B SOLID BLUE
C SOLID MAGENTA
D DASHED BLUE
SURFACE-E DASHED MAGENTA
‘TRANSITION’-E FADED MAGENTA (700′)
Sources of airspace information
- Sectional Charts Download (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/)
- Airspace (Ch 3 of the Aeronautical Information Manual, AIM) (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/index.html). Pay attention to the airspace class definitions (3-2-3 thru 3-2-6).
- Excellent sectionals document by the Cessna Chick (https://cessnachick.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/howtoreadasectionalchart1.pdf)
You must know:
- Class definitions
- Vertical limits
- Operational restrictions
Class B ‘Bravo’
Class C ‘Charlie’
Class D ‘Delta’
Class E ‘Echo’ (surface)
Class E Transition
Class G ‘Golf’ – Uncontrolled airspace.
Overlapping airspace designations
Other sectional designations
Military Operation Area (MOA)
Drone pilot limitations:
Restricted Area
Wilderness Area
Special Military Activity
Solar Farm – Ocular Glare
Alert Areas
