1What are special use airspace examples?
Prohibited Areas
Restricted Areas
Warning Areas
Military Operation Areas (MOA)
Alert Areas
Controlled Firing Areas
2What is Prohibited Area?
CAN NOT FLY IN THERE
Map will say "PROHIBITED" or "P"
3What is Restricted Area?
CAN FLY BUT MUCH CHECK ACTIVE TIMES AND NOTAM
Hazardous area
Map will say "R"
4What is a Warning Area?
Much like a restricted area
Extends 2 NM (Nautical miles) outside of the coast of the U.S.
Map will say "W"
5What is a Military Operating Area (MOA)?
Used to separate military traffic from civilian traffic
When MOAs are active, manned aircrafts are routed around an MOA site
Map will say "MOA"
6What is an Alert Area?
Areas that contain a high volume of pilot training or unusual type of aerial activity
Not required to stay away but highly reccomended
Map will say "A"
7What is a Control Firing Area (CFA)?
Hazardous
If an outside aircraft is spotted firing will stop
These are NOT charted, wont see on the map
8What falls inside of "Other Airspace"
National Secuirty Areas (NSA)
Flight Restricted Zones (FRZ)
Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
Special Flight Rules Areas (SFRA)
Wilderness Areas
Tethered balloons
9What is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR)?
NO FLYING MUST FIND OUT BY NOTAMS
Exaclty how it reads, temporary restriction, treat it as a restricted zone when in place
Disaster relief
Prevent unsafe congestion of sightseeing aircraft above an incident
Presidential or public figure
10What is a Stadium TFR
Temp flight restriction during games at stadiums, usually 3NM radius, up to 3kft AGL, 1 hour before and after event
Any stadium with capacity of 30k or more
11What is Disney TFR?
Disney has a permantent TFR at disney locationq
12What are Military Training Routes (MTR)?
Used by military aircraft to maintain profienciny in tactical flying
Routes can be established below 1500ft agl and can be for VFR or IFR flights
Identified either as VR or IR followed 3 or more digits
13What is Special Military Activity?
Areas involving periodic use of military unmanned aircraft systems
Fairly rare
14What are VFR routes?
Made for transitioning around, under, or through some comples airpace
15What is National Secuirty Areas?
Established loactions where there is a requirement for inccreased security and safety of ground facilities
May be temporarily porhibited through a NOTAM but most cases you are requiested to voluntarily avoid flying
16What is a flight restricted zone (FRZ)?
Established in vicinity of Capital and White House
17What is Air defence identifacition Zone? (ADIZ)
Area around the country setup to help identify aircarft leaving and entering
NEED AUTHO to cross
18What is Special FLight Rules Area (SFRA)?
Area where normal regulations or flight DO NOT APPLY
only a few in the country, less than 10
19What is wilderness areas/national parks?
AREAS YOU CAN NOT FLY
setup to protect wild life
manned aircraft must operate aboce 2,000ft agl
20What are tethered balloons?
Weather balloons
21The lateral dimensions of Class D airspace are based on
the instrument procedures for which the controlled airspace is
established.
22How would a remote PIC "CHECK NOTAMS" as noted in the CAUTION
box regarding the unmarked balloon?
By obtaining a briefing via an online source such as:
1800WXBrief.com.