(Refer to Figure 26.) A remote pilot is hired to photograph hangars at Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS), just south of area 4, from 150 feet AGL. The airport lies inside a dashed magenta line. What does part 107 require for this flight?
- APrior ATC authorization, because the dashed magenta line marks the Class E surface area for the airport
- BNo ATC authorization, because the dashed magenta line marks Class G airspace up to 700 feet AGL
- CNo ATC authorization, because part 107 never requires authorization in Class E airspace
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Correct answer: A. Prior ATC authorization, because the dashed magenta line marks the Class E surface area for the airport
The dashed magenta line around Jamestown Regional shows a Class E surface area. Section 107.41 requires prior ATC authorization to operate within the lateral boundaries of a Class E surface area designated for an airport, even at 150 feet AGL.
- A. Correct. A dashed magenta line is the chart symbol for Class E surface airspace, and §107.41 requires prior ATC authorization within the lateral boundaries of a Class E surface area designated for an airport.
- B. Incorrect. A Class E floor of 700 feet AGL is shown by a magenta vignette, not a dashed line. The dashed magenta line marks Class E airspace that begins at the surface.
- C. Incorrect. §107.41 specifically requires prior ATC authorization within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport.
Marked on Figure 26: Jamestown Rgnl (JMS).
FAA Chart Users' Guide (Aeronautical Chart User's Guide), complete, VFR Terms and Symbols, Airspace: Class E Surface (SFC) Class E Surface (SFC) Airspace is symbolized with a magenta dashed line.
14 CFR Part 107 (eCFR), §107.41 No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft in Class B, Class C, or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from Air Traffic Control (ATC).