Airspace Classes

Question 1

A Remote PIC should be able to demonstrate knowledge of

Answer 1

General controlled airspace

Special use airspace

Other airspace areas

Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the National Airspace System (NAS)

Question 2

Regulatory airspace is defined as…

Answer 2

Class A, B, C, D and E airspace
areas, Special Use Airspace (SAU), such as Restricted Areas and
Prohibited Areas

Question 3

Non-regulatory airspace is defined as…

Answer 3

Military Operating Areas,

Warning Areas, Alert Areas and Controlled Firing Areas

Question 4

What are the categores and types of airspace dictated by?

Answer 4

The categories and types of airspace are dictated by the complexity
or density of aircraft movements, nature of the operations conducted
within the airspace, the level of safety required, and national and
public interest.

Question 5

What are the 5 class of Airspace?

Answer 5

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Class E

Question 6

Class A defined as?

Answer 6

Class A is defined as the airspace from 18,000 feet mean sea level
(MSL) up to and including flight level 60,000 feet

Question 7

What airspace can you fly unrestricted?

Answer 7

Class G

Question 8

Class B defined as

Answer 8

Class B airspace is defined as airspace from the surface to 10,000 Ft
MSL surrounding the nation’s busiest airports in terms of airport operations or passenger enplanement

Question 9

What Airspace has a thick solid blue line?

Answer 9

Class B

Question 10

How many layers does the class B airspace have

Answer 10

3 - upside down cake

Surface layer and two or more layers

Question 11

What clearance do you need for operation in a class B airspace?

Answer 11

ATC (Air Traffic Control) clearance required in Class B airspace.

Question 12

Class C defined as?

Answer 12

Class C airspace is defined as airspace from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that:
Are crowded or congested

Have an operational control tower

Are serviced by a radar approach control

Have a certain number of IFR operations or passenger enplanements

Question 13

What is the elevation for Class C airspace

Answer 13

surface to 4,000 feet

Question 14

A Thick magenta line is what airspace?

Answer 14

Class C

Question 15

What must an aircraft have for class C airspace?

Answer 15

• must establish 2 day radio communication with ATC. maintain while within airspace

Question 16

What is a class D airspace?

Answer 16

Class D airspace is defined as airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above
the airport elevation (charted in MSL) surrounding those airports that have
an operational control tower (may not be operational 24/7)

Question 17

A dashed blue line is what airspace?

Answer 17

Class D

Question 18

Does a sUAS need to recieve authorization for opporating in a Class D airspace?

Answer 18

Yes

sUAS operations must receive authorization before operating in Class D
airspace

Question 19

Class E is defined as ?

Answer 19

Class E airspace extends upward from either the surface or a designated altitude
to the overlying or adjacent controlled airspace.

Question 20

A thick magenta shaded boundary (700) or a thick blue shaded boundry (1,200 ft) is what airspace?

Answer 20

Class E

Question 21

Class G Airspace is defined as?

Answer 21

Uncontrolled airspace, portion of the airspace not designated as Class A, B, C, D, or E

Question 22

Does the remote pilot need ATC authorization to operate in Class G airspace?

Answer 22

No! Don NOT need authorization

Question 23

What is Special Use Airspace?

Answer 23

Special use airspace is defined as airspace in which certain activities must be confined, or
where limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations that are not part of those activities

Question 24

What is Prohibited Airspace

Answer 24

Prohibited areas contain
areas were the flight of
aircraft is prohibited for
security or other reasons tied
to national welfare

Question 25

Restricted Airspace

Answer 25

Restricted areas are where operations are
hazardous to non participating aircraft and
while flight in the area is not entirely prohibited,
it is subject to restrictions

Question 26

What is a Warning Area?

Answer 26

Warning areas are similar to
restricted areas however the U.S. government does not have
complete control of the airspace

Question 27

What is a Military Operation Area?

Answer 27

MOAs are established to allow
military training activities like high
speed flight, low level flight or
even lights out night training

Question 28

What are Military training Routes

Answer 28

MTRs with 4 numbers
denote routes flown at
1,500 AGL and below

MTRs with 3 numbers
denote route flown with
at least one segment
above 1,500 AGL