Airspace Classification:
- To determine that the applicant is knowledgeable in airspace classification
- References: 14 CFR part 71; AC 107-2; AIM; FAA-H-8083-25; FAA-G-8082-22
Knowledge:
The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of:UA.II.A.K1:
General airspaceUA.II.A.K1a:
Class B controlled airspace- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K1b:
Class C controlled airspace- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K1c:
Class D controlled airspace- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K1d:
Class E controlled airspace- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K1e:
Class G controlled airspace- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K2:
Special-use airspace, such as prohibited, restricted, warning areas, military operation areas, alert areas, and controlled firing areas- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K3:
Other airspace areas, such as Airport Advisory Services, Military Training Routes (MTRs), Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs), Parachute Jump Operations, Terminal Radar Service Areas (TRSAs), National Security Areas (NSA) and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) routes- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.A.K4:
Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the NAS- Information
- Lesson Plan
Airspace Operating Requirements:
- To determine that the applicant is knowledgeable of airspace operational requirements
- References: 14 CFR part 71; AC 107-2; AIM; FAA-H-8083-25; FAA-G-8082-22; SAFO 10015
Knowledge:
The applicant must demonstrate an understanding of:UA.II.B.K1:
Basic weather minimums- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K2:
ATC authorizations and related operating limitations- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K3:
Operations near airports- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4:
Potential flight hazardsUA.II.B.K4a:
Common aircraft accident causal factors- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4b:
Avoid flight beneath unmanned balloons- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4c:
Emergency airborne inspection of other aircraft- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4d:
Precipitation static- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4e:
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) operations and reporting illumination of aircraft- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4f:
Avoiding flight in the vicinity of thermal plumes, such as smoke stacks and cooling towers- Exhaust plume information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K4g:
Flying in the wire environment- Information
- Lesson Plan
UA.II.B.K5:
The NOTAM system including how to obtain an established NOTAM through Flight Service- Information
- Lesson Plan
References:
- 14 CFR parts 39, 43, 91
- FAA (FAA-H-8083-2) Risk Management Handbook
- FAA (FAA-H-8083-25) Pilot Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge
- Aeronautical Information Manual
- Navigation Charts
- U.S. Chart Supplements
- Aeronautical Information Manual
- Notice to Airman