Air Law Flashcards
Private flight time limitations
-1200 hours in 12 months
-300 hours in 90 days
-120 hours in 30 days
-Single-pilot IFR 8 hours in 24 hours
CAR 604.98
Commercial Flight time operations (703, 704, 705)
-1000 hours in 365 days
-300 hours in 90 days
-112 hours in 28 days
-Single-pilot IFR 8 hours in 24 hours
CAR 700.27
Flight duty period
From earliest of:
-flight crew member carries out any duties assigned by private operator, air operator, or delegated by mister
-member reports for first flight
-member reports for positioning
-member reports as a flight crew member on standby
To engines off or rotors stopped at end of flight.
Car 101.01
Flight duty time limits, Private operator
-14 consec hours in 24 hours
-15 consec hours in 24 hours if:
–Flight crew members total flight duty hours in previous 30 days doesn’t exceed 70 hours
–or rest period b4 flight is at least 24 hours
CAR 604.99
When can an air operator not assign a flight duty period to a crew member?
If, before the beginning of the period, the member advises the air operator that they are fatigued to the extent that they are not fit for duty
Define minimum rest period
Flight crew member is free from all duties, and;
- not interrupted by air or private operator
- opportunity to get 8 hours of sleep uninterrupted in suitable accommodation
- has time for personal hygiene and meals
What is not considered part of flight duty time?
Time spent completing duties required by the company following flight duty time
How much time will the air operator provide for eating and drinking
15 min every 6 hours w/in flight duty period
Minimum rest period provided by air operator at home base
- 12 hours, or 11 plus travel time to and from place where rest period taken
- air operator provides suitable accommodations, 10 hours
Minimum rest period provided by air operator away from home base
10 hours in suitable accommodation
An air operator shall provide advanced notice of?
Crew member rest period and duration
Define unforeseen circumstance
an event, such as unforecast adverse weather, equipment malfunction, or air traffic delay, that is beyond the control of a commercial air operator or private operator
When can a private operator extend flight duty period up to three hours?
- PIC considers it safe to do so, after consulting crew
- extended because of unforeseen circumstances that occurred after start of flight duty period
- next minimum rest period extended by at least same amount
- PIC notifies private operator of circumstances and extension of duty period (priv op keeps notification for 5 years)
Commercial operator
If an unforeseen circumstance occurs w/in 60 min of start of flight duty period could lead to a level of fatigue. What may a pilot in command do, after consulting crew?
- reduce flight crew members flight duty period
- extend flight crew members rest period
- extend a flight crew members flight duty period by
- 1 hr single pilot ops
- 2 hr if flight crew not augmented
- 3 hr if flight crew augmented and one flight during flight duty period
- 2 hr if flight crew augmented and 2 or 3 flights sched in flight duty period
Define augmented flight crew
Flight crew that comprises more that the min required to operate the airplane and each flight crew member can leave assigned post are be replaced for in flight rest
