CPL IFR Renewal Gen

Question 1

What is an AIC ?

Answer 1

Aeronautical information circular :

Containing INFO that does not qualify for NOTAM or AIP

Question 2

What is an AIP?

Answer 2

Aeronautical information publication:

Information of a lasting character essential to air navigation

Question 3

Category 1 ( CAT I) operation ?

Answer 3

Precision instrument approach and landing with decision height not lower then 200ft
Visibility not lower then 800m and RVR not lower then 550M

Question 4

Category II (CAT II) Operation?

Answer 4

Precision instrument approach and landing with decision height lower than 200 ft but not lower then 100ft and RVR not less then 350m

Question 5

Category III (Cat III A) Operation?

Answer 5

Precision instrument approach and landing with a decision height lower then 100ft or no decision height and RVR not less then 200m

Question 6

Category IIIB (CAT IIIB) Operation?

Answer 6

Precision instrument approach and landing with decision height lower then 50ft or no decision height and RVR less then 200m but not less then 50m

Question 7

Category III (CAT III C) operation?

Answer 7

Precision approach and landing with no decision height or RVR

Question 8

Ceiling?

Answer 8

Hight above surface of lowest layer of cloud base below 20000ft covering more then half the sky

Question 9

Circling approach ?

Answer 9

Extension of instrument approach procedure which provides for visual circling of aerodrome prior to landing

Question 10

Contaminated runway?

Answer 10

runway of which more then 25% of runway surface is cover by

• more then 3mm deep water
• slush or loose snow more then 3mm deep
• snow compressed into a solid mass which resists further compression and will hold together or break up into lumps
• Ice including wet ice

Question 11

En-route safe altitude ?

Answer 11

route to which ensures a separation height of at least 1000ft above highest terrain or obstacle where it does not exceed 5000ft above sea level within 5nm

2000ft above highest terrain or obstacle where it does exceed 5000ft above sea level within 5nm

Question 12

Extended range operations?

Answer 12

route containing a point further then 1 hour flying time at the approved 1 engine in-op cruise speed under standard conditions in still air.

Question 13

Infant ?

Answer 13

A person who has not reached his/her 2nd birthday

Question 14

Initial approach segment?

Answer 14

segment between the initial approach fix and intermediate approach fix

Question 15

Low visibility take off ?

Answer 15

Take off with less then 400m RVR

Question 16

Night duty?

Answer 16

Period of not less then 4 hours between 2000H and 0600H