Module V FAA Drone Exam

The _______ is an imaginary line drawn around the Earth that is equally distant from the North and South poles. It divides the Earth into the _________, and it’s considered to be at 0° latitude. here are other imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator around the Earth, and these are the _______.

Equator, Northern and Southern hemispheres,  lines of latitude

an imaginary line that runs vertically down the Earth from the North to the South pole and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

prime meridian

As you move North, away from the equator, the latitudinal degree numbers go _____, as you move South, they go _____.

up , down

As you move _____, away from the prime meridian, the longitudinal degree numbers go _____. As you move _____, they go _____.

West, Up. East, Down.

Each degree of latitude and longitude is made up of _____. On a Sectional Chart, these _______ show up as small tic marks that you can actually count.

 60 units called “minutes”

Each longitudinal and latitudinal line is _____ from the next line,

30 minutes

A small magenta colored flag indicates a __________ for manned VFR aircraft. As a drone pilot, you should expect a higher volume of manned aircraft traffic here.

visual reporting checkpoint or waypoint

the literal height above the ground over which you’re flying.

Above Ground Level, or AGL

true altitude or elevation. It’s the average height above standard sea level where the atmospheric pressure is measured in order to calibrate altitude.

Mean Sea Level, or MSL

On a Sectional Chart, all of the numbers you see that denote altitude are denoted in _______ unless _________.

MSL , If you see a number in parentheses, that denotes AGL.

Isogonic lines

magnetic variation or difference between true vs. magnetic north.

quadrangle

 grid that is formed by intersecting lines of latitude and longitude, then we’re calling the inside of each grid space

 Maximum Elevation Figure (MEF)

quadrangle and still be able to clear all obstacles in that quadrangle, including terrain and obstructions. 

Victor Airway

straight-line segment that's used to depict low-altitude civilian air traffic.

Victor Airways are designated as _____ airspace and they start at a base of _____ and go up to but not including _____.

Class E, 1,200 ft. AGL, 18,000 ft