Missed Questions from Practice Exam 1 Flashcards
VLOS
Visual Line of Sight
VLOS must be accomplished by aided or unaided vision?
Unaided vision meaning: contacts and glasses are okay but binoculars and fpv software is no
Accidents of serious injury to a person or loss of consciousness or property damage of more than $500 or skin lacerations must be reported within how many days?
10 Calendar Days
Where can more information about Restricted airspace be found?
Border of Sectional Chart
Sectional Chart Legend: Blue control towers mean what?
Control Tower Present
Sectional Chart Legend: Blue control towers mean what?
Control Towers are present
Terrain Elevation: MEF?
Maximum Elevation Figure: The big numbers on sectional chart with superscript. Big number is in thousands and superscript is in hundreds
Class E airspace on Sectional Chart?
Magenta fuzzy Vignette line. In these boundaries, Class E starts at 700 ft. AGL
Class B Airspace on Sectional Chart?
Solid Blue lines with fraction indicating airspace floor and ceiling
Increase in ambient temperature means what?
increase in density altitude which decreases sUAS performance
Thunderstorms mean what?
Wind shear turbulence. “Vertical developments of wind always mean wind shear and turbulence”
True Altitude
Vertical distance above sea level. Same as MSL
The Charts Supplement US (Formerly Airport/ Facility Directory)
Provides the most comprehensive information on a given airport. Can access this through skyvector.com
Include information like parachute jumping and glider operations at MAJORS airports