Airspace and Altitude

In general:

• 5 unusual airspace areas you should know for your checkride.
• 6 tips to help you fly through complex airspace.
• Airspace review. (AvWeb)
• AOPA tutorial.
• General review.
• Pilot's guide for landing at busy airports.
• Teaching/learning technique from CFItoCFI. (p 19-22)
• Also see Sectionals in Planning. 

Altitudes:

• The 5 types of altitude, explained by (FLY8MA or boldmethod).
• Your guide to minimum VFR altitudes.
• See also Cross Country/Planning/VFR.

Classes:

• ABCs of US Airspace or what I use - My Morsels.
  
• Airspace memory aid. (vid)
• Class B
• Entry requirements.
• Flying below Class B: Does ATC instruction trump regulations? 
• How to get a clearance into Class B. (vid)
• Weather minimums. (Vid 57 or Vid 203).
• What's the max speed under a Class B shelf? (Vid 158).
• Class C
• Approaching while on flight following.
• Departing
• Departure clearance. Vid 168.
• Do you need to talk to departure? Vid 230.
• Dimensions - Vid 54 or, Vid 100 or Vid 155.
• Entry requirements. Vid 167.
• Who do I call to enter? Vid 150.
• Class D
• Communications:
• Radio communications. Vid 29.
• What you need to hear from Tower. Vid 58.
• Departing a Class D, Ground control, taxi instructions, towered airport.
• Departure clearance from a Class C airport. (Vid 19).
• Weather minimums. (Vid 13, Vid 33 or Vid 97).
• Weather minimums to depart. Vid 115.
• What happens when a Class D tower is closed?
• Class E
• Boarders explained. (Vid 154).
• Explained.
• How they're marked on VFR sectional charts. (Vid 164).
• Why is it controlled? Vid 28, Vid 201.
• Starting at 700' AGL (229) or at 1200' AGL (Vid 5).
• To the surface. (Vid 3 or Vid 228).
• Class G
• Airports without 700' transition above.
• Explained.
• Quizzes:
• What Class G equipment requirements...5Qs.
• What kind of airspace is Class G...6Qs.
• Where is it located? Vid 27 or Vid 144.

Controlled Airspace:

• Explained. (vid)

Incursions:

• How a missed checklist item led to an airspace incursion.

Knowledge Check / Quizzes:

• Airspace quiz...5Qs. (FI)
• As a non-instrument rated private pilot... 6Qs.
• Class A airspace starts at... 6Qs.
• What are the four types of airspace... 10Qs.
• What is a MOA... 6Qs.
• What is one of the primary differences between... 6Qs.
• What's the max speed you can fly here... 5Qs.
• You're overflying Northwest Florida... 5Qs.

MOA (Military Operating Area):

• Also on SUA Website.
• Is it okay to fly through MOAs?
• Video with basics.

MTR (Military Training Routes):

• Also on SUA Website.
• Video with basics.

Prohibited airspace:

• Pilot inadvertently flies through prohibited airspace.

Restricted airspace:

• SFRA / FRZ
• Kneeboards: version 1 and version 2
• Training online at FAASafety
• What you should know, and how to operate around it.

Special Use: "MCPRAWN" (in Acronyms):

• Can you fly through an alert area? (Vid 216).
• SUA Website.
• Quiz: Are you required to get a clearance through... 5Qs.

Speeds:

• 250 knots below 10K' - why.
• Your guide for understanding the speed limits of the sky.

Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR):

• 3 ways to check them before your next flight.
• TFR Dos and Don’ts. (AvWeb).
• TFR Map.

Terminal Arrival Area (TAA):

• Terminal Arrival Area: What is it? (Vid 51).

Weather:

• VFR Minimums:
• Cloud clearances in one chart or one picture.
• FAA airspace for VFR flight. (video)
• Flight visibility above 10,000 feet MSL. (Vid 1).
• In controlled airspace (Vid 129) and to the surface (Vid 141).
• Why are there mandatory cloud clearance requirements?

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