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Airspace & Weather Minimums Flashcards

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A Airspace

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Altitude

18000 ft and above (Flight Level 60000ft MSL

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B Airspace

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Big

Big airports/airplanes

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C Airspace

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Crowded

Radar help to and from airport

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D Airspace

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Dialogue

First encounter Airport with control tower

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E Airspace

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Elsewhere

Airway and space between airway

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G Airspace

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Go for it

Uncontrolled airspace

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7
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The airspace system designations used throughout the United States

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standardizes airspace classifications with other countries.

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Controlled airspace

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A B C D E

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Uncontrolled airspace

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G

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Class E airspace with a floor of 1200 feet AGL on chart is marked by

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Fuzzy side of blue (floor of controlled airspace 1200 feet)

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Class E airspace with a floor of 700 feet AGL on chart is marked by

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Fuzzy side of magenta (floor of controlled airspace 700 feet)

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Class E airspace all the way to ground on chart is marked by

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Magenta segmented line

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G airspace is from the surface up to

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14500 feet MSL

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14
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A airspace starts at

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18000 feet MSL

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15
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The VFR pilot flying in Class G airspace

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has reduced cloud and visibility restrictions because it’s unlikely that IFR traffic will be operating in Class G airspace.

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You know when looking at a chart that the floor of Class E airspace is 700 feet AGL when it’s within

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the fuzzy side of the magenta vignette.

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Class D airspace is marked on a chart by

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  • Blue segmented circle.
  • To fly in you must have a dialogue.
  • Has control tower.
  • Core area = 5 statute miles(4.4 Nautical miles)
  • Controlled airspace all the way to the ground.
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18
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D airspace vertical limits

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Normally surface to 2500 feet above airport elevation

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The lateral dimensions of Class D airspace are based on

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the instrument procedures for which the controlled airspace is established.

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Class D requirement for communication

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VHF transmitter and receiver.

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21
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What is considered clearance into class D airspace

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Control tower acknowledges aircraft’s call sign. (N number) unless told to stay clear.

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Airspace at an airport with a part-time control tower is classified as Class D airspace only

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when the associated control tower is in operation.

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23
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Unless otherwise authorized, two-way radio communications with Air Traffic Control are required for landings or takeoffs at all towered airports

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regardless of weather conditions.

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24
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A non-tower satellite airport, within the same Class D airspace as that designated for the primary airport, requires radio communications be established and maintained with the

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primary airport’s control tower.

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25
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When a control tower, located on an airport within Class D airspace, ceases operation for the day, what happens to the airspace designation?

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The airspace reverts to Class E or a combination of Class E and G airspace during the hours the tower is not in operation.

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26
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Class C airspace on a chart is marked by

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A solid magenta line.

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27
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Inner circle or surface area for Class C is normally

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4000 feet AGL

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Outer circle or shelf area for Class C is normally

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1200 to 4000 feet AGL

29
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The normal radius of the procedural Outer Area of Class C airspace is normally

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20 nautical miles.

30
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Required equipment for Class C

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  • Two-way radio.
  • Mode C transponder.
  • Altitude encoding.
31
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Two-way radio communication must be established with the Air Traffic Control facility having jurisdiction over the area prior to entering which class airspace?

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Class C.

32
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All operations within Class C airspace must be in

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an aircraft equipped with a 4096-code transponder with Mode C encoding capability.

33
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Under what condition may an aircraft operate from a satellite airport within Class C airspace?

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The pilot must contact ATC as soon as practicable after takeoff.

34
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Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering Class C airspace?

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Contact approach control on the appropriate frequency.

35
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Class B airspace is marked with what on a chart?

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Dark blue solid lines.
Must have clearance to enter. "Cleared into class B airspace"
36
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Class B requirements

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  • Private Pilot.
  • Student with endorsement.
  • Communications radio
  • Able to navigate
  • 4096 transponder with Mode c.(within 30 NM up to 10000ft MSL)
  • An encoding altimeter
37
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Class A requirements

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  • IFR rated & current
  • IFR equipped
  • IFR clearance at altitude assigned by ATC
  • Transponder w/Mode C
38
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In which type of airspace are VFR flights prohibited?

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Class A.

39
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Federal Airway width, airspace type, elevation

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8 Nautical Miles, controlled airspace, class E floor 1200 AGL up to and including 17999’ MSL

40
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What on a chart divides Floor of controlled airspace

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Blue zipper line.

41
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Restricted areas marked

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with inward blue hashes.

42
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Military Operations Area MOA is marked

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with inward magenta hashes. (Flight Maneuvers)

43
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What hazards to aircraft may exist in areas such as Devils Lake East MOA?

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Military training activities that necessitate acrobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers.

44
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What action should a pilot take when operating under VFR in a Military Operations Area (MOA)?

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Exercise extreme caution when military activity is being conducted.

45
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Responsibility for collision avoidance in an alert area rests with

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all pilots.

46
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4 digit Military Training route(MTR)

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Below 1500’ AGL

47
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3 digit Military Training route(MTR)

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Above or below 1500’ AGL

48
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IR MTR

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instrument conditions allowed

49
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VR MTR

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Visual conditions only

50
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What type of military flight operations should a pilot expect along IR 644?

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IFR training flights above or below 1500’ AGL at speeds in excess of 250 knots.

51
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Blue border with blue dots

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protected wildlife area; fly no lower than 2000’ AGL

52
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Special Flight Rules Area: one around D.C.

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jagged line circle tinted red

53
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D.C. SFRA requirements

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  • File IFR or SFRA flight plan for VFR
  • Mode C transponder with assigned code
  • Two-way radio communications
54
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No speed limit

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10000’ and above MSL

55
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The basic VFR minimum visibility at night for Class G, E, D, and C airspace below 10000’ MSL is 3 statute miles. An exception to that minimum is when below 1200’ above the surface and the visibility is at least 1 but less than 3 statute miles

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in Class G airspace clear of clouds when operating in an airport traffic pattern within 1/2 mile of the runway.

56
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Normal VFR operations in Class D airspace with an operating control tower require the ceiling and visibility to be at least

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1000’ AGL and 3 miles.

57
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No person may take off or land an aircraft under basic VFR at an airport that lies within Class D airspace unless the

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ground visibility at that airport is at least 3 miles.

58
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The basic VFR weather minimums for operating an aircraft within Class D airspace are

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1000-foot ceiling and 3 miles visibility.

59
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An airport’s rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates

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that weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.

60
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SVFR

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Special VFR 1 mile viz

61
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A special VFR clearance authorizes the pilot of an aircraft to operate VFR while within Class D airspace when the visibility is

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at least 1 mile and the aircraft can remain clear of clouds.

62
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What is the minimum weather condition required for airplanes operating under special VFR in Class D airspace?

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1 mile flight visibility.

63
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What are the minimum requirements for airplane operations under special VFR in Class D airspace at night?

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The pilot must be instrument rated, and the airplane must be IFR equipped.

64
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No person may operate an airplane within Class D airspace at night under special VFR unless the

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airplane is equipped for instrument flight.

65
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What ATC facility should the pilot contact to receive a special VFR departure clearance in Class D airspace?

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Air Traffic Control Tower.

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