Airspace’s
SUA’s
Acronyms and Definitions
Competition for Airspace
Wilderness Airspace
100

FL180 to FL600 and IFR traffic only

What is class A airspace?

100

An SUA containing activities incompatible with the safe flight of civil aircraft.

What is Restricted Area?

100

TFR

What is Temporary Flight Restrictions?

100

The Act allowing FAA airspace allocation regulations

What is the federal Administrative Procedures Act (APA)?

100

They have developed stringent requirements for commercial tour aircraft

What are National and State Parks?
200
Airspace surrounding busy airports known to look like an upside down wedding cake

What is class B airspace?

200

An SUA established for National Security reasons

What is Prohibited Area?

200

NOTAM (new definition) 

What is Notice to Air Missions?

200

The APA requires this from the FAA as a proposed regulatory change

What is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking? (NPRM)

200

This company helps work with aircraft noise reduction, in the wilderness aspect and at airports

What is NASA?

300

The international agreement that each nation has sovereignty over its’ own airspace

What is The Paris Convention of 1919?

300

An SUA alerting pilots to hazardous activities in international airsoace

What is Warning Area?

300

SFRA

What is Special Flight Rules Area?

300

This can be issued first, as an ‘upgraded’ NPRM

What is an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking?

300

National Parks Service has banned these from launching and landing within National Parks

What are drones?

400

There is only one of these types of airspace in Montana. 

What is class C airspace?

400

An SUA notifying pilots of areas where the armed forces regularly conduct operations

What is Military Operations Area (MOA)?

400

SCATANA

What is Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids?

400

Must be provided before adoption of an airspace regulation allocation 

What is reasonable opportunity for public comment?

400

Cooperation between these three organizations help to preserve wilderness airspace

What are National Parks Service, The FAA, and State Governments?

500

The majority of the U.S. Airspace is taken up by this class

What is class E airspace?

500

An SUA informing pilots of areas where a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aeronautical activity is regularly conducted

What is an Alert Area?

500

ADIZ

What is Air Defense Identification Zone?

500

Other than being petitions by citizens, businesses, public agencies, and other government agencies, they can originate from what agency? 

What is the FAA?
500

The two restrictions for aircraft overflying National Parks and wilderness airspace

What is time of day and aircraft type?

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