Air Law Flashcards
1
Q
What is the ICAO
A
International Civil Aviation Organisiation
2
Q
Who is the airworthiness of UK microlights is measured by?
A
The UK CAA
3
Q
What is the ANO?
A
Air Navigation Order
4
Q
The UK AIP is updated every…
A
28 Days
5
Q
An AIC can be printed on 5 different colours. What are they and their relations?
A
White - Administration
Yellow - Operations (inc. ATS facilities and reqs.)
Pink - Safety
Mauve - UK airspace restrictions
Green - Maps and Charts
6
Q
What is used to alert a pilot to temporary hazards to aviation?
A
NOTAM
Additionally:
SNOWTAM - for snow
ASHTAM - for volcanic ash
7
Q
What is the CAA information app name?
A
Skywise
8
Q
What is the maximum weight for different microlight aircraft?
A
Single Seat Floatplane - 330kg
Single Seat Landplane - 300kg
Two Seat Floatplane - 495kg
Two Seat Landplane - 450kg
9
Q
How long is a Certificate of Validity (C of V) for a Permit to Fly valid for?
A
Up to 12 Months
10
Q
Which document will dictate maintenance requirements for an aircraft?
A
The Pilots Operating Handbook (POH)
11
Q
All microlights carry 3rd party insurance. The amount of cover required is specified in units called Special Drawing Rights (SDR). What is the minimum level of third party insurance required by the EU regulations?
A
SDR 0.75m
12
Q
A Pilot may only fly over the UK if the aircraft is..
A
With certain exceptions, registered in the UK or elsewhere
13
Q
Who is the maintenance of correct registration details in respect of an aircraft the responsibility of?
A
The Owner
14
Q
How long must an aircraft logbook be kept for after an aircraft or its equipment have been destroyed or permanently withdrawn from use?
A
24 months
15
Q
Where is the UK Permit to fly Valid
A
It is only automatically valid for flight within the UK
16
Q
When are aerobatics in microlights allowed?
A
Never
17
Q
What does the Revalidation of a Permit to Fly require?
A
An Inspection and a Check Flight only
18
Q
How must you operate a hired microlight?
A
In accordance with BMAA TIL 032
19
Q
What is the minimum period an aircraft weight schedule must be kept after its next weighing?
A
6 months
20
Q
Who can make modifications to microlight aircraft that are overseen for airworthiness purposes by the BMAA?
A
The owner in accordance to BMAA procedures
21
Q
How will a microlight owner with a Permit to Fly be made aware of faults or changes to the design that require action?
A
A Service Bulletin
22
Q
What equipment must a microlight carry?
A
Air speed indicator and Altimeter
23
Q
What requirements are needed for fitting a radio?
A
Fitment approval and a Station licence
24
Q
What is the minimum age to hold an NPPL
A
17
25
What is the minimum visibility allowed for a microlight in Class G airspace below 3000ft absl?
1.5Km
26
In accordance for Rules of the Air, night means:
The period from 30 mins after sunset to 30 mins before sunrise
27
If a pilot has not flown 3 TO/Ls as the sole manipulator of the controls in the previous 90 days, can they fly with passengers?
Yes, only one that is another licensed pilot, able to reach the controls during flight, until the pilot has completed the required takeoff and landings
28
Who can give instruction towards the grant of an NPPL with a Microlight Class Rating?
An instructor with an Instructor Rating for Microlight aircraft
29
What costs can be shared if a pilot wants to share the costs of an aircraft?
Shared costs include: Fuel used, landing fees and aircraft hire
The pilot must contribute and make no money
30
An NPPL microlights with operational limitations prevents the holder flying…
Further than 8nm from takeoff
31
The holder of an NPPL with a microlight class rating is required to undertake differences training in what circumstance?
If the aeroplane has three axis controls and the holders previous experience has been in an aircraft with flex wing or weight shift controls
32
Who is entitled to give differences training as required by regulations in microlight aircraft?
A Microlight Flight Instructor
33
A pilots licence to operate an aircraft radio, a FRTOL, issued after 17/09/2012 is valid for…
Life
34
How long is a Certificate of Revalidation by experience for an NPPL (A) Microlight (after 31/01/2008)
Valid for?
24 months from the date of expiry of the previous certificate if it is valid at the time of signing
35
A Certification of Revalidation for an NPPL with a Microlight Class Rating is maintained by flight experience by flying for at least…
12 hours every 24 months
36
What standard does a microlight pilot making a Pilots Medical Declaration have to meet?
DVLA Ordinary Driving
37
What condition automatically excludes a pilot from making a Pilots Medical Declaration?
Physiological disorder that is controlled by medication.
38
What’s the maximum validity of an NPPL self-declaration medical issued on the holders 49th birthday?
21 years
(The Pilots Declaration of Health is Valid until the holders 70th Birthday)
39
If you are a pilot using a medical certificate, how long is the certificate suspended for after a period of illness?
21 days
40
A personal flying logbook must include details of…
Any flight training exercises flown
(ANO 2016 Article 228)
41
Who is responsible for route suitability?
The Pilot in Command
42
In regards to alcohol, the ANO states:
A person shall not board an aircraft when drunk
43
If you think your aircraft has accidentally infringed controlled airspace, what course of action should you take?
Make a call to the airspace controller
44
When operating a charity flight, what must the money donated go towards?
All money paid for a charity flight must be paid directly to a registered charity
45
What flights can a club pilot operate on behalf of the club?
A club pilot may take passengers that have paid the club for a flight that is not a lesson.
46
What should you do to avoid wake turbulence, when taking off behind another aircraft?
Wake is generated from the wingtips, and begin as the aircraft lifts off. So you should plan to be airborne before that point
47
If an accident resulting in the death of a marshal by being run over by an aircraft, in what circumstance would it not be defined as a reportable accident?
If the aircraft is being positioned during maintenance work
48
Conformation of an Airprox report should be made within….
7days
49
An aircraft below 3000ft absl may be flown VFR outside controlled airspace at 140knts or less by a pilot without without an IMC rating and carrying passengers if the visibility is at least…
1.5km
50
What is the minimum vertical distance an aircraft flying VFR above 3000ft amsl in controlled airspace must keep from cloud?
1000ft
51
Minimum visibility for special SVFR flights for pilots holding an NPPL and flying a microlight at no more than 140knts is….
1.5km
52
In a UK Aerodrome, what is the designated place for Pre-flight altimeter checks?
The Apron
53
The Pressure for a regional pressure setting is given as area…
Lowest
54
What altimeter setting achieves a ‘height’ reading?
QFE
55
What altimeter setting is used for Flight Levels?
1013.2
56
Excluding certain exceptions, what is the normal Transition Altitude in the UK?
3000ft amsl
57
What is a suitable VFR cruising level for an aircraft with a magnetic track of 87 degrees?
A flight level of any odd thousand feet plus 500 (eg FL55)
For east bound (0-180°)
- odd thousand +500
For westbound (180-360°)
- even thousand +500
58
Pilots taking off from aerodromes beneath TMAs should use…
The aerodrome QNH of an aerodrome within the TMA
59
In the UK, what aircraft do the Rules of the Air apply?
All aircraft
60
Under what circumstances may a microlight aircraft flyover a congested area of a town or settlement?
When at least 1000ft above the highest object within 600m and able to glide clear of the area in the event of an engine failure
61
An aircraft may not flyover or within 1000m of a gathering of more than how many?
1000
62
An aircraft must be at least how far from people (excluding certain exceptions)?
500ft
63
What way should two aircraft turn when approaching head on?
Right
64
When two aircraft are converging and there is considered to be risk of collision, what should they do?
The one which has the other on the right shall give way
65
When two aircraft are approaching to land, the right of way goes to…
The lowest aircraft
66
If a microlight approaches to land on a field with no defined runways and another is seen preparing to take off, what should the landing aircraft do?
Land to the right of the other
67
With regard to inflight and ground signals, it’s an offence to…
Change the meaning of a signal
68
What does a continuous red light to an aircraft in the air mean?
Give way to other aircraft and continue circling
(CAA safety sense leaflet 6e aerodrome sense)
69
White flashes from an aircraft inflight to ground means?
I am compelled to land
70
White navigation tail lights should show through an angle of?
140°
71
What airspace class is not normally available for VFR flight?
Class A
Restricted to IFR only, SVFR may be permitted
72
A control zone is a volume of airspace which…
Starts at the surface and goes up
73
Airspace within the stub of a MATZ is…
Advisory airspace
74
When flying in the vicinity of an aerodrome, unless instructed otherwise, what way should the aircraft make turns?
All turns to the left (unless a balloon)
75
What is the size of an ATZ for an aerodrome with a runway of over 1850m?
2.5nm
76
Within a MATZ, what altimeter setting should be used to conform with other traffic?
Aerodrome QFE
77
Unless operating under a Letter of Agreement (LOA), flight within a TMZ requires what equipment?
A mode S transponder
78
What should a pilot of a non-radio aircraft do if they realise they have accidentally flown into a Danger Area?
Stay level and leave by the shortest route possible
79
What colour is bird sanctuaries shown as on a chart of UK Airspace Restrictions and Hazardous Areas?
Green
80
What hight may gliders carry winch cables up to?
2000ft
81
What is the usual upper limit of a parachuting site?
FL 150
82
At what hight above the ground must structures be lit?
492ft
83
An aerodrome flight information service officer AFISO can give instruction to what aircraft?
Aircraft on the ground
84
When under a basic service, a pilot should not expect…
Traffic information
85
What is the transponder code for MAYDAY?
7700
86
What is the transponder setting for a radio failure?
7600
87
What frequency is monitored for distress calls?
121.50
88
When can an aircraft fly under VFR within an ATZ
At anytime with permission
89
What way must an aircraft overtaking another on the ground alter its course?
Either way
90
How must an aircraft drop its tow ropes at an airfield?
In the direction appropriate for landing
91
What does a coloured arrow around two sides of a signals area mean?
Right hand circuit is in force
92
What does a white double cross in the signals area mean?
Gliding taking place
93
What does a white dumbbell in a signals area mean?
Aircraft are required to land/TO and taxi on runways and taxiways only
(CAA skyway code has all symbol information)
94
What does a red square with a yellow diagonal strip displayed in the signals area mean?
Special precautions must be observed in approaching to land/when landing
(See CAA skyway code for more)
95
When there is no signal in the signal area, what direction are circuits to be flown?
Left hand
96
When marshalling, what does ‘moving arms down in a “patting” gesture from waist to knees’ mean?
Slow down
(More in CAA safety leaflet 6e Aerodrome sense)
97
What does a marshal with crossed bats over their head mean?
Stop
(More in CAA safety leaflet 6e Aerodrome sense)
98
At night or in poor visibility, what does a two letter morse group in red mean?
Military aerodrome
99
What document must be completed when entering the UK?
A GAR
100
How are designated customs airports identified on the 1:500000 aeronautical charts?
A broken/pecked line around the airport name
101
With some exceptions, when must flight plans be filed at least?
An hour before requesting startup or taxi clearance
102
When must you file a flight plan?
When crossing an international boundary
103
What is the three letter morse code equivalent to a PAN PAN?
XXX or .- -. X3
104
What does a large X on the ground laid by survivors of an air crash mean?
Need medical help
