FANR5640/7640: Airspace (First Introduction)

Part 107 Topics: Sectional Charts & Airspace

 

 

(source: https://3dr.com/faa/study-guides/airspace/)

Sectional Charts:

  • Digital downloads: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/
  • are meant to only show a section of a flight region
  • emphasize landmarks and features that would be used by manned aircraft for navigation
    • include tall man-made structures, natural landmarks, roads, rivers, power lines, and railroad tracks
  • depict airspace, airports, and reference points for manned aircraft
  • remote pilot should use these to understand the environment around their operation and avoid other avaition activity

Obstructions:

These are man-made structures like radio and other communication towers and windmills

Full list of symbols (FAA VFR Symbols)

 

 

Links

3DR Airspace tutorial: http://3dairspace.org.uk/airspace.html

RemotePilot101 Airspace:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX2_G9jzeuc

Ground School USA Airspace:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt-7phZ09j8

UAS Pilot Tutorial Airspace:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AsfuNCs7oQ