PI.III.B.K1b
KnowledgeRoute planning, including consideration of:
Special use airspace
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- Chapter 5: Improvement Plans › Access to Special Use Airspace
Access to Special Use Airspace Special use airspace consists of airspace of defined dimensions identified by an area on the surface of the earth wherein activities must be confined because of their nature, or wherein limitations are imposed upon aircraft ... Special use airspace includes: restricted airspace, prohibited airspace, Military Operations Areas (MOA), warning areas, alert areas, temporary flight restriction (TFR), and controlled firing areas (CFAs). [Figures 5-27 through 5-32] Prohibited and restricted areas are regulatory special use airspace…
- Chapter 1: The National Airspace System › Special Use Airspace
Special Use Airspace Special use airspace is the designation for airspace in which certain activities must be confined or where limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations that are not part of those activities. Certain special use airspace areas ... create limitations on the mixed use of airspace. The special use airspace depicted on instrument charts includes the area name or number, effective altitude, time and weather conditions of operation, the controlling agency, and the chart panel location. On National…
- Chapter 5: Improvement Plans › Civilians Using Special Use Airspace
Civilians Using Special Use Airspace The FAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) work together to maximize the use of special use airspace by opening such areas to civilian traffic when they are not being used by the military ... RESTRICTED, W–WARNING, A–ALERT, MOA–MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA use airspace and TFR making it a single comprehensive source to review airspace closure information. Figure 5-33. Special use airspace charted on an aeronautical chart…
- Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 4. Special Use Airspace › 3-4-9. Obtaining Special Use Airspace Status
Obtaining Special Use Airspace Status a. Pilots can request the status of SUA by contacting the using or controlling agency. The frequency for the controlling agency is tabulated in the margins of the applicable IFR and VFR charts ... airspace (permanent and/or temporary) requires a NOTAM for activation. Pilots should check ARTCC NOTAMs for airspace activation. c. Special Use Airspace Information Service (SUAIS) (Alaska Only). The SUAIS is a 24-hour service operated by the military that provides civilian…
- Chapter 15: Airspace › Special Use Airspace
control air traffic, pilots should remember there are visual flight rules (VFR) minimums that apply to Class G airspace. Special Use Airspace Special use airspace or special area of operation (SAO) is the designation for airspace in which certain activities ... confined, or where limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations that are not part of those activities. Certain special use airspace areas can create limitations on the mixed use of airspace. The special use airspace depicted on instrument charts includes…
- Chapter 3. Airspace › Section 4. Special Use Airspace › 3-4-1. General
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 activities must be confined because of their nature, or wherein limitations are imposed upon ... areas (CFA), temporary military operations areas (MOA), and temporary restricted areas. b. Prohibited and restricted areas are regulatory special use airspace and are established in 14 CFR part 73 through the rulemaking process. c. Warning areas, MOAs, alert areas, CFAs…