Aeronautical Procedures

Question 1

What is in the AIPNZ VOL 1?

Answer 1

contains information pertaining to flight planning for VFR and IFR, various in-flight procedures, abbreviated rules, and abbreviations its best described as a planning and general information document.

Question 2

What’s in the AIPNZ VOL 2 & 3?

Answer 2

Contains specific IFR procedures and approaches for various aerodromes for which an IFR approach is depicted

Question 3

What’s in the AIPNZ VOL 4?

Answer 3

contains specific info for VFR operations including aerodrome plates and VFR arrival and departure times.

Question 4

What’s in the AIP SUPPLEMENTS?

Answer 4

contains amendments to AIPNZ documents or information of a temporary nature. one of these is issued every 28 days and are issued to the subscriber. Pilots should read these supplements for changes in and around the airspace and retain a copy.

Question 5

What’s in the AIRAC TABLE?

Answer 5

found under GEN 3 Table 3.1.3 (VOL 1) details effective dates of supplements issued by airways.

Question 6

What’s a NOTAM?

Answer 6

Notice to airmen, available from IFIS website. important information as they provide the stuff of temporary nature and should be considered prior to each flight. contents change always.

Question 7

What’s a TRIGGER NOTAM?

Answer 7

NOTAM issued automatically and acts as a reminder that various supplements are effective.

Question 8

before commencing a flight, a PIC must obtain and become familiar with all information concerning the flight including what? (CAR 91) (8)

Answer 8

• where practicable, current meteorological information
• fuel requirements
• alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed
• any known or likely traffic delays notified by ATS
• status of the communication and navigation facilities intended to be used
• current conditions the aerodrome and runway lengths at aerodromes of intended use
• any take-off or landing distance data contained in aircraft flight manual
• incase of aircraft powered by two or more engines: engine inoperative procedures, one engine inoperative performance data.

Question 9

All NOTAM have what?

Answer 9

serial number. Two types ( A or B). Type A NOTAM pertains to within the NZFIR (NZ Flight Info Region) whereas Type B is issued and distributed domestically and internationally.

Question 10

what do these two NOTAM examples represent?
A0906/09
NOTAMR A0906/09

Answer 10

A0906/09 = domestic NOTAM and the 0906 is a serial number with 09 meaning the issue date was 2009.
NOTAMR A0906/09 = NOTAM has been replaced. N, R, or C refers to new, replaced, or canceled.

Question 11

What is an AIC? (Aeronatuical Information Circular)

Answer 11

notices containing general info pertaining to air safety that would not otherwise be issued via NOTAM or be included in the NZAIP. They may contain information regarding, technical, administrative, or legislative manners.

Question 12

What is a Navigation Chart?

Answer 12

issued for the safe operation of VFR and IFR aircraft containing tracks, airspace, and topographical information.

Question 13

A PIC must not begin a flight under VFR unless, in the forecast weather conditions, the airplane has enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing at the planned cruising speed of normal, and to fly after that point of intended landing for at least how long?

Answer 13

further 30 minutes during the day or further 45 for the night

Question 14

a PIC must submit a VFR flight plane to an appropriate ATS unit before starting and flight conducted under VF if what?

Answer 14

The PIC plans to proceed more than 50nm from the shore, and if the PIC requires an alerting service.

Question 15

when else can a PIC submit a VFR flight plan?

Answer 15

any other flight conducted under VFR.

Question 16

a VFR flight plan must include what information? (9)

Answer 16

• aircraft rego and callsign
• the type of aircraft to be used
• the route which includes aerodromes of departure and intended landing, estimated duration, time on the ground at each aerodrome.
• SARTIME
• fuel endurance
• total number of people in the plane
• name and phone number of PIC
• name of aircraft owner or operator
• any other info that may assist search and rescue operations.

Question 17

If a VFR flight plan has been submitted to an ATS the PIC must what?

Answer 17

• inform an appropriate ATS unit of any change to details in the flight plan and of any change to the flight plane SARTIME before the expiry of it
• terminate the flight plan by advising an appropriate ATS unit before flight plan SARTIME.

Question 18

what is SARTIME?

Answer 18

search and rescue time is nominated by a pilot. It’s the time for which if no ATS units have heard from you to either update or cancel your flight plan then search and rescue action is taken. Must not go over SARTIME. SARTIME is nominated in UTC and is nominated on the VFR flight plan you initially file.

Question 19

• how can you make changes to a VFR flight plan?

Answer 19

made in flight to CHCH info on appropriate frequency for the area. CHC info and CHCH control are two separate Air traffic units. you must update your SARTIME if its due to expire to prevent SAR action, done through CHCH info.

Question 20

what is ETA and what’s the difference between it and SARTIME

Answer 20

time expected to be at destination whereas SARTIME is a time for which if any ATS unit hasn’t heard from you they’ll initiate SAR action. SARTIME is nominated on VFR flight plan and is presented in UTC

Question 21

how do you terminate a VFR flight plan?

Answer 21

done when closing in on destination or ideally when you’ve landed there. The flight plan can be terminated via cellphone or getting in contact with CHCH info or ant control unit through aircraft radio. some aerodromes may not have cellphones, however.