Ch 5 - Airspace Flashcards

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1
Q

What determines the classification of airspace?

A
  • Complexity or density of aircraft movements
  • Nature of operations
  • Level of safety required
  • Public and national interest
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Definition of Class B

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  • Surface to 10,000, surrounded by ‘wedding cake’ layers
  • Covers busiest airports in terms of IFR and passenger in plane nets
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Class C

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  • Surface to 4,000
  • Moderate IFR and passengers
  • Operational control tower
  • Radar approach control

Usually 5NM, with 10NM shelf.

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What services does Approach Control provide?

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Connection between area and tower
Sequencing and separation for departure and approach
Considers type of aircraft and capability, balance between departure and arrival, vectoring

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Terminal radar services available to VFR

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  1. Basic Radar - traffic advisories, safety alerts, limited radar vectoring (based on workload), sequencing
  2. TRSA - Radar Sequencing and separation from VFR aircraft
  3. Class C - Basic, separation from IFR, and sequencing of all
  4. Class B - all above plus separation from all
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Where is Mode C and ADS-B required?

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ABC Airspace
Mode C veil - 30NM around Class B
Above 10,000’ MSL except when less than 2,500’ AGL
Under or above Class C and B up to 10,000

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Speed Limits

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Above 10,000 - none
Below 10,000 - 250
Under Class B and Flyways through - 200
4NM of Class C and D airports when below 2,500 - 200

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