FAA 107 Sectional Chart Reading & Navigation 2

Question 1

On a sectional chart, a blue segmented circle with a D inside indicates which type of airspace?

Accepted Answer

Class D airspace

Answer

A blue segmented circle with the letter D marks Class D airspace, typically surrounding airports with operating control towers.

Question 2

What does a magenta vignette (shading) along an airport symbol on a sectional chart indicate?

Accepted Answer

The airport has instrument approach procedures

Answer

Magenta vignette shading around an airport indicates it has instrument approach procedures or is used for instrument training.

Question 3

A sectional chart shows the number '34' inside a box next to an airport. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

The runway length is 3,400 feet

Answer

A number in a box next to an airport on a sectional chart represents the longest runway length in hundreds of feet (34 = 3,400 feet).

Question 4

On a sectional chart, what is the significance of a number printed in blue adjacent to a fix or NAVAID?

Accepted Answer

The frequency of a VOR

Answer

Blue numbers adjacent to a VOR or NAVAID fix indicate the frequency used to receive or identify that navigation aid.

Question 5

What does a depicted parachute symbol on a sectional chart warn drone pilots about?

Accepted Answer

Active parachute jumping operations in that area

Answer

A parachute symbol on a sectional chart marks areas with active parachute jumping operations, which create a collision hazard.

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