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Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements: practice questions

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Airspace Classification and Operating RequirementsDifficulty 2/5

On a sectional chart, a dashed blue line around an airport indicates which airspace, and what must a remote PIC obtain to fly inside it?

  1. AClass C; nothing, if below 400 ft
  2. BClass D; ATC authorization (e.g., LAANC)
  3. CClass E at 700 ft; nothing
  4. DClass G; nothing
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Correct: B. A dashed blue line is Class D airspace, which extends to the surface. §107.41 requires ATC authorization for operations in Class B, C, D and surface-area Class E, typically obtained through LAANC.

  • A — Class C is a solid magenta line, and authorization is required there too.
  • C — Class E at 700 ft AGL is the shaded magenta vignette.
  • D — Class G is uncontrolled and not depicted by a dashed blue line.
Airspace Classification and Operating RequirementsDifficulty 3/5

A planned flight at 300 ft AGL is inside the shaded magenta vignette but outside any dashed magenta or blue lines. Which is correct?

  1. AOnly a NOTAM is required
  2. BAuthorization is required because the area is Class E
  3. CThe flight is in Class G below the 700-ft Class E floor; no authorization is needed
  4. DThe flight is prohibited
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Correct: C. The magenta vignette marks Class E beginning at 700 ft AGL. Below that floor the airspace is Class G, so a 300-ft flight needs no ATC authorization (all other Part 107 rules still apply).

  • B — Class E here begins at 700 ft AGL, above the flight.
  • D — Nothing prohibits Class G operations.
  • A — NOTAMs are checked, not filed, for routine Part 107 flights.
Airspace Classification and Operating RequirementsDifficulty 2/5

Which special-use airspace may an sUAS never enter?

  1. AAlert area
  2. BMilitary operations area (MOA)
  3. CWarning area
  4. DProhibited area
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Correct: D. Prohibited areas (P-numbers) are established for national security and flight is not permitted. Restricted areas require permission from the controlling agency when active; MOAs and alert areas are not closed but demand caution.

  • B — MOAs are not prohibited; exercise caution.
  • C — Warning areas over international waters are not prohibited.
  • A — Alert areas carry high training activity but are not closed.
Airspace Classification and Operating RequirementsDifficulty 2/5

What is LAANC?

  1. ANear-real-time ATC authorization for sUAS in controlled airspace at published UAS facility-map altitudes
  2. BA weather briefing service
  3. CThe FAA's accident reporting portal
  4. DA system for registering drones
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Correct: A. The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability lets remote pilots receive automated ATC authorization through approved apps for Class B, C, D and surface E airspace up to the ceilings on the UAS Facility Maps.

  • D — Registration is done through the FAA DroneZone.
  • B — Weather comes from aviationweather.gov and similar services.
  • C — Accident reports are filed through the FAA DroneZone.

Primary references

  1. Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-10B, April 2021) — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) · government · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21