Airspace and VFR Flashcards
Tower -
Runway Surface -
Runway Length -
Rotation Beacon -
Services -
Navaids -
No Tower
Hard Surface
Runway is 1,500ft to 8,069ft
No Rotating Beacon
No Services
No Navaids
Tower -
Runway Surface -
Runway Length -
Rotation Beacon -
Services -
Navaids -
Control Tower
Hard Surface
Runway is 1,500ft to 8,069ft
Rotating Beacon
Services are Available
No Navaids
Tower -
Runway Surface -
Runway Length -
Rotation Beacon -
Services -
Navaids -
Control Tower
Hard surface
Runway Above 8,069ft
Rotating Beacon
Most Likley Services Due To Tower
Has Navaids
Airfield Name -
4 Letter Identifier -
Tower Frequency -
Star Meaning -
“C” Inside A Circle -
ATIS Frequency -
Airfield Elevation -
Runway Length -
Carins AAF
KOZR
135.2
Part Time Operation Tower
CTAF - Common Traffic Advisory Frequence
111.2 or 316.15
301ft MSL
5,000ft
Airfield Name -
4 Letter Identifier -
AWOS Frequency -
Runway Length -
CTAF Frequency -
Airfield Elevation -
Brewton
K12J
119.326
5,100 ft
122.725
99ft MSL
Class A Airspace Depiction
Not Depicted - 18,000ft MSL to 60,000ft MSL
Class B Airspace Depiction
Blue Solid Line
Class C Airspace Depiction
Magenta Solid Line
Class D Airspace Depiction
Blue Dotted Line
Class E Airspace Depiction
From Surface: Magenta Dotted Line
Beginning at 700ft AGL - Shaded Magenta
Beginning at 1200ft AGL - Where no other airspace is depicted
Beginning above 1200ft AGL - Blue Shaded
How is Prohibited, Restricted and warning areas depicted?
Blue Brushed lines
How is Alert and MOA areas depicted?
Magenta brushed lines
Mode C Veil zone is Depicted as:
Hard thin dark magenta line - often seen outside Class B airspace
TSRA Depiction
Solid Grey Line
Name the Navaids
Isogonic Line Depiction
Magenta Dotted Line with deviation written over it
Different Obstructions
VMC minima for class A airspace
NONE - Only IFR allowed
VMC minima for class B airspace
3sm visibillity
Clear of clouds
VMC minima for class C airspace
3 SM visibillity
500ft below, 1.000 ft above, 2000ft horizontal to clouds
VMC minima for class D airspace
3 SM visibillity
500ft below, 1.000 ft above, 2000ft horizontal to clouds
VMC minima for class E airspace below 10.000 ft
3 SM visibillity
500ft below, 1.000 ft above, 2000ft horizontal to clouds
VMC minima for class E airspace above 10000ft MSL
5 SM visibillity
10000ft below, 1.000ft above, 1sm horizontal to clouds
VMC minima for class G airspace (rotary wing)
1 - 1200ft or less AGL (regardless of MSL) day/night
2 - Above 1200ft AGL but below 10.000ft MSL, day/night
3 - Above 1200ft AGL and above 10.000ft MSL
1 - day: 1/2 sm visibillity and clear of clouds. night: 1 sm visibility and clear of clouds
2 - day: 1 sm visibility. night: 3 sm visibility - 500ft below, 1.000 ft above, 2000ft horizontal to clouds both day and night
3 - 5 sm visibility 1000ft below, 1.000 ft above, 1sm horizontal to clouds
Radio requirements in Class B Airspace
Pilot must obtain a clearance before entering airspace
2-Way Radio communication and Transponder with Mode C
Radio requirements in Class C Airspace
2-Way radio communication must be established prior to entering the airspace and maintained while in airspace
Transponder with Mode C
Radio requirements in Class D Airspace
2-Way radio communication must be established prior to entering the airspace and maintained while in airspace
Radio requirements in Class E Airspace
No specific equipment is required
At what altitude does the cruising rule begin?
above but not including 3000ft agl
Can an U.S. Army helicopter legally enter a Restricted area
Yes with authorization from the controlling agency
What publication provides instructions for completing DD Form 175 Flight Plan
General Planning - Chapter 4
How is call sign constructed on the flight plan
R = Army Aircraft followed by the last 5 digits of the aircraft number
How to document that servicing is desired on a flight plan
Placing “S” in the remarks
How is fuel listed on a flight plan
Hours and minutes
How to close flight plans after a flight
Radio
In person
Over the phone
When should a pilot file a DVFR flight plan
When crossing the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) VFR
Prohibited Area
Airspace where flight is prohibited for security or national reasons
Restricted Area
Airspace that is not entirely prohibited but clearance prior to entry needs to be obtained
Warning Area
Airspace extended from 3NM out from the coast of the U.S. that contains activity that may be hazardous
Military Operation Areas
Airspace with the purpose to separate certain miitary training activities from IFR traffic
TRSA
Terminal Radar Service Area
Airport With “R”
Private
Army Special VFR (SVFR) Minimum
1/2 SM Visibility and Clear of Clouds unless specified otherwise
TFR
Temporary Flight Restriction
