Devils Lake East MOA hazards include which type of military activity?

• A. Navaid maintenance operations
• B. Aerobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers
• C. Commercial passenger flights
• D. Bird migration monitoring

Answer: (B)

MOAs pose hazards from military activities that can affect nonparticipating aircraft. Devils Lake East MOA specifically lists aerobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers as the hazard. These maneuvers—quick, dramatic changes in altitude and direction, high-speed passes, and aggressive turns—can occur with little warning and at speeds that are hard for a glider to outmaneuver, so staying clear or obtaining clearance/ATC guidance is essential. The other options don’t describe typical MOA hazards: Navaid maintenance is ground-based activity and not a flight hazard within the MOA; commercial passenger flights are civil air traffic managed by ATC and not the abrupt, unpredictable military maneuvers; bird migration monitoring is not a military operation and not the hazardous activity associated with this airspace.