Special Use Airspace and TFRs - ATP Flight School Flashcards
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What is special use airspace?
Airspace that confines activities that could be hazardous to air traffic and/or limits operations by aircraft that are not part of those activities.
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List the types of special use airspace areas.
Prohibited, restricted, warning, military operations, alert, controlled firing, national security.
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Which types of special use airspace can VFR aircraft fly through without obtaining permission or clearance?
Warning, military operations, alert, controlled firing, national security.
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What is a controlling agency?
The ATC facility to contact for authorization to transit a restricted area or for information on activity within an MOA.
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Which types of special use airspace are marked in blue on VFR sectional charts?
Prohibited, restricted, warning.
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Which types of special use airspace are marked in magenta on VFR sectional charts?
Military operations, alert, national security.
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Which type of special use airspace is not marked on the VFR sectional chart? Why? Where can a pilot find their location?
- Controlled firing.
- Operations are suspended whenever aircraft approach the area.
- The A/FD.
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Where are prohibited areas typically found?
Critical national security sites, e.g the White House, US Capitol, nuclear weapons facilities.
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Activities typically found in restricted areas
Activities that are extremely hazardous to other aircraft, e.g. aerial gunnery, live missile testing, etc.
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Activities typically found in MOAs
Military training activities that may be exempt from certain FARs, e.g. aerobatics, air combat tactics, low-altitude tactics, etc.
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Activities typically found in alert areas
High volumes of flight training or other unusual aerial activity.
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Activities typically found in warning areas
Activities that are extremely hazardous to other aircraft, e.g. aerial gunnery, live missile testing, etc.
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What is the purpose of a national security area?
To reduce air traffic over sensitive national security sites (military bases, government research labs, etc.) by asking pilots to voluntarily avoid overflying the area.
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Why do VFR pilots not need authorization to enter warning areas, when they contain the same types of hazards as restricted areas?
Warning areas are at least 12 NM offshore, and the US government does not have sole jurisdiction over the airspace.
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How does the FAA inform pilots that a TFR has gone into effect?
They issue a NOTAM.
