PLT393: Restricted and Prohibited Areas
What code PLT393 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study Restricted and Prohibited Areas before your checkride.
Recall regulations - controlled / restricted airspace - requirements
What this means for your checkride
No person may operate within a restricted area contrary to the restrictions imposed, or within a prohibited area, unless that person has the permission of the using or controlling agency, as appropriate. An operation approved by the using agency within a restricted area may deviate from subpart rules that are incompatible with that operation.
These areas contain hazards or security-sensitive activity, so entry is tightly controlled.
A restricted area is not always off limits; entry is possible with permission of the controlling or using agency, unlike a prohibited area.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.