Chapter 12 Airspace

Question 1

What is an FIR?

Answer 1

Basic unit of airspace where FIS and alerting services are available

Question 2

What are Airways in terms of airspace?

Answer 2

CTAs (control areas)

Question 3

What is an ATZ?

Answer 3

Area around an aerodrome

Question 4

Where does a zone extend from?

Answer 4

Ground to FL

Question 5

Where does an area extend from

Answer 5

FL to FL

Question 6

Where is the UIR in relation to an FIR?

Answer 6

Above it

Question 7

What are Airways known as in the UIR?

Answer 7

Upper air routes

Question 8

Where is the top of a FIR?

Answer 8

A VFR FL

Question 9

What is a CTA? (Control area)

Answer 9

The airspace set up to contain IFR flights for which ATC service is required

Question 10

What are the upper and lower limits of a CTA?

Answer 10

Lower = No less than 700ft (200m) above ground or water
Upper = a VFR FL

Question 11

Describe the dimensions of a CTR?

Answer 11

5nm from airport in the direction which approaches may be made

Question 12

What classes of airpsace is controlled?

Answer 12

A - E

Question 13

What classes of airpsace is uncontrolled?

Answer 13

F and G

Question 14

What is class F airspace?

Answer 14

Advisory airspace

Question 15

Who must file flight plans in advisory airspace?

Answer 15

All IFR flights

Question 16

Why aren’t clearances given in advisory airspace?

Answer 16

Because position info may be incomplete

Question 17

What traffic receive advisory services in advisory airspace?

Answer 17

Only participating IFR traffic

Question 18

Where can non radio vfr traffic fly according to icao?

Answer 18

E, F and G airspace

Question 19

When flying vfr in F and G airspace at night what must be done?

Answer 19

Must be in comms with atc whenever required to do so

Question 20

What is the speed limits in A, B and C IFR?

Answer 20

None

Question 21

What is the speed limit in class C vfr and the rest of the airspace?

Answer 21

250IAS below 10,000ft

Question 22

In what airspace is FIS provided?

Answer 22

C - G

Question 23

In which airspace would a controlled vfr flight receive atc service?

Answer 23

B, C and D

Question 24

Who sets the RNP for an airway?

Answer 24

The state

Question 25

What is RNP based on?

Answer 25

A containment value of 95%

Question 26

What is RNP determined by?

Answer 26

Comms, atc and the provided navigation services

Question 27

What do ATS routes consist of?

Answer 27

Airways, upper air routes, SIDs, STARs and low level helicopter routes

Question 28

What does the prefix U mean?

Answer 28

Upper air route

Question 29

What does the prefix K mean?

Answer 29

Helicopter low level route

Question 30

What is the max and what must the characters for an ATS route never exceed?

Answer 30

Max 5 but must never exceed 6