Airspace part 4 Flashcards
Class G Airspace within the United States extends up to (14,500’, 18,000’) Mean Sea Level. At and above this altitude is Class (D,E), excluding the airspace less than (1500’, 2000’) above the terrain and certain special use airspace areas.
14,500; E; 1500’
Special Use Airspace (SUA) (contains, confines) certain flight activities and (restricts, prohibits)
entry, or (restricts, cautions) other aircraft operating within specific boundaries
confines; restricts; cautions
Except for Controlled Firing Areas, SUA areas are depicted on (VFR Charts, Sectionals).
VFR Charts
Controlled Firing Areas are not charted because their activities are (held, suspended) immediately when spotter aircraft, radar, or ground lookout positions indicate an aircraft (might be, might not be) approaching the area.
suspended; might be
Nonparticipating aircraft
(are, are not) required to change their flight paths.
are not
SUA areas are shown in their
entirety (within the limits of the chart), even when they (underlap, overlap), (unjoin, adjoin), or when an area is designated within another area.
overlap; adjoin;
The areas are identified by type and identifying (name/number, text/color), and are positioned either within or immediately (parallel, adjacent) to the area.