National Airspace System (NAS) Flashcards
Class B airspace is between
Surface to 10000 MSL
Class B color
Solid Blue Lines (B for BLUE)
Class C color
Solid Magenta Lines
Class C vertical limit is
4000 MSL
Class D is from
Surface to 2500
Class D color
Blue dashed lines
Class D airport operating hours determines
If you need authorization, outside of control tower hours means it’s in Class G airspace
Class E magenta dotted lines starts
At the surface
Class E is everywhere else starting at
1200ft AGL
What action should a pilot take in a MOA
Extreme caution
Latitude is
Horizontal
Longitude is
Vertical
Moving north, latitude goes
Up
Moving west longitude goes
Up
Each longitude or longitude line is
30 min
Small red flag on section chart indicates
Is a check point with Higher volume of air traffic
AGL =
Above Ground Level
MSL =
Mean Sea Level
Numbers in parenthesis on a sectional chart =
AGL
Victor Airways minimum altitude is
1200ft AGL
Required visibility at any given place on a sectional chart is
3 SM
The outer rings of Class C are…
10NM radius from airport
Restricted area like R-3005C means
Unusual, OFTEN INVISIBLE