Area II of 5
Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements
15-25% of the Part 107 test, about 9 to 15 of the 60 questions. The FAA's test standard lists 2 tasks and 26 knowledge elements for this area. Here is every one, plus sample questions to try.
What the FAA tests
From the Remote Pilot test standard, FAA-S-ACS-10B.
Task A. Airspace Classification
- UA.II.A.K1General airspace:
- UA.II.A.K1aClass B controlled airspace
- UA.II.A.K1bClass C controlled airspace
- UA.II.A.K1cClass D controlled airspace
- UA.II.A.K1dClass E controlled airspace
- UA.II.A.K1eClass G uncontrolled airspace
- UA.II.A.K2Special-use airspace, such as prohibited, restricted, warning areas, military operation areas, alert areas, and controlled firing areas.
- UA.II.A.K3Other 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.
- UA.II.A.K4Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the NAS.
Task B. Airspace Operational Requirements
- UA.II.B.K1Basic weather minimums.
- UA.II.B.K2ATC authorizations and related operating limitations.
- UA.II.B.K3Operations near airports.
- UA.II.B.K4Potential flight hazards.
- UA.II.B.K4aCommon aircraft accident causal factors
- UA.II.B.K4bAvoid flight beneath unmanned balloons
- UA.II.B.K4cEmergency airborne inspection of other aircraft
- UA.II.B.K4dPrecipitation static
- UA.II.B.K4eLight amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) operations and reporting illumination of aircraft
- UA.II.B.K4fAvoiding flight in the vicinity of thermal plumes such as smoke stacks and cooling towers
- UA.II.B.K4gFlying in the wire environment
- UA.II.B.K5The NOTAM system, including how to obtain an established NOTAM through Flight Service.
- UA.II.B.K6Operator equipment for night flight.
- UA.II.B.K7Ground structures and ground structure lighting.
- UA.II.B.K8Hazards on the ground that do not have lighting.
- UA.II.B.K9Manned aircraft lighting.
- UA.II.B.K10sUAS lighting requirements.
Try 2 sample questions
A client's warehouse is 3 nautical miles from a major airline hub, inside the surface area of its Class B airspace. You plan to fly at 150 feet AGL. What does part 107 require before you fly?
Refer to the chart extract. You want to fly at 200 feet AGL directly over Bowerman Field (HQM). What airspace is this, and what do you need?
Practice all of airspace classification and operating requirements
The full course has questions on every element listed here, with an explanation and FAA source for each.