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’
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