Term
| Airspace description memory cues re A, B, C, D, E, G... |
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Definition
| Altitude, Big, Crowded, Dialogue, Elsewhere, Go for it |
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Term
Alert Areas / MOAs...
What are they?
Indicated by?
Clearance required? |
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Definition
Contain military training activities including acrobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers
Indicated by Magenta “comb” lines
Clearance required? No |
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Term
Restricted areas...
What are they?
How shown on the sectional?
Can they be flown into?
If so, under what circumstances?
How would one find out? |
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Definition
Restricted – Think ARtillery - Military practice areas w/ often invisible hazards.
Blue comb lines
Can be entered if allowed per the… Special Use section of the sectional chart, if during non-active hours OR...
by permission from the controlling agency. |
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Warning areas...
How shown on the sectional?
Can they be flown into?
If so, under what circumstances?
How would one find out? |
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Definition
Differentiate from Restricted areas by thinking of the "W" as in Way Out - Offshore.
Military practice areas w/ often invisible hazards, over non-US territory / international waters.
Shown on a sectional with Blue comb lines
Can be entered (no laws preventing), but be warned! |
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Term
| Class E floor generally starts at an AGL of… |
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Definition
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Term
Magenta vignette...
The fuzzy side indicates what?
For what reason? |
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Definition
The floor of Class E is 700’ AGL (not 1,200)
Reason: For the safety of IFR flights |
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Term
| Magenta dashed lines indicate... |
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Definition
| Controlled (often E) airspace goes to surface (rather than 1,200’ AGL) |
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Term
| Blue vignettes – 3 things to know… |
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Definition
RARE, since very little Class G extends above the usual 1,200’ AGL floor
Fuzzy side indicates the usual 1,200’ AGL floor for Class E
Distinct side indicates Class G, all the way up to the 14,500 MSL maximum. |
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Term
| Class G never extends above... |
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Definition
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Term
| Departing a secondary AP that’s within Charlie airspace. What’s required? |
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Definition
| Establish communication on ground, or soon after takeoff |
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Term
| FSS – Stands for ___ and 3 things to know… |
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Definition
Flight Service Stations are government air traffic facilities that provide information and services to pilots before, during, and after flights, including actual weather and thunderstorm activity, along the route.
Unlike air traffic control (ATC), FSSs are not responsible for giving instructions or clearances or providing separation.
They do, however, relay clearances from ATC for departure or approaches |
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Term
Military Training Routes -
What color?
What do they indicate?
What do the numbers mean? |
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Definition
Grey
Speeds in excess of 250 knots
3 digit # means: EITHER ABOVE or BELOW 1,500’ AGL
4 digit # means: 1,500’ AGL and BELOW
Think of it as a pyramid, smaller (numbers) at the top, larger (numbers) on the bottom |
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Term
| Width of a Federal Airway from either side of the centerline is? So, the total width is? |
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Definition
4 nautical miles from centerline.
8 nautical miles width from side to side. |
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Term
| Federal Airways are Class E airspace, normally extending from a floor of ___ to a ceiling of ___? |
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Definition
| A floor of 1,200’ AGL to a ceiling of 17,999 MSL. |
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Term
| Under what circumstances may a pilot fly under VFR w/in 60 miles of the Washington DC VOR? |
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Definition
Has completed (SAT) Special Awareness Training and holds a certificate of training completion
Remains clear of the SFRA (Special Flight Rules Area) |
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Term
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Definition
Automated Flight Service Station
Can provide weather briefings, etc (see more info on my FSS flashcard) |
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