO THE ARPT LIKE MY EXPERIENCE DURING TRAINING IN EVANSVILLE, I INADVERTENTLY INTRUDED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. LEAVING ST LOUIS WAS MUCH EASIER BECAUSE OF SEEING WHERE THE LANDMARKS WERE, AS WELL AS BEING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AREA. IF GOV AGENCY WOULD PUT MAPS UP ON THE INTERNET, HAVING THE CORRECT CHART WOULD BE A LOT EASIER.

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.