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Airspace and charts · Lesson 14 of 29

Reading a sectional chart, part 2: airspace and navigation

How each airspace class, special use area and military training route is drawn on a sectional, how to read ceilings and floors in hundreds of feet MSL, and how to use latitude, longitude and the chart scale.
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Part of Part 107 Complete

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  • Identify Class B, C, D and E airspace from its color and line style
  • Read ceiling and floor figures, including SFC, T, plus and minus signs, in hundreds of feet MSL
  • Recognize special use airspace, military training routes and other airspace symbols
  • Use latitude, longitude and the chart scale to locate a site and measure distance