PPL Oral - Special Use Airspace Flashcards
What is a Prohibited Area?
- Cannot fly here
- Listed as ‘P’ on Sectional
- Established for security
What is a Restricted Area?
- Need permission from controlling agency
- Contain hazards to aircraft (Live military firing)
- Listed as ‘R’ on Sectional
How could you enter a Restricted area?
Only with permission from Controlling Agency
Where can you find the Controlling Agencies contact information?
Sectional Chart legend or your flight app of choice (Garmin Pilot or ForeFlight)
What is the Warning Area?
- Start 3 NM out from the coastal US.
- You can fly here, but be warned
- Listed on sectional chart as Blue with hash marks
- Check sectional chart for active times and controlling agency
- Activity dangerous to non participating aircraft
What is an MOA?
- Military Operations Area
- You can fly through these
- USE CAUTION
- Avoid when active
- Contact FSS or controlling agency for active time (listed in sectional)
How can you find out if an MOA is active or not?
- Check the Sectional Chart for operating times and altitudes (or flight app of choice)
- Always check with FSS or ATC prior to entering an MOA
- Contact the Controlling Agency to let them know what time you will be passing overhead.
What is an Alert Area?
High volumes of unusual activity are conducted here.
- Pilot Training
- other unusual aerial activity
*Use extreme caution. KEEP your eyes outside the aircraft.
What is a Controlled Firing Area?
Areas of active military firing
- Will cease operations when a plane
flies over them
- They have means to watch out for
aircraft
- Not Chartes
What is a National Security Area (NSA)?
Areas sensitive to national security
- Pilots are requested to avoid
- May be a TFR over these at times
- Magenta circles on Sectional
What is the ADIZ?
Air Defense Identification Zone
- Surrounds the entire US 12nm from coast
- All aircraft in this area must be known
What are the requirements to fly in the ADIZ?
- Flight Plan on file
- 2 way radio comms
- Xponder
What is a Victor Airway?
Airways between VORs used for navigation.
- Listed as Blue lines and named (V 50)
- Little blue box below denotes distance between VORs or Airways.
What is a TRSA?
Terminal Radar Service Area
- Provide Basic Radar Services to
participating aircraft
- It is NOT required to participate
- NOT required to talk to them
- Gray lines on Sectional Charts
What are Tango Airways?
Blue lines on a sectional chart used for navigation between 2 RNAV (GPS) points.