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Flying VFR through an active military operations area (MOA), what should a pilot do?

Exercise extreme caution while military activity is going on.

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  1. Exercise extreme caution ✔
  2. Get a clearance before entering
  3. Stay on the airways through it

Why: MOAs separate military training from IFR traffic. VFR pilots may enter without a clearance but should exercise extreme caution and check the MOA's status first.

Huh, didn't know that: In active MOAs, military aircraft are authorized to fly faster than 250 knots below 10,000 feet MSL.

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Answer: Exercise extreme caution. MOAs separate military training from IFR traffic. VFR pilots may enter without a clearance but should exercise extreme caution and check the MOA's status first.

  1. AIM 3-4 Special Use Airspace www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap3_section_4.html
    should exercise extreme caution while flying within a MOA when military activity is being conducted.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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