Part 107 Airspace and Sectional Chart Practice Questions

Question 1

Which altitude band is designated Class A airspace over the contiguous United States? Options: A) From 14,500 ft MSL up to, but not including, 18,000 ft MSL B) From 18,000 ft MSL up to and including FL600 C) From 10,000 ft MSL up to and including FL450

Accepted Answer

B) From 18,000 ft MSL up to and including FL600. Class A runs from 18,000 ft MSL up to and including FL600. The 14,500 to 18,000 ft MSL band is Class E, which sits below Class A. The 10,000 ft and FL450 values are not Class A boundaries.

Question 2

A Class C primary airport sits at 1,100 ft MSL and its airspace follows the usual design. About what ceiling would the chart show? Options: A) 40, meaning 4,000 ft MSL B) 25, meaning 2,500 ft MSL C) 51, meaning 5,100 ft MSL

Accepted Answer

C) 51, meaning 5,100 ft MSL. Class C normally extends to 4,000 ft above the airport elevation, so 1,100 plus 4,000 gives 5,100 ft MSL, printed as 51. A label of 40 would ignore the airport elevation. A ceiling of 2,500 ft above the airport is the usual Class D design, not Class C.

Question 3

What feature does an airport need for Class D airspace to surround it? Options: A) A runway longer than 5,000 ft B) An operating control tower C) Scheduled airline service with radar approach control

Accepted Answer

B) An operating control tower. Class D is designed around airports that have an operating control tower. Runway length does not decide the class. Scheduled airline service with radar approach control is more typical of Class C or Class B.

Question 4

A farmer plans to fly over a field at 300 ft AGL in Class G airspace. What ATC permission is required? Options: A) A LAANC authorization B) A Certificate of Waiver C) None, because Class G does not require ATC authorization

Accepted Answer

C) None, because Class G does not require ATC authorization. Class G is uncontrolled airspace, and 14 CFR 107.41 does not require ATC authorization there. LAANC is used for authorization in controlled airspace near airports. A waiver is only needed to deviate from a waivable Part 107 rule, not to fly in Class G.

Question 5

On a sectional chart, what area does each maximum elevation figure cover? Options: A) A circle of 10 NM radius around the figure B) A quadrangle bounded by ticked lines of latitude and longitude, 30 minutes on each side C) The whole county in which the figure appears

Accepted Answer

B) A quadrangle bounded by ticked lines of latitude and longitude, 30 minutes on each side. Each maximum elevation figure applies to the quadrangle bounded by ticked latitude and longitude lines, 30 minutes by 30 minutes on a sectional. It does not describe a 10 NM circle. Counties are not used for chart elevation figures.

Question 6

A remote pilot sees a route labeled VR1257 crossing a planned survey area. What does VR1257 tell the pilot? Options: A) It is flown under VFR, and no segment is above 1,500 ft AGL B) It is flown under IFR, and at least one segment is above 1,500 ft AGL C) It is a Victor airway for civil traffic

Accepted Answer

A) It is flown under VFR, and no segment is above 1,500 ft AGL. VR means the route is flown under VFR, and a four-digit number means no segment is above 1,500 ft AGL, so fast military jets may pass low over the site. IR routes are flown under IFR, and a route with a segment above 1,500 ft AGL has a three-digit number. Victor airways are labeled with a V and a number, such as V25.

Question 7

Where on a sectional chart can a pilot find the altitudes, hours of use and controlling agency for restricted areas and MOAs shown on that chart? Options: A) In the airport data block of the nearest towered airport B) In the special use airspace table printed on the chart C) Inside each boundary, beside the area's name

Accepted Answer

B) In the special use airspace table printed on the chart. Sectional charts carry a special use airspace table that lists each area's altitudes, times of use and controlling agency. Airport data blocks show airport information, not special use airspace details. The label inside the boundary gives the area's identifier, while the operating details are in the table.

Question 8

What minimum altitude are pilots requested to maintain over charted national wildlife refuges, parks and wilderness areas? Options: A) 1,000 ft AGL B) 500 ft AGL C) 2,000 ft AGL

Accepted Answer

C) 2,000 ft AGL. Pilots are requested to keep at least 2,000 ft above the surface over charted wildlife refuges, parks and wilderness areas to reduce noise and disturbance. The 1,000 ft and 500 ft figures are not the requested minimum for these areas. A drone held to 400 ft AGL cannot meet this request, so remote pilots should check the land manager's rules and avoid disturbing wildlife.

Question 9

In Figure 20, the Norfolk Class C label just north of the Norfolk Intl data block reads 40 over 12. Assume the ground under that shelf is 20 ft MSL. Does a drone at 300 ft AGL there need a Class C authorization? Options: A) Yes, because Class C starts at the surface anywhere inside the outer magenta circle B) No, because the shelf floor is 1,200 ft MSL and the drone is at about 320 ft MSL C) Yes, because the 12 means the shelf begins 120 ft above the ground

Accepted Answer

B) No, because the shelf floor is 1,200 ft MSL and the drone is at about 320 ft MSL. Class C altitudes are in hundreds of feet MSL, so 40 over 12 is a shelf from 1,200 ft MSL to 4,000 ft MSL. A drone at 300 ft AGL over 20 ft ground is at about 320 ft MSL, below the shelf, so 14 CFR 107.41 does not require a Class C authorization for that altitude. Only the inner area marked SFC starts at the surface, and the 12 is 1,200 ft MSL, not 120 ft AGL.

Question 10

In Figure 20, a contractor wants to fly a roof survey at 150 ft AGL inside the Norfolk Class C area labeled 40 over SFC, beside Norfolk Intl. What applies? Options: A) Class C from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL, so prior ATC authorization is required B) Class D from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL, so authorization is needed only above 400 ft AGL C) Class E from the surface, so no authorization is needed below 400 ft AGL

Accepted Answer

A) Class C from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL, so prior ATC authorization is required. The solid magenta lines and the 40 over SFC label mark Class C from the surface up to 4,000 ft MSL. Part 107 requires prior ATC authorization for any operation in Class C. The area is not Class D, and authorization is not tied to flying above 400 ft AGL. It is not Class E either, because the solid magenta boundary marks Class C.

Question 11

In Figure 20, north of area 5 and northeast of Harbinger, a lighted obstruction is labeled 1049 with (1041) below it. How tall is it above the ground? Options: A) 1,041 ft AGL, with its top at 1,049 ft MSL B) 1,049 ft AGL, with its top at 1,041 ft MSL C) 8 ft AGL, the difference between the two numbers

Accepted Answer

A) 1,041 ft AGL, with its top at 1,049 ft MSL. On a sectional the upper number is the top of the obstruction in feet MSL and the number in parentheses is its height above ground. So the structure is 1,041 ft AGL with its top at 1,049 ft MSL. Swapping the two numbers is a common misreading, and the 8 ft difference is the ground elevation at its base, not its height.

Question 12

In Figure 20, a remote pilot wants to photograph the shoreline inside R-5302B on the Albemarle Sound. What must be obtained before entering it? Options: A) Nothing, as long as the drone stays below 400 ft AGL B) An ATC authorization through LAANC C) Permission from the using or controlling agency

Accepted Answer

C) Permission from the using or controlling agency. R-5302B is a restricted area, shown by blue hatched lines. Under 14 CFR 107.45 a small UA may not operate in a restricted area without permission from the using or controlling agency. Staying below 400 ft AGL does not exempt the flight, and LAANC handles controlled airspace near airports, not entry to restricted areas.

Question 13

In Figure 20, a note over the Albemarle Sound reads: CAUTION: UNMARKED BALLOON ON CABLE TO 3008' MSL. CHECK NOTAMS. How should a remote pilot planning a nearby flight treat it? Options: A) Ignore it, because 3,008 ft MSL is far above the 400 ft AGL limit B) Check NOTAMs, because the cable runs from the ground to the balloon and is a hazard at drone altitudes C) Request permission from the controlling agency, because the balloon marks a restricted area

Accepted Answer

B) Check NOTAMs, because the cable runs from the ground to the balloon and is a hazard at drone altitudes. The balloon is tethered by a cable that runs from the surface up to as high as 3,008 ft MSL, so the cable is a collision hazard at any altitude a drone flies. The note says to check NOTAMs, and 14 CFR 107.49 requires a preflight assessment of the operating environment. The balloon's top altitude does not make the low cable safe, and the note does not create a restricted area.

Question 14

In Figure 26, area 2 lies inside the shaded magenta ring around Cooperstown. What airspace is there from the surface up to 700 ft AGL? Options: A) Class E from the surface, because the airport has an AWOS B) Class D up to 700 ft AGL around Cooperstown C) Class G, with Class E beginning at 700 ft AGL

Accepted Answer

C) Class G, with Class E beginning at 700 ft AGL. A faded magenta ring means Class E begins at 700 ft AGL inside it, so the airspace below is Class G and a 400 ft AGL flight needs no ATC authorization. A Class E surface area would be drawn with a dashed magenta line, and an AWOS does not create one. Class D needs a control tower and a dashed blue line, neither of which is shown.

Question 15

In Figure 26, a dashed magenta line surrounds Jamestown Regional (JMS), just south of area 4. What does it mean for a Part 107 flight inside it? Options: A) It is Class D airspace, so the pilot should call the tower on 118.425 B) It is Class G up to 700 ft AGL, so no authorization is needed C) It is Class E airspace extending to the surface, so ATC authorization is required

Accepted Answer

C) It is Class E airspace extending to the surface, so ATC authorization is required. A dashed magenta line marks a Class E surface area, and Part 107 requires ATC authorization in Class E airspace designated for an airport. Jamestown is printed in magenta with no tower, and 118.425 is its ASOS, so the Class D answer is wrong. The 700 ft floor is shown by the wider shaded ring, not the dashed line.

Question 16

In Figure 26, a remote pilot inspects the 387 ft AGL structure near area 5 (1912 (387) UC) and stays within 400 ft of it laterally. What is the highest the drone may fly above the ground? Options: A) 400 ft AGL B) 2,312 ft AGL C) 787 ft AGL

Accepted Answer

C) 787 ft AGL. Part 107 allows flight above 400 ft AGL when the drone stays within a 400 ft radius of a structure and no higher than 400 ft above the structure's top, so 387 plus 400 gives 787 ft AGL. 400 ft AGL is the general limit that this exception relaxes. 2,312 ft adds 400 to the MSL top and treats it as AGL.

Question 17

In Figure 26, the obstruction just south of area 3 reads 1843 (299). What is the ground elevation at its base? Options: A) 1,843 ft MSL B) 2,142 ft MSL C) 1,544 ft MSL

Accepted Answer

C) 1,544 ft MSL. The bold figure is the top in MSL and the figure in parentheses is the height above ground, so the base is 1,843 minus 299, or 1,544 ft MSL. 1,843 ft MSL is the top of the structure. Adding the two numbers, 2,142 ft, has no meaning.

Question 18

In Figure 26, the magenta label DEVILS LAKE EAST MOA marks a Military Operations Area. What does a remote pilot need to fly inside it? Options: A) Permission from the controlling agency, the same as for a restricted area B) No permission is required, but the pilot should check whether it is active and watch for military aircraft C) A LAANC authorization, because a MOA is controlled airspace

Accepted Answer

B) No permission is required, but the pilot should check whether it is active and watch for military aircraft. A MOA separates military training from IFR traffic, and VFR pilots, including remote pilots, may operate in it without permission. Checking whether it is active and keeping a sharp lookout is the prudent step. Permission is needed only for restricted and prohibited areas, and a MOA is not a class of controlled airspace that needs LAANC.

Question 19

In Figure 26, the label IR678 appears west of Sutton. What is it? Options: A) An instrument military training route with at least one segment above 1,500 ft AGL B) A visual military training route flown only at or below 1,500 ft AGL C) A restricted corridor that needs permission from the using agency

Accepted Answer

A) An instrument military training route with at least one segment above 1,500 ft AGL. IR means an instrument (IFR) military training route, and a three-digit number means at least one segment is above 1,500 ft AGL. Routes with four-digit numbers are flown at or below 1,500 ft AGL, so the first distractor describes a different route type. MTRs are not restricted areas, but fast low jets may use them, so remote pilots should keep watch.

Question 20

In Figure 26, the obstruction near area 5 at Eckelson is labeled 1912 (387) UC. What does it mean? Options: A) An unverified structure whose top is 387 ft MSL B) A structure under construction whose top is 1,912 ft MSL and 387 ft above the ground C) An unlighted structure whose top is 1,912 ft above the ground

Accepted Answer

B) A structure under construction whose top is 1,912 ft MSL and 387 ft above the ground. UC means under construction or reported, and the figures follow the usual pattern: top in feet MSL, then height above ground in parentheses. 387 is the AGL height, not an MSL value. UC does not mean unlighted, and 1,912 is an MSL figure.

Question 21

In Figure 26, area 1 lies inside the blue hatched boundary of Restricted Area R-5403. What does a remote pilot need before flying there? Options: A) Only a check that the Devils Lake East MOA is not active B) A LAANC authorization from the nearest control tower C) Permission from the using or controlling agency

Accepted Answer

C) Permission from the using or controlling agency. Part 107 forbids operating in a restricted area without permission from the using or controlling agency. Checking MOA status does not cover a restricted area, which carries hazards such as firing or military testing. LAANC grants access to controlled airspace near airports; it is not permission to enter restricted airspace.

Question 22

In Figure 26, a remote pilot wants to learn whether R-5402 and R-5403 are active. What does the chart itself suggest? Options: A) Call 1-800-972-8824, as printed in the box near New Rockford B) Call Jamestown tower on 118.425 C) Monitor Tomlinson CTAF 122.9 for activation calls

Accepted Answer

A) Call 1-800-972-8824, as printed in the box near New Rockford. The boxed note near New Rockford says for information on R-5402 and R-5403 call 1-800-972-8824. Jamestown has no control tower, and 118.425 is its ASOS weather broadcast. A CTAF at a small airport is not where restricted area status is published.

Question 23

In Figure 26, a remote pilot plans a 350 ft AGL flight at area 3, near Courtenay. Which statement is correct? Options: A) No ATC authorization is needed, because no surface area or 700 ft shading is charted there and the airspace near the ground is Class G B) Permission is needed because area 3 lies inside Restricted Area R-5403 C) Authorization is needed because area 3 lies inside the Jamestown Class E surface area

Accepted Answer

A) No ATC authorization is needed, because no surface area or 700 ft shading is charted there and the airspace near the ground is Class G. Area 3 has no dashed lines and no magenta shading, so the airspace near the ground is Class G and Part 107 needs no ATC authorization. The southern edge of the R-5403 hatched boundary runs north of area 3. The Jamestown Class E surface area is the dashed magenta outline well to the south around the airport.

Question 24

In Figure 69, area 6 lies inside Alert Area A-632C, labeled CONCENTRATED STUDENT JET TRAINING. What does a remote pilot need to fly there? Options: A) No permission, but extra vigilance, because many training jets may be operating and the drone must yield B) Permission from the using agency, as for a restricted area C) A rule-based limit of 200 ft AGL for all drones inside the alert area

Accepted Answer

A) No permission, but extra vigilance, because many training jets may be operating and the drone must yield. An alert area warns of a high volume of pilot training or unusual activity, but no permission is needed to enter it. The remote pilot must see and avoid and give way to manned aircraft. Permission is required only for restricted and prohibited areas, and no regulation sets a 200 ft limit in alert areas.

Question 25

In Figure 69, the magenta figures 40 over 12 are printed just north of the Corpus Christi International data block. What do they mean? Options: A) Class C from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL within 12 NM B) Class C from 1,200 ft MSL up to 4,000 ft MSL in that shelf C) Class B from 1,200 ft MSL up to 4,000 ft MSL

Accepted Answer

B) Class C from 1,200 ft MSL up to 4,000 ft MSL in that shelf. In a Class C label, the top number is the ceiling and the bottom number is the floor, both in hundreds of feet MSL, so 40 over 12 means 1,200 to 4,000 ft MSL. The 12 is a floor altitude, not a distance in NM. The airspace is drawn with solid magenta lines and named CORPUS CHRISTI CLASS C, so it is not Class B.

Question 26

In Figure 69, a real estate photographer wants to fly at 120 ft AGL at area 3, close to Corpus Christi International. What is required? Options: A) Prior ATC authorization, because area 3 is in Class C from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL B) Nothing, because a flight below 400 ft AGL is always under Class C C) A radio call to the tower on 119.4 just before takeoff

Accepted Answer

A) Prior ATC authorization, because area 3 is in Class C from the surface to 4,000 ft MSL. Area 3 lies inside the inner ring marked 40 over SFC, so Class C starts at the surface and runs to 4,000 ft MSL. Part 107 requires prior ATC authorization to fly there. The surface area has no gap below 400 ft, and a radio call to the tower is not how a remote pilot gets authorization.

Question 27

In Figure 69, a remote pilot has authorization to fly in the Kingsville NAS (NQI) Class D near area 2 while the tower operates. Per the dashed blue box with 25, what is the top of that Class D? Options: A) 2,500 ft AGL B) 2,500 ft MSL C) 8,000 ft MSL

Accepted Answer

B) 2,500 ft MSL. The number in the dashed blue box is the Class D ceiling in hundreds of feet MSL, so 25 means 2,500 ft MSL. Class D ceilings are not charted in AGL. 80 in the data block (*L 80) is the longest runway, 8,000 ft, not an altitude.

Question 28

In Figure 69, the obstruction just east of area 4 reads 291 (250). If a drone passes over it at 400 ft AGL, about how much vertical clearance does it have above the top? Options: A) About 150 ft B) About 109 ft C) About 400 ft

Accepted Answer

A) About 150 ft. The figure in parentheses, 250, is the height above ground, so a drone at 400 ft AGL clears the top by about 150 ft. Using 291 as an AGL height gives 109 ft, but 291 is the top in feet MSL. 400 ft ignores the structure entirely. Guy wires may extend well beyond the tower, so lateral clearance matters too.

Question 29

In Figure 69, an obstruction near Sinton reads 1048 (1000). How tall is it above the ground? Options: A) 1,000 ft AGL B) 1,048 ft AGL C) 48 ft AGL

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000 ft AGL. The number in parentheses is the height above ground, so the structure is 1,000 ft AGL. 1,048 is the elevation of its top in feet MSL. 48 ft is the ground elevation at its base (1,048 minus 1,000), not the height of the structure.

Question 30

In Figure 69, the obstruction 1037 (977) lies near the Class C sector labeled 40 over 15. Using it to estimate ground level, would a drone at 400 ft AGL there be inside that Class C sector? Options: A) Yes; 400 ft AGL is above the 150 ft floor B) No; that sector begins at 4,000 ft MSL C) No; it would be at about 460 ft MSL, below the 1,500 ft MSL floor

Accepted Answer

C) No; it would be at about 460 ft MSL, below the 1,500 ft MSL floor. The ground is about 1,037 minus 977, or 60 ft MSL, so 400 ft AGL is about 460 ft MSL. The bottom number, 15, is the floor in hundreds of feet MSL, so the sector starts at 1,500 ft MSL and the drone is below it. There is no 150 ft floor, and 4,000 ft MSL is the ceiling, not the floor.

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