1What is SIDA?
Restricted area access on airport property, Security Identifaction Display Area
2Why does flying close to the wire mean?
Flying at low altitude where your literally close to telephone wires
3If someone points a laser at your aircraft or if you witness someone doing it, what must you do?
it MUST be reported to the ATC via phone
4What are airplumes and why do you need to look out for them?
They are pockets of hot air that can be found around power pants and coal plants etc. that can effect the electronics of your drone and disrupt flight
5Where can airport information be found?
Chart Supplements
Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)
ATIS - Weather information
Aeronotical Charts
6What are chart supplements?
Formerly called Airpoet/Facility Directory (AFD) that provide detailed information for each airport in the country
Divided into 9 different regions that cover the entire country, we are in AFD-EC
7Whtat is a NOTAM
Used to disseminate mostly temporary information critital to flight that could not be published on time
CHECK FOR ALL NOTAMS BEFORE YOU FLY
8What information is in a NOTAM?
Hazards
Flights by important people such as heads of the state
Military exercises with resulting airspace restrictions
Temporary erection of obsticals near airfields
Flocks of birds through airspace (BIRDTAM)
Notificaitons of volcanic ash
9What is a NOTAM (D)
Information about all nvaigational facilites tha are part of eh NAS and all public use airpots listed in the chart supplements
- Taxi closures
- Peronnel and equipment near runways
- Lighting aids not affecting instrument approach
10What are FDC NOTAMs?
Issued by the National Flight Data Center
Contains information that includes charts, procedures, and airspace usage
Moslty related to IFR flight procedures or Temproary Flight Restricitons (TFR)
11What is ATIS?
Automated Terminal Information Service
Provides information aobut current loacl weather conditions at an airport
12How often is ATIS updated?
Once every hour, unless condition are changing rapidly
13If weather information is good the information will not be reported
True
Ceiling is above 5kft
Visibility is 5 statute miles or more
14An airport's rotating beacon operated during daylight hours indicates...
that weather at the airport located in Class D airspace is below basic VFR weather minimums.
15A military air station can be identified by a rotating beacon that emits...
two quick, white flashes between green flashes
16A lighted heliport may be identified by a...
green, yellow, and white rotating beacon.