Air Law 2 Flashcards
CAR
Civil Aviation Regulations - the basis for all legislation pertaining to aviation in Australia. With the backing of the Civil Aviation Act, all its requirements are enforceable by law.
CAO
Civil Aviation Orderes - CAOs expand on individual CARs and give more specific details. Are gradually being incorporated into the CARs
CAAP
Civil Aviation Advisory Publication - Contains Advice to ensure that the CARs are satisfied. e.g. CAR states you must carry sufficient fuel. The CAAPs advise on what would be considered sufficient for various flights.
AIP
Aeronautical Information Publication - Contains detailed operational information. Really good stuff like how to read a MET report. Is in full on Ozrunways
ERSA
En-route Supplement Australia, supplements the AIP and is intended for planning and in-cockpit use.
PPL ongoing requirements
biennial flight review endorsement in log book
current medical certificate
passenger carrying depending on recent flight experience?
medical conditions
if temporary and likely to last less than 30 days then do not need to notify CASA
Documents to be carried in flight
Licence and medical of each crew member
Aircraft’s maintenance release
Aircraft’s flight manual or approve alternative
Circuit joining from LIVE side
45deg to downwind or on extended base. Must reach 1000ft before joining (dont want to descend into another aircraft underneath you)
Circuit joining from DEAD side
mid-field crosswind . Join downwind somewhere between the centre and the upwind threshold
Circuit joining when active runway or wind not known
Overfly at least 500ft above circuit height (if RPT aircraft use the field then this is 2000ft). Once active runyway/circuit direction established, descend to 1000ft on the DEAD side and join midfield crosswind.
Joining straight in
Must announce intentions by 10nm. Must be established on final track by 3nm, make radio call at 3nm. Must give way to circuit traffic.
When must you make a radio call at non towered CTAFs?
taxiing
entering a runway
by 10nm inbound
before joining the circuit
overflying or in the vicinity of the aerodrome
and whenever the pilot considers it necessary in the interests of safety
Calls when departing…. when?
before entering runway nominating the runway to be used and the direction or the departure track.
Departure proceedure
Depart by extending one of the LIVE side legs or if departing contrary to circuit direction then at 3nm or 2500ft if in a high performance aircraft.
Visual navigation requirements
if not using ADF or VOF then need visual reference / positive fix to the ground or water every 30 minutes
VFR above cloud?
permitted, provided less than half the sky is covered, i.e. few or scattered and VMC is maintained during climb, en route and descent
VFR above cloud more than 50% coverage
above broken or overcast VFR pay proceed provided it is navigated by reference to approved radio navigation equipment. BUT you must be able to obtain a positive fix by reference to other navigational aids every 2 hours.
Time reference in the cockpit
Pilots must maintain a time reference accurate to within plus or minus thirty seconds
How far off track can you be in controlled airspace before you have to notify ATC
> 1nm
Carriage of firearms
Cannot be carried on private flight except with permission from CASA.
Can be carried on charter or RPT if ANR 119 is met.
-basically if there is written permission from the secretary AND it has been surrended to the opperator OR is carried by the PIC because there is a dangerous animal on the aircraft. Alternatively is the weapon forms part of the equipment of the aircraft in accordance with the flight manual.
Instruments required for normal VRF
Airspeed
Altimeter
Magnetic compass
Timepiece
If charter or airwork then also need:
turn and slip indicator
outside temp indicator if cant get from local aerodrome
Instruments required for VFR above >SCT cloud… essentially IFR requirement
Airspeed Altimeter Magnetic compass Timepiece VSI OAT Artificial Horizon DI turn and slip indicator. instrument to tell if power to the gyro instruments is working or not. means to prevent icing of airspeed indicating system
No Radio
remain below 5000ft
clear of controlled airspace and CTAF
class G VMC requirements, i.e. 1000 ft above or below cloud and 1500m horizontally and 5000m vis
Radio obligations
Must test before taxiing.
Must maintain a listening watch on the appropriate frequency from taxiing until parking at the end of the flight.
Charter flights outside VHF coverage must have HF equipment
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