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FSS Flight Service Station provide info and services to aircraft but unlike ATC is not responsible for giving instructions, clearances or providing separation ATC Air Traffic Control is service by ground based controllers who direct aircraft through controlled airspace and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency is … [Read more…]
airport elevation is MSL otherwise very airport would be 0 obstacle are shown in both MSL/(AGL) on chart airspace altitude always in MSL pilot have no idea of field elevation altimeter is calibrated in MSL (same ref point for altitude) stack number in airspace is always in MSL Class G and E are in AGL … [Read more…]
1 degree of latitude is 1 mile section divided by 30 minutes as you go north you add 30 minutes per section as you go west you add 30 minutes per section
Class B (solid blue line) standard height is 10,000 feet AGL – you may not enter without an explicit clearance – must have mode C transponder to cross magenta line Class C (solid magenta line) standard height is 4,000 feet AGL – have dedicated approach controller and must establish connection before entering airspace The flag … [Read more…]
published every 6 months 1 inch about 7 nm Terminal Area Charts for Class B Isogonic ines show magnetic variation MEF: Maximum Elevation Figures Blue: towered airport Magenta: untowered airport
Hold short line: coming from the side of the solid line you must stop and get permission to proceed. Continue if lines are dashed. The runway number approximate the magnetic heading. The wind indicator comes in 3 types: the wind sock or wind cone(you must fly out of the wind sock), the wind tee(shaped like … [Read more…]
Controlled: A-B-C-D-E (require ATC) Uncontrolled: G usually 1,200 feet but can get as low as 700 feet to 14,500 feet B-C-D are towered airspaces if the tower close it becomes either G or E. A start at 18,000 feet and is IRF only E is everything else usually starts at 1,200 feet AGL to the … [Read more…]