PPL - Airspace
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Class G
VFR minimum Visibility and distance from clouds ? -
- 1,200 FT AGL or less
>Day: 1sm/clear of clouds
>Night: 3sm/1000A 500B 2000H
-Below 10,000 FT MSL
>Day: 1 sm / Night: 3sm
> 1000A 500B 2000H
- At or Above 10,000 FT MSL
> 5sm
> 1000 A 1000 B 1 sm H -
Class G
Minimum qualification &
VFR entry and equipment requirements ? -
> Student Pilot Certificate
> None -
Class G
What are Class G dimensions ? -
- no color
typically from the surface to 700 - 1,200 FT AGL or from the surface to 14,500 MSL. - What is a Transponder ?
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- a device that enhances your aircrafts identy to on the ATC radar.
- has 4,096 codes
- w/ alt. encoding is called Mode C - When must you have an operable 4,096 code transponder ?
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- while operating within Class A, B, and C airspace.
- within 30 nautical miles of a Class B primary airports.
- and whenever above 10,000 FT MSL -
Class E
VFR minimum Visibility and
distance from clouds ? -
- Below 10,000 FT MSL
> 3 sm / 1000 A 500 B 2000 H
- At or Above 10,000 FT MSL
> 5 sm / 1000 A 1000 B 1 sm H -
Class E
Min. qualification & VFR entry and equipment ? -
- Student Pilot Cert.
- none -
Class E
What are Class E dimensions ? -
-Magenta Dashed > ground up
-Magenta Shaded > 700 n UP
-Blue Shaded > 1200 n UP
-Blue Fenced Line > differentiatal Floor MSL
also starts from 14,500 - 17,999 FT MSL and FL600 +, 12 nautical miles out coastline -
Class D
VFR min. Visiblity and
distance rom the clouds ? - > 3 sm / 1000 A 500 B 2000 H
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Class D
Min. qualifications & VFR
entry and equipment ? -
- Student Pilot Cert.
- Establish radio communications -
Class D
What are Class D dimensions ? -
-Blue Dashed
normally extends from the surface to 2500 AGL -
Class C
VFR min. vis. and distance from clouds? - > 3 sm / 1000 A 500 B 2000 H
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Class C
Min. qualifcation and VFR entry and equipment? -
- Student pilot cert.
- establish radio comm.
- transponder with mode C -
Class C
What are Class C dimensions ? -
-Magenta Solid
>sfc - 4000 FT w/ 5 nm radius
and
a 10 nm radius from 1200 FT -4000 FT - When should you contact ATC when entering Class C airspace ?
- You should establish 2 way communications w/ ATC prior to entering Class C.
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Class B
What is the VFR min. vis. and distance from clouds ? - > 3 sm / clear of clouds
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Class B
What are the minimum pilot qualifications and VFR entry and equipment requirements ? -
- Private pilot cert or student pilot cert.
endorsement.
- ATC clearance and transponder with mode C -
Class B
What is the Class B dimensions ? - The ceiling and floor for each Class B airspace layer is designated by a MSL alt.
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Class A
What is the VFR min vis. and distance from clouds ? - n/a
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Class A
What are the min. pilot qualifications and VFR entry and equipment reqs. ? -
- Instrument rating
- IFR flight plan and IFR clearance required -
Class A
What is the Class A dimensions ? -
- no color
extends from 18,000 FT MSL up to FL600 and 12 nm out from the coastline - What is Special VFR Clearance ?
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-ATC clearance that allows you to operate within lateral bounderies of surface areas of B,C,D,E when the ceiling is less than 1000 AGL and/or Vis. is below 3 sm.
-While operating under under special VFR, you must maintain 1 sm vis. and remain clear of clouds. - What is the maximum airspeed you can fly below 10,000 feet MSL ?
- 250 knots
- Special use airspace is divided into ?
- alert areas, military operation areas, warning areas, restricted areas, prohibited areas, controlled firing areas, and national security areas.
- What is ADIZ ?
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Air Defense Identification Zones
- established to identify all aircraft entering domestic U.S. airspace from outside the country.