Air Law Flashcards
commercial pilots license requirements
18 years old, 60% on exam 80 hours ground school 200 hours total time 100 hours pic 20 hours cross country pic 35 hours dual 5 hours dual at night, with 2 hours cross country night 20 hours instrument 5 hours solo night with 10 landings
failure of test
first failure, 14 days
second 30 days
third and subsequent 30 days, plus additional 30 days for each failure in excess of the first 2, to a maximum of 180
category 1 medical
under 40 years valid for 12 months, over 40 is only 6 months
validity is actually the 1st day of the 13th month
sea plan licence from landplane
total 7 hours in seaplane
5 hours dual
5 take offs and landings solo
qualifying flight 12 months preceding the application
from seaplane to landplane
total 3 hours
2 hours dual
5 landings and takeoffs solo
high performance
vne 250 KIAS or greater
vso 80 KIAS or greater
maintaining validity of licence
flown as pic or as copilot within 5 years
or
have completed both a flight review conducted by a flight instructor within the previous 12 months
and
have completed a recurrent training program within the previous 24 months
and in order to carry passengers:
have completed within the last 6 months:
5 night or day take offs and landings if the flight is to be by day
or
5 night take off and landings if the flight is to be at night
minimum visibility within controlled airspace
visibility: 3miles
horizontal from clouds: 1 mile
vertical from clouds: 500 ft
minimum visibility within uncontrolled airspace above 1000ft agl
visibility: 1 mile by day, 3 miles by night
horizontal from clouds: 2000 ft day and night
vertical from clouds: 500 ft day and night
minimum visibility within uncontrolled airspace below 1000 ft agl
visibility: 2 miles by day, 3 miles by night
clear of cloud, day and night
checklist of equipment required for day VFR
altimeter: if the aircraft is only operated in uncontrolled airspace
a sensitive altimeter adjustable for barometric pressure: if the aircraft is operated in controlled airspace
airspeed indicator magnetic compass tachometer for each engine oil pressure indicator coolant temperature indicator manifold pressure gauge fuel gauge landing gear position indicator radio communication system
flight time limitations
1200 hrs in 365 days
300 hrs in 90 days
120 hrs in 30 days
airline and commuter ops
40 hrs in 7 days
air taxi ops
60 hrs in 7 days
8 hrs single pilot in IFR in 24 hr period
standard duty day
14 hrs, and 8 hrs rest until next duty time
documents required on board
crew licences and ratings medical certificate certificate of airworthiness certificate of registration journey logbook proof of liability insurance aircraft flight manual
oxygen requirements unpressurized
carry and use oxygen:
above 10,000 ft but below 13,000 ft ASL:
for more that 30 min you are required to carry oxygen for the flight crew and at least 10% of the passengers, exceeding 30 mins all flight crew members are required to be using oxygen for that period
above 13,000 ft ASL:
all people on board are required to be using oxygen at all times. sufficient oxygen must be carried on board to meet the requirements of all passengers on board for the duration of the flight above 13,000
transponder: hijacking
squawk 7500
transponder: communication failure
squawk 7600
transponder: emergency
squawk 7700
VHS airway
airway with either VOR at both ends, or VOR at one end and NDB at the other,
class B extends from 12,501 ft or MEA whichever is higher.
Class E within airway, below and including 12,500, or up to but not including MEA down to 2,200 AGL
class b airspace
airspace is any controlled airspace between 12,500 ft (3,800 m) and 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
VOR airway
width:
4nm from each side of centre line
splay of 4.5 degrees from centre line beginning 50.8 nm from each side.
Low frequency airway
NDB at each end, or VOR at one end, and NDB at the other:
4.34 nm from centre line
5 degree splay from centre line beginning 49.66nm from each end
ELT test
can test in the first five minutes of any hour, for not more than 5 seconds.
wake turbulence classifications
group 1 - Heavy: all aircraft with certified maximum take off wight of 300,000 lbs or more
group 2 - Medium: aircraft certified with a maximum take off weight between 15,500 lbs and 300,000 lbs
group 3 - Light: aircraft certified with a maximum take off weight up to an including 15,500 lbs
aircraft separation
heavy behind heavy: 4 miles
light behind heavy: 6 miles
medium behind heavy: 5 miles
light behind medium: 4 miles
pressurized aircraft oxygen
15 min for each flight crew member at 8000 ft
