National Airspace System

Question 1

You’re in the mountains at 12,500 feet MSL, and you’re 1,050 AGL in Class G airspace. What is your minimum required visibility during the day?

Answer 1

Regardless of your MSL altitude, as long as you’re 1,200 feet AGL and lower, your daytime vis requirement is 1 SM.

Question 2

You’re in the mountains at 12,500 feet MSL, and you’re 1,050 AGL in Class G airspace. What is your minimum required visibility during the night?

Answer 2

Regardless of your MSL altitude, as long as you’re 1,200 feet AGL and lower, your night time vis requirement is 3 SM.

Question 3

You’re flying in Class G at 9,000’ MSL (5,100’ AGL). What is the max speed you can fly?

Answer 3

Since you’re below 10,000’ MSL, you’re limited to 250 knots.

Question 4

You’re flying in Class G at 8,000 feet MSL, and you’re 7,400’ AGL. How far below the clouds do you need to stay during the day?

Answer 4

Since you’re above 1,200’ AGL, but below 10,000 feet MSL, you need to stay 500 feet below the clouds.

Question 5

What is the general speed limit?

Answer 5

250 kts IAS below 10,000 MSL

Question 6

What is the speed limit under the lateral boundaries of class B airspace?

Answer 6

200 kts IAS

Question 7

What is the maximum indicated air speed permitted when operating an aircraft with 4NM of the primary airport in class D airspace?

Answer 7

200 knots IAS

Question 8

What is the speed limit around class C and D airports?

Answer 8

At or below 2500’ AGL within 4 NM of the primary airport in class C or D airspace, the speed limit is 200 knots IAS.

Question 9

How high can Class G go in the lower 48 states?

Answer 9

All airspace above 14,500 MSL is controlled.

Question 10

T/F - There is always Class E over Class G airspace

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Where is Class A airspace?

Answer 11

18,000 to FL 600 (60,000 MSL)

Question 12

T/F - All airspace is Class G unless designated otherwise

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Where mapped on a VFR sectional, how is Class E airspace with a 1200 ft AGL floor shown?

Answer 13

The fuzzy side of the blue vignette is class E with a floor of 1200 ft unless there is an MSL altitude noted in blue.

Question 14

How is Class E surface area airspace shown on a VFR sectional chart?

Answer 14

A segmented magenta line around an airport or extending from other airspace.

Question 15

How is Class E airspace with a 700 ft AGL floor shown on a VFR sectional chart?

Answer 15

A magenta vignette around the area.

Question 16

What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements for VFR operations in Class G airspace?

Answer 16

1200 AGL or less: 1 SM and Clear of Clouds (day), 3 SM and 500/1000/2000 (night)

Above 1200 AGL and less than 10000 MSL: 1 SM and 500/1000/2000 (day), 3 SM and 500/1000/2000 (night)

Above 1200 AGL and at or above 10000 MSL: 5SM and 1000/1000/1 SM

Question 17

What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements for VFR operations in Class C/D airspace?

Answer 17

3SM and 500/1000/2000

Question 18

What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements for VFR operations in Class E airspace?

Answer 18

Below 10000 MSL: 3SM and 500/1000/2000
At or above 10000 MSL: 5SM and 1000/1000/1SM

Question 19

What are the visibility and cloud clearance requirements for VFR operations in Class B airspace?

Answer 19

3SM and Clear of Clouds

Question 20

What do you need to request SVFR at night

Answer 20

An instrument rating, current and equiped.

Question 21

What is one of the primary differences between warning areas and restricted areas?

Answer 21

The U.S. doesn’t have sole jurisdiction over warning areas that are found over coastal and international waters.

Question 22

What minimum equipment is required for you to enter Class B airspace?

Answer 22

The minimum equipment required to enter Class B airspace is a two-way radio, a transponder with altitude reporting capability and ADS-B out.

Question 23

While in Class B airspace below 2,500’ AGL, lower than 10,000’ MSL and within 4 NM of the airport, what is your maximum speed?

Answer 23

Class B airspace does not have a maximum speed. However, any time you’re less than 10’000 MSL feet in the CONUS, your maximum speed is 250 knots, regardless of airspace

Question 24

On a sectional chart, what does an open circle airport symbol indicate?

Answer 24

All runways are soft, or all hard runways are less than 1500’ long.

Question 25

What minimum equipment is required for you to enter Class C airspace?

Answer 25

The minimum equipment required to enter Class C airspace is a two-way radio, a transponder with altitude reporting capability and ADS-B out.

Question 26

Where is ADS-B out required?

Answer 26

Class A, B, C airspace

Below and above B and C to 10k feet,

E above 10k feet and 2500 AGL

E below 3k over the Gulf of Mexico out 12 nautical miles

Question 27

T/F - In most of the U.S., Class G airspace is everywhere 1200 AGL and below.

Answer 27

False. Class E airspace includes 1200 AGL, so Class G is only BELOW 1200 AGL.

Question 28

What does SVFR get you?

Answer 28

The ability to operate at an airport with class E, D, C or B to the surface where the visibility is less than 3 sm and/or the ceiling is below 1000’.

Traffic Separation Services

Question 29

What are the VFR cloud requirements for operating at airports?

Answer 29

If you’re flying into or out of an airport that has Class E, D, C or B airspace to the surface, you need a minimum of 1,000’ ceilings to operate under VFR. Class G just needs clear of clouds.

Question 30

What are the minimum weather requirements for an SVFR clearance?

Answer 30

1 SM and Clear of Clouds (same as class G day)

Question 31

An airport has a magenta vignette surrounding it and is reporting a 900’ ceiling. Can you land VFR during the day?

Answer 31

Yes, but you have to stay below the 700’ AGL floor of class E airspace and clear of clouds.

Question 32

What are the VFR weather requirements in class G below 1200 AGL at night?

Answer 32

3 SM and 500/1000/2000

unless within 1/2 SM of an airport, then it is 1SM and Clear of Clouds.

Question 33

What are the equipment requirements for class G airspace?

Answer 33

Mode C transponder and ADS-B out above 10,000 MSL and 2,500 AGL