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(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-1E, Figure 54, Area 3.) What is the significance of R-2531? This is a restricted area

FAA Figure 54Sectional chart excerpt (R-2531 area, CA)FAA-CT-8080-1E · Commercial Pilot supplement
How to read it: At the test center this page is printed; here you can zoom in. Find the numbered circle the question names, then read the airspace rings, airport data block and obstruction heights around it.
A

for IFR aircraft.

B

where aircraft may never operate.

C

where often invisible hazards exist.✓ Correct Answer

Explanation

AIM 3-4-3 describes restricted areas as airspace that denotes the existence of unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft, such as artillery firing, aerial gunnery or guided missiles. Flight into R-2531 is not forbidden at all times (it may be entered when not active or with permission of the controlling agency), and restricted areas are not reserved for IFR aircraft.

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