MOAs are volumes of airspace with specific vertical and lateral limits. These areas are used to separate certain military aviation training from nonparticipating instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic. Normally MOAs are established to contain aircraft operating in excess of 250 knots below 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL). MOAs do not impose any flight restrictions or communication requirements on nonparticipating aircraft operating according to visual flight rules (VFR).
a. Procedures for operating within MOAs are in FAAH 7400.2, chapter 31. These procedures are set forth in an LOP between the using agency and the controlling agency.
b. MOAs are shown on sectional, VFR terminal, and low altitude en route charts.
c. MOA proposals will be prepared in the format shown in figure 7- 4.
d. For additional information, refer to FAAH 7400.2, part 7, chapter 30.