AIRSPACES

Question 1

Class A

Answer 1

FL 180 to FL 600 – Instrument Rating and IFR flight plan needed – Mode C Transponder ADS B out
2-way radio communication – no weather minimums
Mach 1 speed limit

Question 2

Class B

Answer 2

Upside down wedding cake
Inner circle goes up to 10,000
30nm mode c veil
Need mode c and ads b out
Need atc clerance
3 miles and clear of cloud for visibility
speed limit is 250 inside, 200 below and through vfr corridors

Solid blue line on sectional

Question 3

Class C

Answer 3

– Inner core 5 nm radius and from surface to 4000 AGL – outer core 10 nm radius and from 1200-4000AGL
1200’ AGL to 4000’ AGL – Mode C Transponder, ads b out, and establish 2 way radio communication – 3 miles
visibility and 1000’ above 500’ below and 2000’ horizontal from clouds
Speed limit is 200 within 4nm of airport, otherwise 250knts

Magenta lines on sectional

Question 4

Class D

Answer 4

4 nm radius and from surface to 2500’ AGL – 2 way radio communications – 3 miles visibility
and 1000’ above 500’ below and 2000’ horizontal from clouds
Speed limit is 200 knots

Dashed blue line on sectional

Question 5

Class E

Answer 5

Can start at the surface, 700’ AGL, or 1200’ AGL and may extend up to but not including FL
180 – Class E also exists above FL 600 – No equipment requirements - Below 10,000’: 3 miles
visibility and 1000’ above 500’ below and 2000’ horizontal from clouds – Above 10,000’: 5 miles
visibility and 1000’ above 1000’ below and 1 mile horizontal from clouds

Question 6

Class G

Answer 6

uncontrolled airspace – may start at the surface and can go as high as 14,500’ MSL or 1200’ usuall echo on top
AGL – no equipment requirements – Below 1200’ AGL : 1 mile visibility and clear of clouds
Above 1200’ AGL but below 10,000’ MSL : 1 mile visibility and 1000’ above 500’ below and
2000’ horizontal from clouds
At night: 3 miles visibility and 1000’ above 500’ below and 2000’
horizontal from clouds
Above 10000’ : 5 miles visibility and 1000’ above 1000’ below and 1 mile
horizontal from clouds

Question 7

Weather Minimums

Answer 7

B- Clear of clounds and 3sm
C,D- C-152 and 3 sm
E- Less than 10k 3sm and c-152, Above 10k F-111
G- Daytime below 1,200 ft AGL
Visibility of 1 statute mile and clear of clouds
Daytime above 1,200 ft AGL
Visibility of 1 statute mile and cloud clearance of 1,000 ft above, 500 ft below, and 2,000 ft horizontally
Night below 10,000 ft MSL but higher than 1,200 ft AGL
Visibility of 3 statute miles, 1,000 ft above clouds, 500 ft below clouds, and at least 2,000 ft horizontal from clouds
Above 10,000 ft MSL day or night, and more than 1,200 ft AGL
Visibility of 5 statute miles, 1,000 ft above clouds, 1,000 ft below clouds, and 1 statute mile horizontal distance from clouds

Question 8

Special use airspace

Answer 8

M - Military operating area you can fly through. Check margin of sectional for defined limits and active times.
C - Controlled firing area you can fly through, they use a radar scope.
P - Prohibited cant fly through
R - Restricted request permission and times listed when its hot
A - Alert you can fly through ie our training area
W - Warning use caution ie 3 miles off shore may be hazardous and clearance not required
N - National security airspace