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What do these polygons mean on VFR charts?
To add a little to @abelenky's answer, you'll notice that each area has a identifier in it: SBR-522, SBP-505 etc. Those identifiers are made up of the ICAO country prefix, the airspace type, and a ...
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What is this racetrack-shaped Special Use Airspace, and why isn’t it on the VFR sectional?
This is indeed a designated air refueling track used by military tanker aircraft (all AR-nnn SUA areas are, and they all share that same general racetrack shape).
The reason why it isn't on a ...
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What is this racetrack-shaped Special Use Airspace, and why isn’t it on the VFR sectional?
According to this report on air crashes AR-633 (I assume the same as AR-633A now)
The cities of Oak Ridge, Knoxville, and Rockwood lie beneath AR-633, a
volume of airspace used by the 134th Tennessee ...
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Do you need clearance to fly VFR into a Warning Area
No, unless explicitly directed by ATC not to enter a warning area, you can enter one while flying under VFR. Most warning areas are located outside of the air defense identification zone (ADIZ) which ...
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What regulations apply to flying near blasting areas in Canada?
Blasting areas are not subject to particular regulation, they can be depicted on charts and/or announced by NOTAMs (code for blasting is WH, compliant to ICAO standard).
The blaster operator always ...
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What's the north boundary of the KINS Class D? (Or: does a SUA designation take precedence over controlled airspace?)
According to the sectional chart, Class D airspace does not extend into the restricted area.
SkyVector KINS Sectional Chart
The restricted airspace starts at the surface to an unlimited altitude. ...
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What does "MOA excluded" when Restricted Airspace active mean?
First, to answer your specific question:
What is being excluded here? The military's use of the MOA (so the MOA
is "cold" and safe for the general public to use) or the general
public's ...
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What do these polygons mean on VFR charts?
See Page #10 of this document, which indicates that the markings show "Prohibited, Restricted and Warning Areas"
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How close to a Restricted Area can a pilot be cleared to fly?
ATC will separate IFR traffic from active special-use airspace according to the separation minima prescribed in the 7110.65 9–3–2:
Vertical separation: 500 feet above or below a prohibited/restricted/...
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Is there any ATS into the Special Use Airpaces (SUA)?
In many cases, there are controllers dedicated to providing ATC services to the aircraft that are USING the SUA. Callsigns such as "Nellis Range" or "Eglin Mission" are used for the controllers ...
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What do these polygons mean on VFR charts?
To add to the informative answers already here, this chart excerpt is from SkyVector.com and depicts a World VFR chart of this area in south-eastern Brazil.
Where ...
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Can I fly under a Military Operations Area (MOA)?
Yes you can. The MOA floor, 10000ft in this case, is the lower limit of any restrictions a MOA imposes. Otherwise there would be no point in assigning a floor to MOA (or any other airspace for that ...
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What is the difference between SUA (Special Use Airspace) and FUA (Flexible Use Airspace)?
Flexible Use of Airspace is a concept rather than a part of airspace (which SUA is), where the whole airspace is used for both restricted and unrestricted (civil) activities. According to FAA:
• The ...
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Where can I find coordinates for Special Use Airspace (e.g. restricted areas) in the USA?
As Pondlife says, this answer tells you where to look: All special-use airspace is defined in JO 7400.10. Version C is current as of February 16 2021.
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What is the best way for a VFR pilot to get a class B clearance when entering the DC SFRA?
Just to cover all bases, if you have an instrument rating the simplest way is to file and fly an ordinary every day IFR flight. There will be no special clearances or requests.
For VFR folks. The rule ...
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Where can I find/download infos about Special Use Airpsace (SUA) around the world?
You need to look this up in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) for each individual country. Special Use Airspaces are contained in section ENR 5 of an AIP. Many AIP's are available online. ...
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Restricted Area "popping up" around you -- can it happen, and what do you do about it?
In my limited experience (MOAs only) the controlling agency—the center, usually, but could be an approach facility—will be the final in-the-moment arbiter of whether the using agency—the military—is ...
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