Hot Spot
-Area where runway incursion is likely to occur
Airspace Requirements for Entry
TRSA
Terminal Radar Service Area
Airspace Cloud Clearances
-Bravo: 3sm, Clear of Clouds
-Charlie/Delta: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Echo:
-Below 10,000ft MSL: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft
Below, 2000ft Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 10,000ft MSL: 5sm, 1000ft Above, 1000ft
Below, 1 mile horizontally(5-111)
-Golf:
-Below 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, Clear of clouds
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)
-Above 1200ft AGL:
-Day: 1sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(1-152)
-Night: 3sm, 1000ft Above, 500ft Below, 2000ft
Horizontally(3-152)
Nonstandard Airspace
MCPRWANS
Special Use Airspace (SUA)
Airspace where activities are confined to the nature of the airspace, or where limits are imposed on aircraft that are not part of those special activities
Military Operations Area
- Freedom to fly through
Controlled Firing Area
Prohibited
-Not allowed to fly through
Restricted
-Includes Temporary Flight Restriction(TFR)
-Airspace is temporarily closed to general public, see
NOTAMS
-Reasons Include to protect general public or security
areas such as football games, president in town, etc.
-Need Permission to enter
Alert
-Area where increased situational awareness is needed
Example: High amount of flight training occurs
-Free to Fly through
Warning Area
National Security Area
-Asked to Voluntarily avoid this area for security reasons
Special Flight Rules Area(SFRA)
-Requires special training in order to operate within
Examples: Washington, DC and Grand Canyon
VFR Altitudes
Pilotage
-Knowing where you are by reading a map and using visual checkpoints
Dead Reckoning
-Knowing where you are by using time, groundspeed and distance
Dewpoint
- When temp/dewpoint spread low expect fog and low clouds
TAF
Graphical Forecast Area (GFA)
LIFR
Low Instrument Flight Rules: -Color: Magenta -Ceiling: below 500ft AGL and/or -Visibility: less than 1 mile
IFR
Instrument Flight Rules: -Color: Red -Ceiling: 500 to below 1000ft AGL and/or -Visibility: 1 miles to less than 3 miles
MVFR
Marginal Visual Flight Rules: -Color: Blue -Ceiling: 1000ft to 3000ft AGL and/or -Visibility: 3 to 5 miles
VFR
Visual Flight Rules: -Color: Green -Ceiling: Greater than 3000ft AGL and -Visibility: Greater than 5 Miles