Contents
- 1 What is the difference between Unicom and Ctaf?
- 2 What is a Trsa FAA?
- 3 What does VFR stand for?
- 4 Where is the pattern altitude?
- 5 What is a Class E Airport?
- 6 What are the big numbers on a sectional chart?
- 7 What does yellow mean on a sectional chart?
- 8 What is the dashed magenta line around an airport?
What is the difference between Unicom and Ctaf?
You call “Traffic” on the CTAF when you are self reporting your position. You are not soliciting of expecting a response. You are talking to other aircraft. You call ” Unicom ” when you are expecting a response from someone at a ground station.
What is a Trsa FAA?
In United States aviation, a terminal radar service area ( TRSA ) is a delimited airspace where radar and air traffic control services are made available to pilots flying under instrument flight rules or (optionally) visual flight rules, to maintain aircraft separation.
What does VFR stand for?
Aircraft flying in the National Airspace System operate under two basic categories of flight: Visual Flight Rules ( VFR ) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
Where is the pattern altitude?
To be sure, you can find the traffic pattern altitude for most airports in the A/FD. Once you’re at the right altitude, how should you enter the pattern? By flying at a 45-degree angle to the downwind leg, while aiming for the mid-point of the runway.
What is a Class E Airport?
Some Class E airspace begins at an MSL altitude depicted on the charts, instead of an AGL altitude. Class E airspace typically extends up to, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL (the lower limit of Class A airspace ). All airspace above FL 600 is Class E airspace. Uncontrolled Airspace.
What are the big numbers on a sectional chart?
The Maximum Elevation Figure shows up on a sectional chart as a large number with a slightly smaller number next to it as illustrated in the image above with the red circle. These numbers have two digits dropped off of the end, so [ large ] 2 [small] 6 is 2,600 feet.
What does yellow mean on a sectional chart?
Yellow areas indicate that, while flying at night, you will be able to easily identify the area as Richmond (or anywhere else) on a sectional chart.
What is the dashed magenta line around an airport?
A dashed magenta line indicates the boundary of the Class E Surface Area.