Airspace (3)

Question 1

What does FIR stand for?

Answer 1

Flight information region

Question 2

Name the FIRs in the UK?

Answer 2

London and Scottish FIR

Question 3

How far up does the FIR extend to?

Answer 3

from the surface to 19,500ft (FL195)

Question 4

What is above the FIR?

Answer 4

The upper airspace

Question 5

What is the abbreviation for the upper airspace when talking about FIRs

Answer 5

The Upper Information Region is abbreviated UIR

Question 6

How many air spaces does the UK have?

Answer 6

5 airspaces

A, C, D, E, G

Question 7

Which UK air spaces are controlled?

Answer 7

A C D E

Question 8

Which UK airspace class is uncontrolled?

Answer 8

G

Question 9

What does CTR stand for?

Answer 9

A Control zone

Question 10

What is a control zone?

Answer 10

A control zone is the airspace around certain aerodrome

Question 11

What are the lateral dimensions of a CTR?

Answer 11

5 nm either side

Question 12

What does TMA stand for?

Answer 12

Terminal control area

Question 13

What does CTA stand for?

Answer 13

A control area

Question 14

Describe what a TMA is?

Answer 14

A designated area of controlled airspace surrounding major airports weather is high volume of traffic

Question 15

Describe the features of a CTA?

Answer 15

Has a specified upper limit and base limit.

Offers ATC over a large area

Question 16

What is an airway?

Name some features of an airway

Answer 16

A control area in the form of a corridor

Extends 5nm each side of a straight line joining places. Each airway has an identification code. All always are class A

Question 17

Name some features of each class of airway

Answer 17

A: unavailable to VFR

C: At FL 195 (19,500ft) and above

D & E: VFR ops usually confined here

Question 18

What does SVFR stand for? And what is it

Answer 18

Special VFR clearance is an authorization to fly within a control zone