Airspace and Weather Minimums Flashcards
When operating an aircraft in the vicinity of an airport with an operating control tower in Class E airspace, a pilot must establish communications prior to…
4 NM, up to and including 2,500 feet AGL.
(Figure 52, point 5)
the floor of the Class E airspace over University Airport (0o5) is…
700 feet AGL.
(Figure 54, point 6)
The Class C airspace at Metropolitan Oakland International (OAK) which extends from the surface upward has a ceiling of…
Both 2,100 feet AGL and 3,000 feet AGL.
Which is true concerning the blue and magenta colors used to depict airports on Sectional Aeronautical Charts?
Airports with control towers underlying Class B, C, D, and E airspace in blue.
(Figure 52, point 9)
The alert area depicted within the blue lines is an area in which…
There is a high volume of pilot training activities or an unusual type of aerial activity, neither of which is hazardous to aircraft.
Which is true regarding pilot certification requirements for operations in Class B airspace?
The pilot in command (PIC) must hold at least a private pilot certificate.
(Figure 54)
What is the ceiling of the Class D Airspace of the Byron (c83) airport (Area 2)?
Class D Airspace does not exist at Byron (c83).
(Figure 53) Altitude - 1,000' AGL Position - 7nm N of Madera (MAE) Time - 3 p.m. local Visibility - 1sm
You are VFR approaching Madera Airport for a landing from the north. You…
You are required to descend to below 700 feet AGL to remain clear of Class E airspace and may continue for landing.
When operating an airport for the purpose of takeoff or landing within Class D airspace under special VFR, what minimum distance from clouds and what visibility are required?
Remain clear of clouds and the ground visibility must be at least 1 SM.
Which is true regarding flight operating in Class A airspace?
Aircraft must be equipment with an Ai Traffic Controller (ATC) transponder and altitude reporting equipment.
What is the maximum indicated airspace authorized in the airspace underlying Class B airspace?
200 knots.
Which is true regarding flight operations in Class A airspaces?
Must conduct operations under instrument flight rules.
The minimum flight visibility for VFR flight increases to 5 statute miles beginning at an altitude of…
10,000 feet MSL if above 1,200 feet AGL.
(Figure 54, point 1)
What minimum altitude is required to avoid the Livermore Airport (LVK) Class D airspeed?
2,901 feet MSL.
(Figure 52, point 7)
The floor of Class E airspace over the town of Woodland is…
Both 700 feet and 1,300 feet AGL.
Which is true regarding flight operations to or from a satellite airport, without an operating control tower, within the Class C airspace area?
Prior to entering that airspace, a pilot must establish and maintain communication with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) serving facility.
Which is true regarding flight operations in Class B airspace?
The aircraft must be equipped with an Air Traffic Control (ATC) transponder and altitude reporting equipment.
Unless otherwise authorized or required by Air Traffic Control (ATC), the maximum indicated airspeed permitted when at or below 2,500 feet AGL within 4 NM of the primary airport within Class C or D airspace is…
200 knots.
What transponder equipment is required for airplane operations within Class B airspace?
A transponder…
A transponder with 4096 code or Mode S and Mode C capability.
Excluding Hawaii, the vertical limits of the Federal Low Altitude airways extend from…
1,200 feet AGL up to, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL.
If the minimum safe speed for any particular operation is greater than the maximum speed prescribed in 14 CFR part 91, the…
The aircraft may be operated at the speed.
When a dashed blue circle surrounds an airport on a sectional aeronautical chart, it will depict the boundary of…
Class D airspace.
A coded transponder equipped with altitude reporting equipment is required for…
1) Class A, Class B and Class C airspace areas.
2) All airspace of the 48 contiguous U.S. and the District of Columbia at and above 10,000 feet MSL (including airspace at and below 2,500 feet AGL).
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What designated airspace associated with an airport becomes inactive when the control tower at that airport is not in operation?
Class D, which then becomes Class E.
In the contiguous U.S., excluding the airspace at and below 2,500 feet AGL, an operable coded transponder equipped with Mode C capability is required in all airspace above…
10,000 feet MSL.
At some airports located in Class D airspace where ground visibility is not reported, takeoffs and landings under special VFR are…
Authorized by ATC if the flight visibility is at least 1 SM.
The radius of the uncharted Outer Area of Class C airspace is normally…
20 NM.
To operate an airplane under Special VFR Rules (SVFR) within Class D airspace at night, which is required?
The pilot must hold an instrument rating and the airplane must equipped for instrument flight.
When approaching to land at an airport with an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility, in Class D airspace, the pilot must establish communications prior to…
4 NM, up to and including 2,500 feet AGL.
(Figure 52, point 6)
Mosier Airport is…
A nonpublic use airport.
(Figure 53, point 1)
This this black shaded line is most likely…
A military training route.
Which is true regarding flight operations to or from a satellite airport, without an operating control tower, within the Class C airspace area?
Aircraft must be equipped with an ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment.
(Figure 52, point 8)
The floor of the Class E airspace over the town of Auburn is…
700 feet AGL.
(Figure 52, point 1)
The floor of the Class E airspace above Georgetown Airport (Q61) is at…
3,823 feet MSL.
Which is true regarding flight operations in Class B airspace?
The pilot must receive an Air Traffic Control (ATC) clearance before operating an aircraft in that area.
What is the minimum flight visibility and proximity to cloud requirements for VFR flight, at 6,500 feet MSL, in Class C, D and E airspace.
3.152 3 miles visibility 1,000 feet above 500 feet below 2,000 feet horizontal
