Airspace
Special Use Airspace
Acronyms
Competition for Airspace
Wilderness Airspace
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Class A airspace altitudes

FL180 to FL600

100

Function of MOA

Separate Military from IFR traffic

100

MOA

Military Operations Area

100

FAA airspace allocation regulations

Subject to requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act

100

Requested minimum altitude above wilderness airspaces

2,000' AGL

200

The shape of Class B

Upside-down wedding cake

200

Function of Alert area

Inform pilots of high volume of pilot training or other unusual aeronautical activity

200

MTR

Military Training Route

200

FAA must do this before making airspace allocations

Publish a proposed regulatory change as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

200

Organizations that develop requirements for commercial tour aircraft above wilderness airspace

National Park Service, FAA, State governments

300

Required equipment of Class C

Mode C Tx, ADS-B out, Two-way radio

300
Controlled Firing Area on chart

Not shown

300

ADIZ

Air Defense Identification Zone

300

Where the NPRM must be published

THe Federal Register

300

Drone Requirements

No launching or landing of drones within national parks

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Class D size

4-5NM radius, 2.5k'

400

Function of ADIZ

Around US border
400

TFR

Temporary Flight Restriction

400

Purpose of proposed regulatory change

Reasonable opportunity for public coment before adoption

400
What NASA does to help wilderness areas

Working on aircraft noise reduction

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Class E weather minimums below 10,000'

3SM of visibility, Cloud Separation - 1k' above, 500' below, 2,000' horizontally
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Reasons for a TFR

VIP figures, Space flights, Disasters, Firefighting, Large events

500

SFRA

Special Flight Rules Area

500

Origin of proposals

FAA and Public
500

Aircraft requirement possibilities

Some places completely banned, some are only available at certain times, some only ceratin aircraft types

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