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• Aeronautical Information Manualp. PCG S-7
  Pilot/Controller Glossary › S

  Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR), Special Security Instructions (SSI), etc. Special Use Airspace (SUA) is a subset of Special Activity Airspace. (See SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE.) SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES (SATR)- Rules that ... SPECIAL EMERGENCY- A condition of air piracy or other hostile act by a person(s) aboard an aircraft which threatens the safety of the aircraft or its passengers. SPECIAL FLIGHT RULES AREA (SFRA)- An area…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 15-3
  Chapter 15: Airspace › Special Use Airspace

  Uncontrolled Airspace Class G Airspace Uncontrolled airspace or Class G airspace is the portion of the airspace that has not been designated as Class A, B, C, D, or E. It is therefore designated uncontrolled airspace. Class G airspace extends ... from the surface to the base of the overlying Class E airspace. Although ATC has no authority or responsibility to control air traffic, pilots should remember there are visual flight rules (VFR) minimums that apply to Class G airspace. Special…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 11-4-6
  Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 4. Airspace Access for UAS › 11-4-6. Airspace Restrictions To Flight

  However, this changes when access to controlled airspace is desired. All access to controlled airspace by unmanned aircraft must be granted by ATC. NOTE-1. While the NAS is divided into controlled and uncontrolled airspace, users must remember that ... airspace is regulated, and certain rules apply throughout the NAS. 2. Recreational flyers are limited to no higher than 400 feet AGL in Class G airspace, without prior authorization. 3. sUAS remote pilots operating under 14 CFR part…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 3-3-1
  Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 4. Special Use Airspace › 3-4-1. General

  Requirements a. Title 14 CFR specifies the pilot and aircraft equipment requirements for IFR flight. Pilots are reminded that in addition to altitude or flight level requirements, 14 CFR section 91.177 includes a requirement to remain at least ... flown. b. IFR Altitudes. (See TBL 3-3-1.) TBL 3-3-1 IFR Altitudes Class G Airspace Class G Airspace Section 4. Special Use Airspace 3-4-1. General a. Special use airspace (SUA) consists of that airspace wherein…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 3-2-11
  Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 2. Controlled Airspace › 3-2-6. Class E Airspace

  Pilots should refer to the airport page in the applicable Chart Supplement for surface area status information. 2. Extension to a surface area. Class E airspace may be designated as extensions to Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class ... surface areas. Class E airspace extensions begin at the surface and extend up to the overlying controlled airspace. The extensions provide controlled airspace to contain standard instrument approach procedures without imposing a communications requirement on pilots operating under VFR. Surface…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 3-1-1
  Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 1. General › 3-1-3. Hierarchy of Overlapping Airspace Designations

  complexity or density of aircraft movements, 2. The nature of the operations conducted within the airspace, 3. The level of safety required, and 4. The national and public interest. d. It is important that pilots be familiar with the operational ... requirements for each of the various types or classes of airspace. Subsequent sections will cover each class in sufficient detail to facilitate understanding. 3-1-2. General Dimensions of Airspace Segments Refer to Title 14 of the U.S. Code…