Air Law 2 - General Flashcards
(38 cards)
Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA)
- Includes all airspace over Canadian land mass, Canadian Arctic, Archipelago, and areas over high seas
- Northern Domestic Airspace
- Southern Domestic Airspace
Northern Domestic Airspace (NDA)
- Magnetic Compass Unreliable
- Everything determined by true degrees
Southern Domestic Airspace (SDA)
Everything determined by magnetic track
Flight Information Regions (FIR’s)
- Area of defined dimensions
- Flight information service and alerting service provided
- Depicted on en route charts
- Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, Gander
High Level Airspace
All airspace above 18,000’ ASL
High Level Controlled Airspace (SCA)
18,000’ ASL and Above
High Level Controlled Airspace (NCA)
FL230 and Above
High Level Controlled Airspace (ACA)
FL270 and Above
Control Zones
- Controlled Airspace of Defined Dimension
- Extends from surface to 3000’ AAE unless otherwise specified
- Radius of 5 NM
- If within TCA, radius is 7 NM
- If military, radius is 10 NM
Low Level Airways
- Controlled Airspace
- Extends from 2200’ AGL up to 17,999’ ASL
- VHF/UHF Airways
Control Area Extension
- Area of defined dimensions
- Extends from 2200’ AGL in low level airspace
- Used to surround a control zone or connect areas of controlled airspace
Transition Areas
- Established when considered advantageous to provide additional controlled airspace for containment of IFR operations
- Based at 700’ AGL extending to base of overlying controlled airspace
- Radius of 15 NM
Terminal Control Area (TCA)
Controlled airspace of defined dimensions designated to serve arriving, departing, and en route aircraft
Airspace (Class A)
- All high level controlled airspace to FL600
- Only IFR permitted
- Requires a clearance
- Requires Mode C transponder
- Requires Two-way communication
Airspace (Class B)
- Only IFR and CVFR permitted
- Requires a clearance
- All low level controlled airspace from 12,500’ ASL or minimum en route altitude to 17,999’ ASL
- Can also be control zones and TCA’s
- Requires Mode C transponder
- Requires two-way communication
Airspace (Class C)
- Controlled Airspace
- IFR and VFR permitted
- VFR flights require clearance to enter
- Need radio capable of two-way communication
- Requires mode C transponder
- Becomes Class E when ATC not in operation
Airspace (Class D)
- Controlled Airspace
- IFR and VFR permitted
- VFR need to establish two-way comms prior to entering
- Requires mode C transponder if transponder airspace
- Becomes Class E when ATC not in operation
Airspace (Class E)
- Need for operational control exists, but doesn’t qualify as Class A,B,C,D
- Both IFR and VFR permitted
- No special requirements for VFR
- Requires Transponder only if transponder airspace
- No active control of VFR aircraft
Airspace (Class F)
- Activities must be confined to their nature
- CYF / Advisory (May enter with caution)
- CYR / Restricted (Do not enter)
- Can be controlled or uncontrolled
- Will assume rules of surrounding airspace when not active
- Designated airspace handbook
Airspace (Class G)
- All remaining Airspace
- Can be surface up to 17,999’ ASL
Low Level Air Routes
- Contained within Class G airspace
- Same as low level airways but extend from surface
Cruising Altitudes
- Come into effect 3000’ AGL or higher
- TRUE track in NDA
- MAGNETIC track in SDA
Cruise Altitudes (East Heading)
- Includes North
- Odd thousands + 500’
Cruise Altitudes (West Heading)
- Includes South
- Even Thousands + 500’