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Airspace (601) Flashcards

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1
Q

Class A airspace boundaries are?

A

Starts at 18,000ft (ASL) - FL600

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Type of Altimeter setting must be set in Class A?

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Standard pressure Region (29.92”)

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Class A Airspace Equipment & Entry Requirements?

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  • IFR traffic only
  • Specific ATC clearance to enter
  • Transponder
  • Altimeter
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Class B Airspace Boundaries

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All low-level controlled airspace from 12 500’ or MEA whichever is higher up to 18 000’ (but not including)
-Used at CZ and TCA

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Class B Airspace

Cloud Clearance & Visibility Requirements

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  • 3 SM Vis
  • 500 ft vertically from cloud and 1 mi horizontally
  • Must be in VMC for CVFR if can’t file IFR or leave airspace. In a CZ request SVFR
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Class B Airspace

Equipment & Entry Requirements

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  • 2-way radio communications
  • Mode C Transponder & Altimeter
  • Specific ATC clearance to enter
  • CVFR and IFR only
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Class B Airspace

Speed Limits

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  • Max 250kts under 10,000 IAS

- Max 200kts below 3000ft AGL and within 10nm of a controlled airport

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Class C Airspace Boundaries

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  • TCA

- CZ

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Class C Airspace

Cloud Clearance & Visibility Requirements

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  • 3 SM Vis

- Cloud: 500 ft vertically and 1 mi horizontally

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Class C Airspace

Equipment & Entry Requirements

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  • 2-way radio communications
  • Mode C Transponder & Altimeter
  • Specific ATC clearance to enter
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Class C Airspace

Speed Limits

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  • Max 250kts under 10,000 IAS

- Max 200kts below 3000ft AGL and within 10nm of a controlled airport

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Class D Airspace

Boundaries

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  • TCA

- CZ

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Class D Airspace

Cloud Clearance & Visibility Requirements

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  • 3 SM Vis

- Cloud: 500 ft vertically and 1 mi horizontally

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Class D Airspace

Equipment & Entry Requirements

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  • 2-way radio communications
  • Mode C Transponder in some areas
  • Need to establish radio contact to ATC to enter
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Class D Airspace

Speed Limits

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  • Max 250kts under 10,000 IAS

- Max 200kts below 3000ft AGL and within 10nm of a controlled airport

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Class E Airspace

Boundaries

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  • Low level airways
  • Control area extensions
  • Airport with a closed control tower
17
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Control Zones (CZ)

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Airspace of defined dimensions extending upwards from the surface of the earth, within which flight information service and alerting service is provided

Height capped at 3000’ AGL
Radius could be 3nm, 5nm, 7nm

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Terminal Control Areas (TCA)

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Inner circle 12 NM radius 1200ft AGL
Internediate circle 35 NM radius 2200ft AGL
Outer circle 45 NM radius 9500ft AGL

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Class E Airspace

Cloud Clearance & Visibility Requirements

A
  • 3 SM Vis

- Cloud: 500 ft vertically and 1 mi horizontally

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Class E Airspace

Equipment & Entry Requirements

A
  • No clearance needed
  • No need to establish radio contact to ATC to enter
  • No radio required
  • Need transponder if it’s transponder airspace and Altimeter
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Class E Airspace

Speed Limits

A
  • Max 250kts under 10,000 IAS

- Max 200kts below 3000ft AGL and within 10nm of a controlled airport

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Class G Airspace Cloud Clearance & Visibility Requirements

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Above 1000' 
- 1 SM Vis (Day) 3 SM (Night) 
- Cloud: Horizontally: 2 000 ft
              Vertically: 500 ft
Below 1000'
- 2 Sm (Day), 3 SM (Night)
-Clear of Cloud
23
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Class G Equipment & Entry Requirements

A

Non needed

24
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Class G Airspace

Boundaries

A

Whenever the need for controlled airspace that doesn’t exists

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Class G Airspace

Speed Limits

A
  • Max 250kts under 10,000 IAS

- Max 200kts below 3000ft AGL and within 10nm of a controlled airport

26
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Class F Boundaries

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  • Special use Airspace
  • Can be Advisory (A) or Restricted (R)
  • Can be uncontrolled or controlled
27
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Class F Advisory (A) Airspace

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Use for specific activities such as flight training, parachuting, hand gliding, soaring, aerobatics, military or to impose limitation on aircrafts

28
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What is the Forest Fires Operations?

A 
Can't be over them or within 5nm and 3000' AGL
Becomes class F
29
Q

NOTAMS for forest fires

A

NOTAM will issue the area of the forest fire

Can’t go in the airspace

30
Q
  1. In what class of airspace are all aircraft separated from one another and VFR is permitted?
    a. D
    b. E
    c. A
    d. B
A

d. B

31
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When can you go NORDO in Class C?

A
  • Daytime
  • Must get permission from ATC before hand
  • Has to be in VMC

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