Private Pilot Stage 2 Flashcards
Hot Spot
-Area where runway incursion is likely to occur
Airspace Requirements for Entry
- Alpha: IFR Rated, and 18000ft MSL
- Brave: Cleared In, ADS-B, Mode C Transponder(top is usually up to 10,000ft MSL, 30nm mode C Veil
- Charlie: 2 way comms, ADS-B, Mode C Transponder, Tops 4,000ft AGL, 5nm inner ring, 10nm Outer ring
- Delta: 2 way comms, Tops 2,500 AGL, 5sm ring(4.4nm)
- Echo: Start 1,200ft AGL to 18,000ft MSL, within vignette 700ft AGL to 18,000ft MSL
- Golf: Below 1,200ft AGL, within vignette below 700ft AGL
TRSA
Terminal Radar Service Area
- Acts like hybrid between Charlie and Delta
- Voluntary Radar Service Provided
- Has Approach Control
- Actual Airport is Delta
Airspace Cloud Clearances
-Bravo: 3sm, Clear of Clouds
-Charlie/Delta: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Echo:
-Below 10,000ft MSL: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft
Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 10,000ft MSL: 5sm, 1000ft Above, 1000ft
Below, 1 mile horizontally(5-111)
-Golf:
-Below 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, Clear of clouds
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(1-152)
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)
Nonstandard Airspace
MCPRWANS
- Military Operations Area
- Controlled Firing Area
- Prohibited
- Restricted
- Alert
- Warning Area
- National Security Area
- Special Flight Rules Area
Special Use Airspace (SUA)
Airspace where activities are confined to the nature of the airspace, or where limits are imposed on aircraft that are not part of those special activities
Military Operations Area
- Separates IFR traffic from military activity
- Freedom to fly through
Controlled Firing Area
- Similar to MoA and not Depicted on Sectional
- Uses spotters to advise cease fires
- Freedom to fly through
Prohibited
-Not allowed to fly through
Restricted
-Includes Temporary Flight Restriction(TFR)
-Airspace is temporarily closed to general public, see
NOTAMS
-Reasons Include to protect general public or security
areas such as football games, president in town, etc.
-Need Permission to enter
Alert
-Area where increased situational awareness is needed
Example: High amount of flight training occurs
-Free to Fly through
Warning Area
- Can be hazardous to non-participating aircraft
- usually over international waters
- free to fly through
National Security Area
-Asked to Voluntarily avoid this area for security reasons
Special Flight Rules Area(SFRA)
-Requires special training in order to operate within
Examples: Washington, DC and Grand Canyon
VFR Altitudes
- Must comply above 3000ft AGL
- East is odd 1000s plus 500ft (3500, 5500, 7500)
- West is even 1000s plus 500ft (4500, 6500, 8500)
Pilotage
-Knowing where you are by reading a map and using visual checkpoints
Dead Reckoning
-Knowing where you are by using time, groundspeed and distance
Dewpoint
- Temperature at which air becomes fully saturated
- When temp/dewpoint spread low expect fog and low clouds
TAF
- Valid for 24 hrs, updated every 6
- Only Accepted within 5sm of Airport
- If no TAF, use Graphical Forecast Area
Graphical Forecast Area (GFA)
- Available on Aviationweather.gov
- Use when airport does not have a TAF
- Can see cloud coverage, ceiling, winds, storms, etc.
LIFR
Low Instrument Flight Rules: -Color: Magenta -Ceiling: below 500ft AGL and/or -Visibility: less than 1 mile
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules: -Color: Red -Ceiling: 500 to below 1000ft AGL and/or -Visibility: 1 miles to less than 3 miles