AirspaceGroups B/D: First Year

Essential Questions

• What is airspace and why is it used?• What classes of airspace are there?• What are special use airspaces?

Airspace Classification

Part I. Controlled Airspace

• Class A• Class B• Class C• Class D• Class E

Class A Airspace

• Floor: 18,000 MSL• Ceiling: FL 600• All operations IFR

Class B Airspace

• Hartsfield• Floor: surface• Ceiling: 10,000 MSL• Floor/ceiling can be modified to accommodate

each airport• Up-side down wedding cake• ATC clearance required

Class C Airspace

• Charlotte• Floor: surface• Ceiling: 4,000 AGL• Floor/ceiling can be modified to accommodate

each airport• Charted in MSL• Two-way comms with ATC required

Class D Airspace

• PDK• Floor: surface• Ceiling: 2,500 AGL• Floor/ceiling can be modified to accommodate

each airport• Charted in MSL• Two-way comms with ATC required

Class E Airspace

• Fills in space between other airspaces• Can begin at surface or at a designated

altitude (i.e. 700 AGL or 1,200 AGL)

Part II. Uncontrolled Airspace

• Class G

Class G Airspace

• Floor: surface• Ceiling: overlying class E airspace• Uncontrolled means pilots communicate with

each other via CTAF

Part III. Special Use Airspace

• Prohibited areas• Restricted areas• Military operation areas (MOA)• Alert areas

Prohibited Areas

• Aircraft are prohibited to fly through this area• Areas such as White House, Capitol, etc.• Charted with a “P” and a number (i.e. P-49)

Restricted Areas

• Area is subject to restrictions and may be dangerous to non-participating aircraft

• Artillery firing, aerial gunnery, guided missiles, etc.

• ATC will either clear you through or guide you around based on active/inactive

• Charted with an “R” followed by a number (i.e. R4401)

MOAs

• Designated to separate IFR traffic from military training

• May only fly through active MOA as long as ATC allows it, otherwise ATC will guide around it

• MOAs are named (i.e. “Camden Ridge MOA”)

Alert Areas

• High volume of pilot training or unusual-type training

• Exercise caution• Charted as “A” with number (i.e. A-211)

Part IV. Other Airspace Areas

• Temporary flight restriction (TFR)

TFR

• NOTAM that temporarily restricts flight over an area

• Used when the president visits• Has location and effective time period

Quiz Time!!!

• Name all the controlled airspace classes.

Class AClass BClass CClass DClass E

Quiz Time!!!

• What is the floor and ceiling of a class D airspace?

Floor: surfaceCeiling: 2,500 AGL

Quiz Time!!!

• Are you allowed to fly a VFR flight inside class A airspace? Why or why not?

No. Class A airspace only allows IFR flights to operate within it.

Quiz Time!!!

• What is a TFR and how is it received?

TFR stands for temporary flight restriction and temporarily restricts a certain amount of airspace from any flights. A TFR can be received through a NOTAM.

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