Figure 26: Sectional chart excerpt (Cooperstown, ND)

4 FAA questions that refer to this figure

1. Question 1 · Private Pilot

   (Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 26, area 2.) The day VFR visibility and cloud clearance requirements to operate over the town of Cooperstown, after departing and climbing out of the Cooperstown Airport at or below 700 feet AGL are

   • A.1 mile and clear of clouds.
   • B.1 mile and 1,000 feet above, 500 feet below, and 2,000 feet horizontally from clouds.
   • C.3 miles and clear of clouds.
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   Correct: A. 1 mile and clear of clouds.

   On Figure 26, Cooperstown Airport (S32) sits inside a magenta shaded vignette, meaning Class E airspace begins at 700 feet AGL, so the airspace at or below 700 feet AGL is Class G. For Class G at 1,200 feet AGL or less during the day, 14 CFR 91.155(a) requires 1 statute mile flight visibility and clear of clouds. The 3-mile and 1,000/500/2,000 cloud-clearance values are Class E (or Class G above 1,200 feet AGL) requirements.

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2. Question 2 · Remote Pilot (Part 107)

   (Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 26, area 4.) You have been hired to inspect the tower under construction at 46.9N and 98.6W, near Jamestown Regional (JMS). What must you receive prior to flying your unmanned aircraft in this area?

   • A.Authorization from the military.
   • B.Authorization from ATC.
   • C.Authorization from the National Park Service.
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   Correct: B. Authorization from ATC.

   In Figure 26 the tower under construction ('1727 UC') just east of Jamestown lies inside the magenta dashed line around JMS, which marks Class E airspace extending to the surface. Under 14 CFR 107.41 a small UA needs prior ATC authorization to operate within the lateral boundaries of a Class E surface area designated for an airport. No military or National Park Service area covers this spot.

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3. Question 3 · Remote Pilot (Part 107)

   (Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 26, area 2.) While monitoring the Cooperstown CTAF you hear an aircraft announce that they are midfield left downwind to RWY 13. Where would the aircraft be relative to the runway?

   • A.The aircraft is East.
   • B.The aircraft is South.
   • C.The aircraft is West.
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   Correct: A. The aircraft is East.

   The Cooperstown (S32) airport symbol in Figure 26 shows a single runway aligned northwest-southeast, i.e. Runway 13/31. An aircraft landing on Runway 13 heads about 130 degrees (southeast); in a left-hand pattern the downwind leg lies to the pilot's left of the landing direction, which is the northeast side, so the airplane on midfield left downwind is east of the runway, flying about 310 degrees (AIM 4-3-3). It would be southwest (south/west) only in a right-hand pattern for Runway 13.

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4. Question 4 · Remote Pilot (Part 107)

   (Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 26.) What does the line of latitude at area 4 measure?

   • A.The degrees of latitude east and west of the Prime Meridian.
   • B.The degrees of latitude north and south of the equator.
   • C.The degrees of latitude east and west of the line that passes through Greenwich, England.
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   Correct: B. The degrees of latitude north and south of the equator.

   The parallel drawn near area 4 in Figure 26 is labeled 47 degrees; lines of latitude run east-west and measure angular distance north or south of the equator (PHAK Ch. 16). Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian through Greenwich, England, is measured by lines of longitude (meridians), not latitude.

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