Basic Knowledge Drones - FAA107

Airspace Restrictions: Places like Camp David and the White House.

• Prohibited Areas
  (P-###)

• Restricted Areas
  (R-###)

• Warning Areas
  (W-###)

• Military Operations Areas (MOAs)

Airspace Restrictions:
It’s not prohibited, but if you fly here, it could be dangerous. The government might be testing artillery or missiles or UFOs.

• Prohibited Areas
  (P-###)

• Restricted Areas
  (R-###)

• Warning Areas
  (W-###)

• Military Operations Areas (MOAs)

Airspace Restrictions:
Domestic and international waters, from NM outward from the US coast. It’s cool to fly there it’s just not really managed by the US.

• Prohibited Areas
  (P-###)

• Restricted Areas
  (R-###)

• Warning Areas
  (W-###)

• Military Operations Areas (MOAs)

Airspace Restrictions:
consist of airspace with defined limits established for the purpose of separating certain military training activities from IFR traffic.

• Prohibited Areas
  (P-###)

• Restricted Areas
  (R-###)

• Warning Areas
  (W-###)

• Military Operations Areas (MOAs)

Depicted on aeronautical charts with an “A” followed by a number (e.g., A-211) to inform nonparticipating pilots of areas that may contain a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aerial activity. Think skydiving training facility.

• Alert Area

• Controlled Airspace
• Restricted Area
• Prohibited Area

Warm air on top of cold air. Fog, haze, low clouds, poor visibility, but smooth air.

• Cold air on top of warm air
• Temperature inversion
• High pressure system
• Turbulence

Turbulence (because the air is unstable), showery precipitation.

• moist, unstable air

• Unstable air

• Stable Air

• Humid

Smooth air, poor visibility, and steady (not showery) precipitation

• moist, unstable air

• Unstable air

• Stable Air

• Humid

Intermittent precipitation.

• moist, unstable air

• Unstable air

• Stable Air

• Humid

Cool + Dry

• moist, unstable air

• Unstable air

• Stable Air

• Humid