Ch 2 - National Airspace System

Question 1

NOTAMs

Answer 1

notice to airmen - provides most current info available, found by visiting FAA.gov

Question 2

TAC

Answer 2

terminal area chart, similar to sectional charts produced by FAA

Question 3

5 types of NOTAMs

Answer 3

NOTAM (D) distant - transmitted with hourly weather reports
FDC NOTAM - issued by national flight data center, info such as temporary flight restrictions or amendments to instrument approach procedures
Pointer NOTAM - highlight/point out another NOTAM
SAA (special activity airspace) NOTAM - issued when special activity airspace will be active outside of their regularly published schedule
Military NOTAM - armed forces part of the NAS

Question 4

FDC

Answer 4

flight data center - they issue FDC NOTAMs regarding flight restrictions

Question 5

TFR

Answer 5

Temporary flight restrictions

Question 6

ACs

Answer 6

Advisory circulars - non-regulatory info that may be of interest to aviation community, issued by FAA

Question 7

AIM

Answer 7

official guide to basic flight info and ATC procedures, issued yearly w/ revisions

Question 8

VFR

Answer 8

visual flight rules

Question 9

Prohibited areas

Answer 9

blocks of airspace within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited. Ex around white house and US capitol building

Question 10

Restricted areas

Answer 10

denote the presence of unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles

Question 11

Warning areas

Answer 11

same as restricted area, located in international airspace

Question 12

Alert areas

Answer 12

may contain high volume of pilot training activities or an unusual type of aerial activity

Question 13

MOAs

Answer 13

military operations areas - airspace established for the purpose of separating certain military training activities from IFR traffic

Question 14

MTRs

Answer 14

military training routes - developed by the military for low altitude, high speed training

Question 15

LAA

Answer 15

local airport advisory - service provided by Flight Service facilities. Includes local airport advisories, automated weather reporting with voice broadcasting, and a continuous automated surface observing system (ASOS) data display.

Question 16

CTAF

Answer 16

common traffic advisory frequency

Question 17

CTAF

Answer 17

common traffic advisory frequency

Question 18

IFR

Answer 18

instrument flight rules

Question 19

LOA

Answer 19

letter of agreement - established with the controlling ATC to establish sUAS operating procedures

Question 20

SIDA

Answer 20

security identification display area - portion of an airport within the US in which individuals must display an airport-issued ID

Question 21

Mandatory Instruction Sign

Answer 21

red background white inscription - indicates entrance to a runway, critical area, or prohibited area

Question 22

Location signs

Answer 22

black background, yellow inscription yellow border, no arrows - indicates taxiway or runway location, identify the boundary of a runway, or identify an instrument landing system critical area

Question 23

Direction signs

Answer 23

yellow background black inscription - identifies the designation of the intersecting taxiways leading out of an intersection

Question 24

Destination signs

Answer 24

yellow background black inscription and arrows - provide information on locating areas such as runways, terminals, cargo areas, and civil aviation areas

Question 25

Information signs

Answer 25

yellow background black inscription - provide pilots with information on areas that cannot be seen from the control tower, applicable radio frequencies, and noise abatement procedures

Question 26

Runway distance remaining signs

Answer 26

black background white numbers - indicate the distance in remaining runway in 1000s of feet