FAA 107 Airspace Classification & Flight Restrictions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which airspace class extends from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL600 and covers the entire contiguous United States?
- Class B
- Class C
- Class E
- Class A (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Class A
Class A airspace covers the contiguous U.S. from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL600 (60,000 feet).
Question 2: A sUAS pilot wants to operate in Class D airspace. What is the correct procedure?
- File a NOTAM 72 hours in advance
- Obtain authorization from the controlling ATC facility (Correct answer)
- Fly only during daylight hours without any authorization
- Submit a waiver to the FAA Flight Standards District Office
Correct answer: Obtain authorization from the controlling ATC facility
Operations in Class D airspace require prior authorization from the ATC facility controlling that airspace.
Question 3: What does the dashed magenta line on a sectional chart represent?
- Class B airspace boundary
- Class C airspace boundary
- Class E airspace beginning at 700 feet AGL (Correct answer)
- Class D airspace boundary
Correct answer: Class E airspace beginning at 700 feet AGL
A dashed magenta line on a sectional chart marks the lateral boundary of Class E airspace beginning at 700 feet AGL.
Question 4: Under Part 107, a remote pilot must obtain ATC authorization before flying in which of the following?
- Class G airspace below 400 feet AGL
- Class E airspace above 1,200 feet AGL
- Class D airspace surface area (Correct answer)
- Uncontrolled airspace at night
Correct answer: Class D airspace surface area
Class D airspace surface areas are controlled airspace requiring ATC authorization for sUAS operations under Part 107.
Question 5: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) issued under 14 CFR 91.141 is typically associated with what?
- Sporting events
- Presidential/VIP movements (Correct answer)
- Military training operations
- Wildfire suppression
Correct answer: Presidential/VIP movements
14 CFR 91.141 TFRs are issued for flight operations in the vicinity of Presidential and other VIP movements.
Question 6: Which Special Use Airspace (SUA) type is used for activities that are hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft but does NOT restrict flight?
- Prohibited Area
- Restricted Area
- Warning Area (Correct answer)
- National Security Area
Correct answer: Warning Area
Warning Areas contain potentially hazardous activities but are over international waters and flight is not legally restricted.
Question 7: On a sectional chart, what color ring system is used to depict Class B airspace?
- Magenta
- Red
- Blue (Correct answer)
- Green
Correct answer: Blue
Class B airspace is depicted on sectional charts using solid blue lines forming a series of concentric rings.
FAA 107 Airspace Classification & Flight Restrictions 2
Which airspace class extends from 18,000 feet MSL up to and including FL600 and covers the entire contiguous United States?