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Airspace
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jet routes are contained in ____ ? | Class A |
| This airspace extends from the surface to 10,000 MSL and includes the nation's busiest airports are contained in ___? | Class B |
| Airports in Class C are surrounded by what? | an operational control tower, service provided by a Radar Approach Control, and a certain number of IFR operations or passenger enplanements. |
| Which class is ONLY surrounded by operation control towers with airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above airport elevation? | Class D |
| This airspace has NO defined vertical limit? | Class E |
| Which airspace is uncontrolled? | Class G |
| Which airspaces need ATC clearance, 4096 transponder with Mode C, ADS-B transponder, two-way comms? | Class A and B |
| Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) | restrict certain aircraft from operating within a defined area on a temporary basis to protect persons or property in the air or on the ground. |
| What are Special Use Airspaces (SUA) designed for? | - Accommodate National Defense, security, and welfare and necessary military activity -Identify where activity occurs - Protect other users from hazardous operations |
| The controlling agency is ___ | the FAA ATC facility that exercises control of the airspace when an SUA area is NOT activated. |
| The using agency is ____ | the military unit or other organization whose activity established the requirement for the SUA. |
| What is a prohibited area? | no person may operate an aircraft without permission of the using agency (P-#); Example: The Capitol, White House |
| What is a restricted area? | flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restriction (R-#) |
| What is a warning area? | located over domestic waters, international waters, or both; 3 NM outward from US coast (W-"two" or "three" digits) |
| What is an alert area? | airspace wherein a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity is conducted. (A-"two" or "three" digits) |
| What is controlled firing area (CFA)? | certain hazardous activities that can be immediately suspended if a nonparticipating aircraft approaches the area |
| What is a Military Operations Area (MOA)? | airspace designated outside of Class A airspace, to separate or segregate certain nonhazardous military activities from IFR traffic and to identify for VFR traffic where these activities are conducted. (Name followed by MOA) |
| What is a national security area (NSA)? | defined vertical and lateral dimensions established at locations where there is a requirement for increased security of ground facilities; Designated to enhance national security and protect national assets |
| Prohibited Area vertical airspace begins at _______ | the Earth's surface |
| Federal airways (“Victor”) and low altitude RNAV routes (“Tango”) are contained in Class __ ? | E |
| What determines the upper limits of Class G airspace? | The base of the overlying controlled airspace |
| All aircraft (IFR and VFR) receive separation services in this airspace. | Class B |
| How are aircraft separated in Class C? | VFR aircraft are separated only from IFR aircraft, and IFR aircraft are separated from all other aircraft |
| This airspace is from the surface to 4,000 feet above airport elevation? | Class C |
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