Flight Environment Pt.1 (Operational Procedures) Flashcards
Up until Other Airport Structures
This is a portion of the atmosphere by a country, including its territorial waters, or more generally, any specific three dimensional portion of the atmosphere
Airspace
What are the two classifications of airspaces?
- Controlled
- Uncontrolled
This is a generic term that covers the different classifications of airspace and defined dimensions within which air traffic control (ATC) service is provided in accordance with the airspace classification
Controlled Airspace
This is an airspace and defined within which air traffic control (ATC) service is not deemed necessary or cannot be provided for practical reasons
Uncontrolled
What are the controlled airspaces?
Class A to Class E
This is generally the airspace from 18,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) up to and including flight level (FL) 600
Class A airspace
Where is Class A airspace conducted under?
Instrument flight rules (IFR)
This is generally airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL surrounding the nation’s busiest airports in terms of airport operations or passenger enplanements.
Class B airspace
This is designed to contain all published instrument procedures once an aircraft enters the airspace
Class B airspace
ATC clearance is required for all aircraft to operate in the area, and all aircraft that are cleared receive separation services within the airspace
Class B airspace
This is generally airspace from the surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower, are serviced by a radar approach control, and have a certain number of IFR operations or passenger enplanements
Class C airspace
Each aircraft must establish and maintain two-way radio communications with the ATC facility providing air traffic services prior to entering the airspace
Class C airspace
This is generally airspace from the surface to 2,500 feet above the airport elevation (charted MSL) surrounding those airports that have an operational control tower
Class D airspace
Unless otherwise authorized, each aircraft must establish and maintain two-way radio communications with the ATC facility providing air traffic services prior to entering the airspace
Class D airspace
This provides sufficient airspace for the safe control and separation of aircraft during IFR operations
Class E airspace
This typically extends up to, but not including, 18,000 MSL (the lower limit of Class A airspace).
Class E airspace
This has bases below 14,500 feet MSL. In some areas, the base starts at 1,200 feet AGL or 700 feet AGL.
Class E airspace
In which MSL does class E airspace start with?
600 FL
This is a designated uncontrolled airspace and extends from the surface to the base of the overlying Class E airspace
Class G airspace
Class G airspace is usually found below what feet?
below 1,200 feet where Class E airspace typically starts
According to the aeronautical information publication- Philippine airspace inside the FIR are classified into how many classes only?
4 classes
This is a specified region of airspace under the jurisdiction of a country or area. It is the largest regular division of airspace in use in the world today
Flight Information Region
This is a service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conducts of flights
Flight information service
This describes a designated area of controlled airspace surrounding a major airport where there is a high volume of traffic
Terminal Control Area
Other term for terminal control area
Terminal maneuvering area
This is the lowest published altitude between radio navigation fixes that assures acceptable navigational signal coverage and meets obstacle clearance requirements between those fixes
Minimum Enroute Altitude (MEA)