Echos & Special use airspaces

Question 1

Restricted

Answer 1

Hazardous to entering aircraft. Can be entered while cold.

Question 2

Prohibited airspace

Answer 2

No aircraft may enter

Question 3

Military operation area (MOA)

Answer 3

Military training airspace. Used to seperate IFR traffic with military training. VFR can enter with caution

Question 4

Warning areas

Answer 4

Typically of the coast, you can enter with caution

Question 5

Alert areas

Answer 5

High volumes of flight training or other activities. Can enter with caution.

Question 6

TFR (Temporary flight restrictions)

Answer 6

Closed off for most traffic for a certain amount of time

Question 7

Controlled firing areas

Answer 7

Ordinance testing will stop if an aircraft is spotted nearby. Not shown in NOTAMS and not charted.

Question 8

Surface Echo

Answer 8

Extends from the surface to a set altitude for small airports with instrument procedures. To qualify the airport must have weather and reporting capabilities, and communications capabilities must exist down to the surface. Also used if ATC services are part time

Question 9

Extension Echo

Answer 9

Extends from the surface to 700 or more, and is designed for airports with instrument procedures

Question 10

Transition Echo

Answer 10

For small airports with instrument procedures and no overlying airspace. Starts at 700’ AGL instead of 1,200’

Question 11

Victor Airwars

Answer 11

1,200’ - 17,999’, route dependent on location of navaids.

Question 12

Offshore Echo

Answer 12

Beyond 12NM from shore, controls incoming and outgoing international flights.

Question 13

Domestic enroute

Answer 13

Extends up from usually 1,200’ to 18,000’. Not depicted on charts

Question 14

Above FL600

Answer 14

Above Alpha, 60,000’+

Question 15

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Answer 15

Surface

Extension

Transition

Victor Airways

Offshore

Domestic enroute

Above 60,000’