by far one of the most helpful study guides out there! just passed today mostly cause of these videos. if you are trying to learn for the test watch all of these videos!!! can't stress enough of how much these helped!
I love these videos - you make it very easy to understand! It would be really helpful if they could be organized in order - the one I just watched referenced something we supposedly went over in the previous video, but I have not watched anything that covered that! I might be missing something that tells me the order I should be watching them? Although I'm sure I will find it soon as I go through them!! Thanks for making all this stuff so easy to understand!!
You have an EXCELLENT manner in the way in the terms of how you express concepts, which simplifies it... .making things more mentally digestible. Thank you for your brand.
This was very helpful! I read about the airspace classes but to see how they work "in action" on the sectional charts makes it make a whole lot more sense.
Mr. Mig I wanted to say thank you! Reviewed all your part 107 videos for my main study source and I scored a 93 on my test! Your videos were a huge help and aided in my success.
Really enjoy your presentations. Would’ve loved to have had teachers like you when I was going to school. Maybe I would’ve went into engineering after all!
These videos are great! You have a great way of presenting the information. Thanks for putting them together and uploading them. I’m watching your whole series as a refresher before I take my 107 😊. Expanding on the yellow areas being urbanized. While sectional charts are used by drone pilots, they are intended for VFR (Visual Flight Rules) manned flight and support flying with minimal or no navigation equipment onboard your aircraft. Because of this the charts are full of little features that aid pilots in orienting themselves simply by looking at the ground (highways, railroads, the little magenta flags are local landmarks, etc). The yellow cities serve a similar purpose, they are a depiction of what that city would like from overhead while flying at night. If you’re lost at night you can compare the yellow shape on the chart to the yellow light you see down below and approximate your location.
Thanks for this video. I would never have seen the Charlie dotted line around Norfolk. I would just have assumed it was Charlie, starting at 2000 feet!
Going through all your videos and these are super helpful. I live in fl Tampa Bay Area specifically pinellas area. Talk about confusing. Would love if you covered that area, lots and lots of areas, zones and such.
Towards the end you spoke regarding the compass figure on the map. Would that compass indicate TRUE North or MAGNETIC North? “If I read it it’s true” does/doesn’t apply here?
Thank you for this video. If the tower was at 560 feet AGL and it was inside the shaded magenta do you need atc clearance? I ask because 560 AGL is below 700 AGL. But if you fly at 400 feet above it then I know for sure you need it. Will they always use the word maximum allowed height? Or will they say if you inspecting the tower do you need atc clearance?
They will not always say maximum allowable height. Technically in the shaded class E you do not need permission from ATC. However, it is still “controlled airspace”. I know that might make things a bit confusing. I intend to do a video on class e airspace soon.
On minute 3:50 on the video you talk about NGU airport, shape on the left of Norfolk. Is that entire half circle class d, SFC to 1,999 ft? Or is it just the tiny square shape around the runway? Thanks.
Hi Mr Migs, thank you for your videos they are awesome! Question... Is there a trick to recognize where the actual airport is in relation to where the airport name is written on the map/charts? I've had practice questions ask me to look so many nautical miles of an airport and I find it difficult to recognize which airport is which because sometimes there are a couple next to each other. Is label of the airport name always on the left? So if say we are looking for the SUX airport do we look for the words SUX and then find the airport to the right side of the words SUX? Or is there any other way to recognize which airport name goes to each airport? I've gotten wrong answers because I was measuring from the next airport over because I'm apparently not reading the map correctly.
At around 2:45 you're talking about the solid vs shaded areas and MSL AGL and you say you "got into it in the last video", and I'm assuming you talked more about different classes of airspace? I must have missed those videos. Can you reference that video here? (PS I started your playlist, and this is video number 4 after air traffic patterns) Thanks! Good stuff here...
@@MrMigsClassroom thanks again for your response. Have you heard of a Free app called part 107? You can find it on Apple and Android store. I've been using it for the practice questions. It has a lot of the questions you are teaching on. Thanks again
Hi. In one of your videos you explain how to interpret where an aircraft is relative to the runway, something like "Cooperstown Downwind Left, etc." What video is that in?
I have my test scheduled this week. That dashed blue around the separate Norfolk airport was almost impossible to see! I even pulled out my own testing supplement book and still struggled to see it until i hit my book with a flashlight. Do they allow magnifying glasses at the testing sites for these chart supplements? 😂 Seriously though, i appreciate the videos.
Question: At exactly 9:25 in the video, your cursor is over a magenta dot filled circle with a marked center circle with a point. What is that symbol? I have had issues with finding out what that is. I believe it to be a VFR beacon but cannot seem to find out for sure.
Possibly if you are a good independent studier. Some people have posted comments stating all they did was watch my videos to pass the exam. Eventually I want to host online classes.
Thanks for the videos, most awesome!!! But at the Norfolk airports and the class C and all, what makes the 40 over 12(40/12) that anything under 1200 feet is class G airspace? Why not class D? This may be a simple answer and only reply if convenient... thank you and have a great day...
Chris, it would only be class D airspace if it has a dashed blue line. Otherwise if the outer self is 40/12 then the airspace is class G. Class G is general uncontrolled airspace.
I have mavic mini 2 and I think I flew on outskirts of class D, to take a pic of a small island. DJI app didn't stop me, it only said that I am in a enhanced warning area and that I should fly with caution. I googled it and it said that enhanced warning areas are not illegal but when looking at sky vector its clearly barely within class D. Idk why DJI didn't stop me from flying there, I am thinking that tower might've been out of hours so it was class G airspace during that time, meaning I didn't need approval. I am so confused by it
Is the compass indication in mag north or true north and/or does declination play any roles in these maps. Thanks in advance and apprecieate what you do for the community.
At 5:49, I'm confused. Isn't this class C airspace? The area you are pointing out is within the red solid lined area. Wouldn't you need to file for authorization to enter through LAANC even if you are below the 1200 ft floor because you are in Class C? I don't understand how this is Class E airspace. I know in Class E you don't need authorization to enter if you are flying below the floor, but that's not the case in Class B,C, and D.
No, you wouldn’t need authorization in that specific area if you fly your drone under 1200’ because the floor of Class C in that specific area is 1200’. That’s what the 40 over 12 means, a floor of 1200’ and a ceiling of 4000’ ft. I think what’s confusing you is you’re only going by the fact you’re inside the magenta ring. That’s just the first step. You must also look at what the floor and ceiling height is for each specific airspace. Also, under 1200’ in this specific area is class G, not E, as he states at 6:20.
I do not see why I would need ATC permission to fly in class E airspace within the shaded magenta area around the 262 foot tower. If the tower was taller and put me into class E airspace, why would I need ATC permission?
I believe you are correct in this specific instance where Class E’s floor is at 700’ and not SFC. Below is a copy / paste from an article I read. “A big point of confusion comes from the fact that there are multiple types of Class E airspace, only one of which (Class E2) requires authorization in order to operate there. Part 107.41 makes clear that no person may operate a small UAS “within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from ATC.” This somewhat complicated language refers specifically to Class E2 airspace, which generally means a Class E airport (with controlled airspace that extends to the surface), and not extensions to other classes of airspace. The remaining types of Class E airspace are still considered controlled airspace, but do not require prior authorization in order to operate (since the controlled airspace starts at 700 ft. AGL) - so you don’t need a LAANC authorization there.” Source: www.aloft.ai/blog/class-e-airspace-and-laanc/amp/
I live in the Norfolk Class "C". It is a pain to get LAANC clearance because of SFC space. I've tried 3 times to get Airspace Authorization and it has been a major pain. The deny it and never say why. Lol
Geno, I once had an ATC employee speak in my classroom. He said even if you request 1 foot too many he has to deny the request and cannot tell you why. Next time try to request the lowest amount of height needed for your mission. If you are going to fly in an airspace that allows flight at 100ft request under 100 ft, do not request exactly 100ft. Also, Norfolk is probably tough to get approval because of the Naval station.
Love they way you teach. Out of all the videos I've watched so far, yours are the most clear and comprehensive.
Thanks Jonathan! If you haven't already, please subscribe. I want to get to 1,000 subscribers.
by far one of the most helpful study guides out there! just passed today mostly cause of these videos. if you are trying to learn for the test watch all of these videos!!! can't stress enough of how much these helped!
I love these videos - you make it very easy to understand! It would be really helpful if they could be organized in order - the one I just watched referenced something we supposedly went over in the previous video, but I have not watched anything that covered that! I might be missing something that tells me the order I should be watching them? Although I'm sure I will find it soon as I go through them!! Thanks for making all this stuff so easy to understand!!
You have an EXCELLENT manner in the way in the terms of how you express concepts, which simplifies it...
.making things more mentally digestible. Thank you for your brand.
Just subscribed! You're hands down the best teacher I've found for part 107-related topics!
Thank you, this video is great I haven’t watch one other video that talks about the compass and that really had me confused thank you again
Glad it helped you! I have 4 other part 107 videos but Let me know if there is any other content you are interested in hearing about.
@@MrMigsClassroom some of the weather theory stuff is kinda confusing. Knowing what will happen when certain fronts move In and what not
@@evansamson2703 good to know. My next video will be on METARs. Then I’ll do one on general weather including fronts, fog, and thunderstorms.
@@MrMigsClassroom 👍
Man I’m so happy I came across your videos before my test tomorrow. You the man! Keep it up 👍 like your style
Thanks Mike!
This was very helpful! I read about the airspace classes but to see how they work "in action" on the sectional charts makes it make a whole lot more sense.
I am glad it was helpful. Good luck on your exam. Let me know how you do.
Thank you for being a HS Teacher and thank you for these videos. They are the BEST.
Mr. Mig I wanted to say thank you! Reviewed all your part 107 videos for my main study source and I scored a 93 on my test! Your videos were a huge help and aided in my success.
Really enjoy your presentations. Would’ve loved to have had teachers like you when I was going to school. Maybe I would’ve went into engineering after all!
I watched a lot of videos about part 107! this one for me is the best one. TY
I wish I discovered Mr Mig before I took the test, I scored a 90, but with Mr. Mig I think I would have scored higher.
These videos are great! You have a great way of presenting the information. Thanks for putting them together and uploading them. I’m watching your whole series as a refresher before I take my 107 😊.
Expanding on the yellow areas being urbanized. While sectional charts are used by drone pilots, they are intended for VFR (Visual Flight Rules) manned flight and support flying with minimal or no navigation equipment onboard your aircraft. Because of this the charts are full of little features that aid pilots in orienting themselves simply by looking at the ground (highways, railroads, the little magenta flags are local landmarks, etc). The yellow cities serve a similar purpose, they are a depiction of what that city would like from overhead while flying at night. If you’re lost at night you can compare the yellow shape on the chart to the yellow light you see down below and approximate your location.
I appreciate the comment! Thanks for the info about the yellow urban areas.
Got my exam next week and this video really cleared some things up! Wish me luck!
Good luck! If you haven’t already please subscribe. I am trying to get to 1,000 subscribers.
I too also appreciate your videos - - though i have read the materials taken quizzes, its your videos that make it clear for me. THANKS
Love your style of teaching!
Thank you so very much for your detailed explanation of a very complex airspace sectional chart. I am understanding now the complexity of it.
Good stuff. Just starting to study for the part 107 and this is very helpful.
Good luck Andy! You got this!
Thanks for this video. I would never have seen the Charlie dotted line around Norfolk. I would just have assumed it was Charlie, starting at 2000 feet!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and taking time to post!
Glad it was helpful!
Very good information. Thank you!
Going through all your videos and these are super helpful. I live in fl Tampa Bay Area specifically pinellas area. Talk about confusing. Would love if you covered that area, lots and lots of areas, zones and such.
Great info from St. Charles MO
great video man, this really helped clear up the questions I had about maps. 👍
Glad it helped Adam!
Compass is assonated with vortac nav aids.
Towards the end you spoke regarding the compass figure on the map. Would that compass indicate TRUE North or MAGNETIC North? “If I read it it’s true” does/doesn’t apply here?
Thank you for this video. If the tower was at 560 feet AGL and it was inside the shaded magenta do you need atc clearance? I ask because 560 AGL is below 700 AGL. But if you fly at 400 feet above it then I know for sure you need it. Will they always use the word maximum allowed height? Or will they say if you inspecting the tower do you need atc clearance?
They will not always say maximum allowable height. Technically in the shaded class E you do not need permission from ATC. However, it is still “controlled airspace”. I know that might make things a bit confusing. I intend to do a video on class e airspace soon.
@@MrMigsClassroom thank you that would be helpful.
Great video.. thank you..
Thanks David!
On minute 3:50 on the video you talk about NGU airport, shape on the left of Norfolk.
Is that entire half circle class d, SFC to 1,999 ft? Or is it just the tiny square shape around the runway?
Thanks.
Hi Mr Migs, thank you for your videos they are awesome! Question... Is there a trick to recognize where the actual airport is in relation to where the airport name is written on the map/charts? I've had practice questions ask me to look so many nautical miles of an airport and I find it difficult to recognize which airport is which because sometimes there are a couple next to each other. Is label of the airport name always on the left? So if say we are looking for the SUX airport do we look for the words SUX and then find the airport to the right side of the words SUX? Or is there any other way to recognize which airport name goes to each airport? I've gotten wrong answers because I was measuring from the next airport over because I'm apparently not reading the map correctly.
That's a very good question, I get confused with this also at time.
Great Video. But on your video @ 5:07 time, you said 20,000 versus 2000. Just thought I'd let you know..
Can you do more practice test questions on vfr maps? List out questions that you think might be on the test. They're really helpful thank you
If you look to the left of distance scale 0 is individual digits.
At around 2:45 you're talking about the solid vs shaded areas and MSL AGL and you say you "got into it in the last video", and I'm assuming you talked more about different classes of airspace? I must have missed those videos. Can you reference that video here? (PS I started your playlist, and this is video number 4 after air traffic patterns) Thanks! Good stuff here...
There is a 107 question on where drone pilots should get Notams from . Is the answer 1800 weather brief or B4UFly?
1800wxbrief.com.
@@MrMigsClassroom thanks again for your response. Have you heard of a Free app called part 107? You can find it on Apple and Android store. I've been using it for the practice questions. It has a lot of the questions you are teaching on. Thanks again
@@njbpaul I’ve never used that app. Thanks for telling me about it.
great class!
Hi. In one of your videos you explain how to interpret where an aircraft is relative to the runway, something like "Cooperstown Downwind Left, etc." What video is that in?
FAA Part 107 Air Traffic Patterns
The video where I am wearing a blue shirt. Looks the same as my icon.
I have my test scheduled this week. That dashed blue around the separate Norfolk airport was almost impossible to see! I even pulled out my own testing supplement book and still struggled to see it until i hit my book with a flashlight. Do they allow magnifying glasses at the testing sites for these chart supplements? 😂
Seriously though, i appreciate the videos.
Question: At exactly 9:25 in the video, your cursor is over a magenta dot filled circle with a marked center circle with a point. What is that symbol? I have had issues with finding out what that is. I believe it to be a VFR beacon but cannot seem to find out for sure.
Found it!!!!!!!!!!!! Non-Directional Radio Beacon!!!!
@3:55 ah so basically the Class D is underneath the Class E airspace. Thanks for the clarification.
Thanks!
Thank you Mr. Mig for the videos!!! Question .. the videos that you created for part 107 is that enough information to pass the test/
Possibly if you are a good independent studier. Some people have posted comments stating all they did was watch my videos to pass the exam. Eventually I want to host online classes.
@@MrMigsClassroom Nice!!! .. I do appreciate you!!! .. i ill be watching and learning .. any tips??? i heard the twist questions???
@@tonytamburriello580 there are multiple trick questions. I would say watch my test review videos and I talk about them in there.
@@MrMigsClassroom AWESOME!!!
I’m sure Mr. Migs meant 2,000 near the 5:30 mark time and not 20,000. Please let me know if I am wrong as I am a beginner studying for the 107.
Thanks for the videos, most awesome!!! But at the Norfolk airports and the class C and all, what makes the 40 over 12(40/12) that anything under 1200 feet is class G airspace? Why not class D? This may be a simple answer and only reply if convenient... thank you and have a great day...
Chris, it would only be class D airspace if it has a dashed blue line. Otherwise if the outer self is 40/12 then the airspace is class G. Class G is general uncontrolled airspace.
I’m confused why did you say 20,000 feet with the box 20? Did you mean 2000? Is that the ceiling? Or the surface?
Yes, he meant 2,000.
I have mavic mini 2 and I think I flew on outskirts of class D, to take a pic of a small island. DJI app didn't stop me, it only said that I am in a enhanced warning area and that I should fly with caution. I googled it and it said that enhanced warning areas are not illegal but when looking at sky vector its clearly barely within class D. Idk why DJI didn't stop me from flying there, I am thinking that tower might've been out of hours so it was class G airspace during that time, meaning I didn't need approval. I am so confused by it
I’ll say this. DJI is good but nothing is perfect. I will also say the FAA will hold you responsible not DJI.
Is the compass indication in mag north or true north and/or does declination play any roles in these maps. Thanks in advance and apprecieate what you do for the community.
Mag. The airport in the video was on the east coast so the mag var wasn't too noticeable.
Mr. Mig... is there a book with all the info it, or is this your accumulation of all the material and you formulated your classroom material? Thanks!
The FAA has an 88 page study guide. Yes, I created my own material.
At 5:49, I'm confused. Isn't this class C airspace? The area you are pointing out is within the red solid lined area. Wouldn't you need to file for authorization to enter through LAANC even if you are below the 1200 ft floor because you are in Class C? I don't understand how this is Class E airspace. I know in Class E you don't need authorization to enter if you are flying below the floor, but that's not the case in Class B,C, and D.
I'm having the same confusions as well. @Mr. Mig can you clarify this?
No, you wouldn’t need authorization in that specific area if you fly your drone under 1200’ because the floor of Class C in that specific area is 1200’. That’s what the 40 over 12 means, a floor of 1200’ and a ceiling of 4000’ ft. I think what’s confusing you is you’re only going by the fact you’re inside the magenta ring. That’s just the first step. You must also look at what the floor and ceiling height is for each specific airspace.
Also, under 1200’ in this specific area is class G, not E, as he states at 6:20.
You keep saying "20 thousand feet" instead if "2000 feet".
I do not see why I would need ATC permission to fly in class E airspace within the shaded magenta area around the 262 foot tower. If the tower was taller and put me into class E airspace, why would I need ATC permission?
I believe you are correct in this specific instance where Class E’s floor is at 700’ and not SFC. Below is a copy / paste from an article I read.
“A big point of confusion comes from the fact that there are multiple types of Class E airspace, only one of which (Class E2) requires authorization in order to operate there. Part 107.41 makes clear that no person may operate a small UAS “within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from ATC.” This somewhat complicated language refers specifically to Class E2 airspace, which generally means a Class E airport (with controlled airspace that extends to the surface), and not extensions to other classes of airspace.
The remaining types of Class E airspace are still considered controlled airspace, but do not require prior authorization in order to operate (since the controlled airspace starts at 700 ft. AGL) - so you don’t need a LAANC authorization there.”
Source: www.aloft.ai/blog/class-e-airspace-and-laanc/amp/
I live in the Norfolk Class "C". It is a pain to get LAANC clearance because of SFC space. I've tried 3 times to get Airspace Authorization and it has been a major pain. The deny it and never say why. Lol
Geno, I once had an ATC employee speak in my classroom. He said even if you request 1 foot too many he has to deny the request and cannot tell you why. Next time try to request the lowest amount of height needed for your mission. If you are going to fly in an airspace that allows flight at 100ft request under 100 ft, do not request exactly 100ft. Also, Norfolk is probably tough to get approval because of the Naval station.
@@MrMigsClassroom the Naval Staion is actually easier to fly around then ORF. lol
I live in 0 feet area.
Finally got an authorization. They modified it to match what they will allow for my area. Thank you for your videos.
@@lifeisxtc1 nice!
TH-cam shows the videos out of order. This is not good
Can’t even see anything on the map
I think you need to redo a lot of your videos. Youre confusing a lot of folks with the MSLs on charts.
-20 is under 2000 not 20000
Very confusing
12:38 I don't know Mr. Mig how high would you be? 🫠 😂 "Sorry, let me re-state that..."