Airspaces
Height of Class A
What is 60,000 feet
special use airspace thats depicted with blue hash marks on sectional charts
What is a Military Operations Area (MOA)
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What is Special use airspaces
This type of aircraft generally has priority in controlled airspace: commercial airliners, military jets, or recreational drones?
What are commercial airliners?
This federal agency manages wilderness areas where overflights may be discouraged to protect natural landscapes
What is the National Park Service
Shape of Class B airspace
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This airspace is established to contain activities hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft
What is a Warning Area?
This three-letter acronym stands for the boundary where controlled airspace starts above 18,000 feet
What is IFR?
Unmanned aircraft (drones) can freely operate in Class B airspace without prior ATC authorization.
What is False?
There is a legal minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL over designated wilderness areas in the U.S.
What is True
Required 30 miles out from a Class B airspace
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This airspace requires ATC clearance to enter because activities within it could be extremely hazardous
What is a Restricted Area?
This acronym refers to airspace established to separate certain military activities from IFR traffic
What is a MOA (Military Operations Area)?
Pilots participating in this type of flying competition must be especially mindful of shared airspace
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This regulation advises pilots to avoid noise-sensitive areas wilderness areas by maintaining at least 2,000 feet AGL.
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Speed limit under a Class B
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Ahis area is advisory in nature and can be active during periods of high volume military activity
What is an Alert Area?
This acronym designates a military route used for high-speed, low-level training
What is an MTR (Military Training Route)
one type of event or operation that can lead to the creation of a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR
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One reason why low overflights are discouraged over wilderness or national park areas, even if not explicitly prohibited
What is to prevent disturbance to wildlife
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This airspace type can be activated by NOTAM and may be temporary
What is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR)?
This four-letter acronym refers to the system used by ATC to coordinate aircraft movements, identify airspace restrictions, and manage traffic flow nationwide
What is the NAS (National Airspace System)
What does congested airpace mean
areas where air traffic is heavy, leading to increased delays, potential near-miss collisions, and safety concerns
This type of restriction may be established over certain wilderness areas for environmental, national security, or safety reasons
What is a Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA)