Special Use Airspace/
Other
Other
Acronym used to remember the Special Use Airspaces
MCPRAWN (or WARMPNC)
What does Elizabeth City's airport beacon look like?
Two white flashes and a green flash (White-White-Green)
Standard traffic pattern direction is what?
Left Traffic
What aircraft has the right of way over all other traffic?
An aircraft in distress or an emergency
What airspace is Elizabeth City Airport?
Class D
Why are Controlled Firing Areas not depicted on a sectional chart?
They have a spotter or radar and activities will be suspended
Before crossing a hold-short line at a towered airport, what do you need?
Clearance
What is the preferred traffic pattern entry?
What is the concept called that pilots use for collision avoidance?
"See and Avoid" concept
Class B weather minimums
3 statute miles visibility
Clear of clouds
What is the purpose of a Military Operations Area?
To separate certain military training activities from IFR traffic
Runway edge lights are what color?
White
List two ways you can determine the wind direction at an airport
Look at a physical structure such as a windsock, tetrahedron, or wind tree.
Listen to an automatic weather system such as ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS.
When scanning for traffic, how long should you keep your eyes on one sector?
1 second
Class D weather minimums
3 statute miles visibility
1,000ft above; 500 feet below; 2,000 feet horizontal
How far offshore do warning areas typically start?
What color are taxiway centerline lights?
Green
At a non-towered airport, what is the frequency called that you communicate on?
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF)
Over congested areas, what is the minimum safe altitude?
1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft
List all times you are required to have a Mode C Transponder with ADSB-Out
In Class A, B, or C airspace
Overflying Class C
Within the Mode C veil of a Class B
In controlled airspace above 10,000ft MSL
List five reasons a TFR might be issued
National Security, Disaster Relief, Space Operations, Protect VIPs (President, etc.), Mass gatherings of people (concerts, sports games, etc.)
For Runway Distance Remaining signs, what is the color of the background and lettering?
Black background with white lettering
For a teardrop pattern entry, what altitude do you cross midfield?
1,500 ft AGL (or 500 ft above traffic pattern altitude)
What is the minimum safe altitude over open water or sparsely populated areas?
500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure
List all possible variations of Class G weather minimums
Day:
Below 1,200 feet AGL: 1 statute mile visibility; clear of clouds
Above 1,200 feet AGL but below 10,000 feet MSL: 1 statute mile visibility; 1,000 feet above; 500 feet below; 2,000 feet horizontal
Above 10,000 feet MSL: 5 statute miles visibility; 1,000 feet above; 1,000 feet below; 1 statute mile horizontal
Night:
3 statute miles visibility; 1,000 feet above; 500 feet below; 2,000 feet horizontal