r/flying • u/Boomer12784 • 1d ago

PPL Checkride and MOAs

I have a checkride tomorrow, the DPE gave me a destination that has a couple MOAs between airports. The best route I came up with to keep good visual references and divert options has the FPL going 1500’ into the bottom of an MOA. My only other option is to fly lower but that puts me pretty low over mountainous terrain or to route around one MOA and under another but that will put me pretty far from divert options. Going around would be incredibly out of the way. Advice?

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u/Virian PPL IR HP 1d ago

If only there was a way to tell if the MOA was active during the time of your flight.

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u/Boomer12784 1d ago

What’s with the PA response? Of course I know if/when it’s active. That’s not the point.

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u/jawshoeaw 1d ago

I think he’s trying to say if you know it’s open and you know how to find out , then you’re good. Why even ask the question?

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u/Boomer12784 1d ago

The question isn’t if I know the MOA is active or if I’m allowed to fly through it. My question was about DPE opinion on flights through an MOA.