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PREFLIGHT ASK AOPA
BY CRAIG BROWN
with hour and minute hands, those are the
times of day when the minute hand sits
directly above and covers the hour hand,
so it appears that there is but one hand on
the clock.
Thus was his introduction to airspace
OUR 3-D WORLD
HOW TO VISUALIZE AIRSPACE
ON A 2-D CHART
Q: Here's a question from a fellow
instructor. What is special about the
following times of day, regardless of a.m.
or p.m.: 12, 1:05, 2:11, 3:17, 4:22, 5:27, 6:33,
7:38, 8:44, 9:49, and 10:55?
A: On an old-fashioned clock or watch,
for student pilots.
We live and fly in a three-dimensional
world, yet our airspace is
depicted on two-dimensional sectional
charts. I ask my students to imagine
they were in a rocket launched
vertically from a specific place on a sectional
chart, and to identify each type
of airspace they would travel through,
including the lower and upper altitudes
of that airspace. Some were easy and
others, not so much, but all were a fun
learning experience.
Let's try one: Place your rocket at
Chicago Midway Airport (MDW). Use
a sectional and name the airspace and
altitudes of each as you ascend to space.
Complete your answer before looking at
the next line.
Class C from 620 feet msl up to but
not including 3,000; Class B from 3,000
to 10,000; Class E from 10,000 to but not
including 18,000; Class A from 18,000 to
FL600; and Class E above FL600.
As you just discovered, a little creativity
can go a long way in helping pilots
visualize 3-D airspace from a 2-D chart
in our 3-D world.
CRAIG BROWN is a senior aviation technical
specialist in the AOPA Pilot Information
Center. pilotassist@aopa.org
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