Air Law Flashcards
Maneuvering area
runways and taxiways
movement area
maneuvering areas and aprons
closed area marking
white or yellow X
red flags/cones
runway requirements at night
lights/reflectors no more than 200ft apart
taxi = blue lights
closed = red lights
speed limits
below 10,000ft = 250kts
below 3,000ft ASL = 200kts
cruising altitudes
east = odd thousand + 500ft
west = even thousand + 500ft
Class A airspace
18,000 to 60,000ft
IFR and high level
(A for airlines)
Class B airspace
12,500 to 18,000ft
flight plan and clearance
Class C airspace
VFR clearance
(Calgary and Edmonton)
Class D airspace
Red Deer
VFR establishes 2 way comm. before entering
Class E airspace
low-level airways, transition areas…
Class F airspace
advisory = pilot aware of activities
restricted = no flight w/o permission
Class G airspace
unrestricted
air routes
uncontrolled
start at ground
altitude change announced over 126.7
airways
start at 2,200 AGL
uncontrolled
control zone vs. control area
ATC provided
zone = from Earth
area = starts anywhere
minimum altitude over forest fire
3,000ft
day VFR equipment
TOMATO FLAMER
tachometer
oil pressure gauge
magnetic compass
altimeter
time piece
oil temp. indicator
fuel gauge
landing gear position indicator
airspeed indicator
manifold pressure gauge
emergency equipment
radio
night VFR equipment
all day +
altimeter
turn and slip indicator
vertical speed indicator
attitude indicator
outside air temp.
source of electric energy
pitot heat
gyro direction indicator
position and anti-collision lights
instrument illumination
landing light (passengers)
50% replacement fuses
Emergency equipment
checklist/placards
fire extinguisher
charts and publications (current)
flashlight for each crew member
survival equip (more than 25nm + remote)
first aid kit
timepiece
flight level where no oxygen is required
sea level - 10,000ft
oxygen required 10,000 - 13,000ft
half hour = none
after = supplemental for all crew and 10% of passengers
oxygen required above 13,000ft
all crew and passengers (or pressurized)
who to call if ELT accidentally turned on
ATC, FSS, community aerodrome radio
when are life preservers required
taking off/landing on water
past gliding dist. from shore
past 50nm from shore in land plane
life rafts
1 = 30 min. or 100nm
multiple = 60 min. or 200nm
fuel reserve requirements
day = extra 30min at cruise
night = extra 45min at cruise
documents required onboard
AROWILL
airworthiness
registration
operating handbook (POH)
weight and balance
insurance
logbooks
licenses
ESCAT plan
emergency security control of air
comply with ATF or FSS instructions
B, C, D, E, F weather minima (also control zone around airport)
3sm visibility
1m from cloud
500m below cloud
G weather minima
above 1,000ft :
1sm vis.
2,000ft away
500ft below
below 1,000ft :
2sm vis.
clear of cloud
at night all visibility is 3sm
special VFR
under clouds
VFR over top
day only, cruise only, 1,000ft above clouds
comm. priority
emergency
flight safety (ATC, flight plans…)
scheduled broadcasts
unscheduled broadcasts
other air-to-ground comms
