Best Way To Learn Airspaces

[killbilly]

Rod Machado's private pilot book has the pyramid diagram, which is cool.

He's got neat little memory aids like, "You're likely to find a 152 below ten thousand feet, and it's more likely to knock over a Coke (CoC) machine..." little things like that....

 

[MikeD]

Uncontrolled airspace below 10,000:
Always 1 SM visibility in the daytime. 3 SM at night matches everything else and is easy to remember.

1mi CoC day if you request SVFR, you may be asked that on an Oral (I was).

Since the OP didn't say whether he was referring to airplane or rotorcraft, I'd toss in that rotorcraft is "clear of clouds", with the only restriction being to operate at a speed that will allow see and avoid of air traffic or obstructions. For SVFR, same applies, clear of clouds and no required viz number.

 

[Roger, Roger]

Since the OP didn't say whether he was referring to airplane or rotorcraft, I'd toss in that rotorcraft is "clear of clouds", with the only restriction being to operate at a speed that will allow see and avoid of air traffic or obstructions. For SVFR, same applies, clear of clouds and no required viz number.

Rotorheads

 

[swisspilot]

Controlled airspace below 10,000:
Always 3 SM visibility. VFR aircraft need enough visibility to not hit IFR aircraft.

Uncontrolled airspace below 10,000:
Always 1 SM visibility in the daytime. 3 SM at night matches everything else and is easy to remember.

In class G you can fly at night, with 1 SM CoC if you stay in the pattern

 

[sdfcvoh]

If you are just trying to find ways to get it in your head a little easier, make a chart with all the airspace in columns. Start by filling in ALL the 3,152 clearance areas. Then you are left with only a couple remaining that aren't 3,152.

 

[Roger, Roger]

In class G you can fly at night, with 1 SM CoC if you stay in the pattern

I'd forgotten that one.

How many people on here have actually been VFR in 1 SM vis and clear of clouds? I've done it once in the daytime. Based on what I saw there, you'd have to be crazy to do it at night. I've also done 3 SM vis at night VFR once.

 

[swisspilot]

I'd forgotten that one.

How many people on here have actually been VFR in 1 SM vis and clear of clouds? I've done it once in the daytime. Based on what I saw there, you'd have to be crazy to do it at night. I've also done 3 SM vis at night VFR once.

I got asked that at my CMEL oral....what should I had answered to the ck airman? I don't care about that rule because I'm not gonna fly with that weather?

 

[Roger, Roger]

I got asked that at my CMEL oral....what should I had answered to the ck airman? I don't care about that rule because I'm not gonna fly with that weather?

I wasn't saying that.

I was just using your correction to my post as a springboard for another discussion.

 

[bLizZuE]

I recently used every bit of class G '1 mile CoC'. Wasn't the most comfortable feeling.

 

[MikeD]

I'd forgotten that one.

How many people on here have actually been VFR in 1 SM vis and clear of clouds? I've done it once in the daytime. Based on what I saw there, you'd have to be crazy to do it at night. I've also done 3 SM vis at night VFR once.

It's good stuff! In the helo, picking one's way around to get around. Just know where the wires and towers are......

..it actually brings upon some good pucker factor......

 

[sdfcvoh]

..it actually brings upon some good pucker factor......

is there such a thing?? :insane:

 

[mooneyguy]

i'm sitting here studying and it's just not sinking in does anybody have any personal things that helped them put this stuff in their brain?

we have hit the weather requirements for airspace, but not knowing for sure what the OP was asking for...If you are just having problems learning the airspace G, E, D, C, etc... I like this diagram for learning/teaching the different types of airspace...

 

[ahsmatt7]

we have hit the weather requirements for airspace, but not knowing for sure what the OP was asking for...If you are just having problems learning the airspace G, E, D, C, etc... I like this diagram for learning/teaching the different types of airspace...

If you have an AOPA membership, you can take interactive lessons on weather and such. It even has one all about the different types of airspaces..go figure. They help ALOT. and they are free.

matt