A108 Airspace

Question 1

What is a Transponder?

Answer 1

Beacon (squawk), 4 digit code

Mode C, “Squawk Altitude”
broadcasts pressure altitude
to Air Traffic Control (ATC)
 ADS-B integrated into the
transponder
 In general, airspace that requires a transponder also requires ADS-B out at a minimum

Question 2

What is ADS-B?

Answer 2

A surveillance technology in which an aircraft determines its position via satellite navigation and periodically broadcasts it, enabling it to be tracked.

Question 3

Below 10000 MSL is restricted to what speed?

Answer 3

250 KIAS or below

Question 4

At or above 10000 MSL is restricted to what speed?

Answer 4

Mach 1

Question 5

VFR visibility below 10k MSL

Answer 5

3 SM visibility

Question 6

3, 5, 1, 2 refers to what restrictions for VFR?

Answer 6

Below 10,000’ MSL
* VFR Visibility: Three statute miles
* VFR Cloud Clearance:
500 feet below
1,000 feet above clouds
2,000 feet horizontal of clouds

Question 7

Controlled airspace consists of?

Answer 7

• Class A
• Class B
• Class C
• Class D
• Class E

Question 8

On a Nav Chart, Class B airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 8

Solid Blue line

Question 9

On a Nav Chart, Class C airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 9

Solid Magenta line

Question 10

On a Nav Chart, Class D airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 10

Dashed Blue line

Question 11

On a Nav Chart, Class E from the surface airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 11

Dashed Magenta line

Question 12

On a Nav Chart, Class E from 1200’ AGL airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 12

A Shaded blue area

Question 13

On a Nav Chart, Class E from 700’ AGL airspace is depicted as a:

Answer 13

A shaded magenta area

Question 14

Who flies is class A airspace?

Answer 14

IFR flights ONLY

Question 15

Where is class A airspace?

Answer 15

Above All!
18000 MSL to FL600

Question 16

Who flies is class B airspace?

Answer 16

IFR and VFR
Big BUSY airports

Question 17

Is a clearance required for Class B?

Answer 17

YES

Question 18

What are the minimum pilot qualifications for class B?

Answer 18

Private Pilot, Restricted Student

Question 19

How many Class B airspaces are there in the US?

Answer 19

37

Question 20

Class B is generally from the surface to ________ MSL
with tiered layers.

Answer 20

10,000’

Question 21

What is Mode C Veil?

Answer 21

• Usually, the airspace within 30 nm of the primary airport within the Class B airspace
• Extends from the surface to 10,000’ MSL
• Must have an operating Transponder with Mode C (altitude encoding) to fly inside this veil
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B)

Question 22

Where is Class C Airspace?

Answer 22

Crowded City Airport

Question 23

Is clearance required for Class C Airspace?

Answer 23

Two-way dialogue is required

Question 24

What is the current number of Class C airspaces in the US?

Answer 24

122

Question 25

Is a clearance required for Class D?

Answer 25

Two-way dialogue

Question 26

Where is Class D airspace?

Answer 26

“Dwarf” Cities

Question 27

Class D altitudes?

Answer 27

Surface to 2500 AGL

Question 28

Class D airspace at airports with a part-time control tower may revert to _________ when the tower is not in operation.

Answer 28

Class E

Question 29

Where is Class E Airspace?

Answer 29

"Everywhere else"

Question 30

Is clearance required for Class E?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

What Class of airspace fills in all the gaps between all other types of airspace?

Answer 31

Class E

Question 32

What is above Class A airspace?

Answer 32

Class E

Question 33

Is class E controlled airspace?

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

Hard side of fading blue lines would depict Class E airspace starting at _________

Answer 34

14,500' MSL Slide 34 A108

Question 35

Where is Class G?

Answer 35

On the ground, beneath Class E

Question 36

Is Class G a controlled airspace?

Answer 36

NO

Question 37

What are prohibited airspaces used for?

Answer 37

Are established for security or other reasons associated with the national welfare. Aircraft are forbidden to enter Prohibited Areas.

Question 38

What does a Restricted Airspace depict?

Answer 38

Denote the existence of unusual, often invisible hazards to aircraft such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles.

Question 39

What are Military Operating Areas (MOA)?

Answer 39

Military Operations Area (MOA) consists of airspace of defined vertical and lateral limits established for the purpose of separating military training activity from IFR traffic.

Question 40

Are VFR aircraft allowed in a MOA?

Answer 40

Yes, however, pilots should be alert since training activities may include acrobatic flight and abrupt maneuvers.

Question 41

What is an Alert Area?

Answer 41

Established in areas with a high volume of pilot training or unusual type of aerial activity.

Question 42

What are the two types of Military Training Routes? (MTR)

Answer 42

‘IR’ are for IFR flights ‘VR’ are for VFR flights

Question 43

What are National Security Area (NSA)?

Answer 43

* Established around areas requiring special security precautions * Pilots are requested to avoid flight below a specified altitude within the NSA