FAA 107 Sectional Chart Reading & Navigation 3

Question 1

On a sectional chart, a magenta dashed line surrounding a surface area indicates which airspace class?

Accepted Answer

Class E airspace that extends to the surface

Answer

A magenta dashed line on a sectional chart designates Class E airspace that begins at the surface, often around airports without control towers that have instrument approaches.

Question 2

A sectional chart shows a military airport symbol. How is a military airport distinguished from a civil airport?

Accepted Answer

Military airports use a tick-mark star burst symbol around the runway layout

Answer

Military airports on sectional charts are shown with a tick-mark (star-burst) pattern around the airport symbol to distinguish them from civil airports.

Question 3

What altitude is Class B airspace typically depicted as on a sectional chart?

Accepted Answer

Solid blue lines with floor and ceiling altitudes labeled in hundreds of feet MSL

Answer

Class B airspace is shown on sectional charts as solid blue lines with both ceiling and floor altitudes expressed in hundreds of feet MSL (e.g., 100/SFC).

Question 4

On a sectional chart, latitude and longitude lines are spaced at what standard interval?

Accepted Answer

30-minute intervals

Answer

Sectional charts display latitude and longitude lines at 30-minute intervals, with tick marks at every minute of arc.

Question 5

A remote pilot notices a bold magenta line on a sectional chart connecting two points. What does this most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

A Federal Airway (Victor Airway) above 1,200 AGL

Answer

Bold magenta lines on sectional charts represent Victor Airways (Federal Airways), which extend from 1,200 feet AGL up to but not including 18,000 feet MSL.

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FAA 107 Sectional Chart Reading & Navigation 3