Air Law - ATC

Question 1

Special Air Reports

Answer 1

Severe turbulence

Severe icing

Severe mountain waves

Thunderstorms

Question 2

Wake turbulence categories

Answer 2

Super: A380
Heavy: >136,000kg
Medium: 7000kg - 136,000kg
Light: <7000kg or less

Question 3

Flight plans: submission for controlled flights

Answer 3

60 minutes before DEPARTURE

Question 4

Flight plans: submission for uncontrolled flights

Answer 4

60 minutes before DEPARTURE

Question 5

Flight plans: delays of controlled flight - time when flight plan has to be amended or new plan submitted

Answer 5

30 minutes delay of OFF-BLOCK time

Question 6

Flight plans: delays of uncontrolled flight - time when flight plan has to be amended or new plan submitted

Answer 6

60 minutes delay of OFF-BLOCK time

Question 7

Repetitive flight plans

Answer 7

Identical flights; ten occasions or ten consecutive days

Question 8

Full position report

Answer 8

• AIRCRAFT ID
• POSITION
• TIME
• Flight level/altitude
• Next position and time over
• Ensuing significant point

Question 9

Changing from IFR to VFR flight; pilot actions and result

Answer 9

“Cancelling my IFR flight” and any changes to the flight plan.

Flight plan automatically changes to a VFR flight

Question 10

MSA obstacle clearance and radius

Answer 10

300m (984ft) and 25nm

Question 11

Essential traffic?

Answer 11

Controlled traffic not separated from other controlled traffic by the required separation minima

Question 12

Conditions for a visual approach to be conducted in IFR

Answer 12

1) Maintain visual reference to terrain
2) Reported ceiling is above initial approach level
3) Pilot can complete an approach and landing visually

Question 13

EAT definition

Answer 13

Time at which ATC expects an arriving aircraft, following a delay, will leave the holding point to complete its approach for landing

Question 14

EAT required delay

Answer 14

10 minutes

Question 15

EAT: length of delay when EAT must be transmitted by most expeditious means

Answer 15

30 minutes

Question 16

EAT: change of delay time when new EAT must be transmitted

Answer 16

5 minutes

Question 17

Final approach, change in surface wind: headwind component?

Answer 17

10kt

Question 18

Final approach, change in surface wind: crosswind component?

Answer 18

5kt

Question 19

Final approach, change in surface wind: tailwind component?

Answer 19

2kt

Question 20

Landing clearance must be given by:

Answer 20

2nm from touchdown

Question 21

Independent parallel departures: surveillance radar must be capable of identifying aircraft within…?

Answer 21

1nm

Question 22

Primary surveillance radar (PSR): identifying aircraft method

Answer 22

Instruct turns of more than 30 degrees

Question 23

Radar vectoring: minimum distance to edge of controlled airspace

Answer 23

2.5nm

Question 24

Radar vectoring to ILS: max intercept angle to final approach track (non-parallel runway operations)

Answer 24

45 degrees

Question 25

Radar vectoring to ILS: max intercept angle to final approach track (parallel runway operations)

Answer 25

30 degrees

Question 26

Surveillance radar approaches: normally terminated by (distance)?

Answer 26

2nm

Question 27

Surveillance radar approaches: distance and level information should be given every?

Answer 27

0.5nm

Question 28

Surveillance radar approaches: constant patter of distance and level information

Answer 28

No interruptions of more than 5 seconds during last 4nm of approach

Question 29

Surveillance radar approaches: directed to initiate go-around if?

Answer 29

Not cleared to land by 2nm from touchdown

Question 30

Surveillance radar approaches: advised to initiate go-around if?

Answer 30

Not visible on radar display during last 2nm of approach