definitions and abbreviations

Question 1

define “accident”

Answer 1

An occurrence in which:

1. a person is fatally or seriously injured
2. the aircraft sustained damage or structural failure
3. the aircraft is missing or completely inaccessible

Question 2

Define “Act”

Answer 2

Civil aviation act 1990

Question 3

Define ‘‘Aerobatic Flight”

Answer 3

Manoeuvres such as rolls, loops, spins, upward vertical flight culminating in a stall turn, hammerhead, or whip stall, or a combination of such manoeuvres

Question 4

Define “aerodrome”

Answer 4

means any defined area of land or water intended or designed to be used either wholly or partly for the landing, departure and surface movement of aircraft; and includes buildings and other installations used in connection with the aerodrome or its administration

Question 5

Define “Aerodrome Elevation”

Answer 5

The elevation of the highest point of the landing area

Question 6

Define “Aerodrome operational area”

Answer 6

the movement area at an aerodrome and its associated strips and safety areas; and
any ground installation or facility

Question 7

Define “aerodrome Traffic Circuit”

Answer 7

means the pattern flown by aircraft operating in the vicinity of an aerodrome

Question 8

Define “Aeronautical Information Circular”

Answer 8

means a notice containing information that

does not qualify for the origination of a NOTAM or for inclusion in the AIPNZ

Question 9

Define “Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)”

Answer 9

means a publication issued by, or with the authority of, a State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation.

Question 10

Define “AIP Supplement”

Answer 10

means temporary changes to the information contained in the AIPNZ that are published by means of special pages

Question 11

Define “Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service”

Answer 11

A service provided for the purpose of

1. Between aircraft and obstructions
2. expediting and maintaining a safe and efficient flow of traffic

Question 12

Define “airworthiness certificate”

Answer 12

for a New Zealand registered aircraft, an airworthiness certificate issued by the Director under Part 21, Subpart H: and
for a foreign registered aircraft an airworthiness certificate issued by the competent authority of the State of registry

Question 13

Alerting Service

Answer 13

means air traffic service provided to notify appropriate organisations regarding aircraft in need of search and rescue aid, and to assist such organisations as required.

Question 14

Define “Airworthy Condition”

Answer 14

means the condition of an aircraft, including its components, fuel and other materials and substances essential to the manufacture and operation of the aircraft, that complies with all the requirements prescribed by the Civil Aviation Rules relating to design, manufacture, maintenance, modification, repair and safety.

Question 15

Altitude

Answer 15

means the vertical distance of a level, a point, or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level

Question 16

Apron

Answer 16

means a defined area on a land aerodrome intended to accommodate aircraft for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or cargo, refilling, parking or maintenance

Question 17

ATC Clearence

Answer 17

means authorisation for an aircraft to proceed under conditions specified by an air traffic control unit

Question 18

ATC Instruction

Answer 18

means a directive issued by ATC for the purpose of requiring a pilot to take a specific action

Question 19

Aviation event

Answer 19

means an event conducted below the minimum safe height under Part 91, that is

• an airshow or practice
• an air race or practice
• an aerobatic competition
• aerobatic training or practice

Question 20

AWIB service

Answer 20

Aerodrome Weather Information Broadcast

Question 21

Basic Weather Report

Answer 21

a verbal comment, in support of aviation describing the weather conditions:

• wind direction and strength
• MSL pressure
• air temperature
• weather conditions and cloud cover

Question 22

Ceiling

Answer 22

height above ground of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 20,000ft covering more than half the sky

Question 23

Controlled flight

Answer 23

means any flight that is subject to ATC clearence

Question 24

Cost sharing flight

Answer 24

means any flight that is performed solely for the carriage of persons where –
the flight is not advertised to the public; and
the crew members receive nonpayment or other reward for their services; and
the persons carried by the aircraft, including the crew members, share equally in the cost of the flight; and
no payment or other reward is required of a person on the flight other than that specified in subparagraph (3)
and, for the avoidance of doubt, a cost sharing flight is not an operation for hire or reward.

Question 25

Cross country flight

Answer 25

Flights exceeding a 25 nautical miles radius from the aerodrome

Question 26

Dangerous goods

Answer 26

means articles of substances that are capable of posing risk to health, safety , property or the environment and –
are listed in, or classified in accordance with, the ICAO’s Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air; or
have properties that would result in the articles or substances being classified as dangerous goods under the ICAO’s Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.

Question 27

Day

Answer 27

beginning of the morning/ evening civil twilight when the centre of the rising/ setting sun disc is 6 degrees below the horizon

Question 28

Dual flight time

Answer 28

Flight time during which a person is receiving flight instructor from a licensed, rated pilot on a dual control aircraft

Question 29

ELT

Answer 29

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Broadcasts a signal on a designated radio frequency to facilitate a search and rescue operation

Question 30

Final reserve fuel

Answer 30

means the minimum quantity of fuel required to provide a margin to secure the safe completion of a flight in the event of any unplanned manoeuvring in the vicinity of the destination or alternate or a suitable aerodrome, as the case may be, and in ordinary circumstances remains on board until the completion of the landing

Question 31

Fit and proper person

Answer 31

a person who satisfies the fit and proper person test specified in the Act

Question 32

Flight Information Service

Answer 32

Air traffic service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information for safe and efficient conduct of flight

Question 33

Flight manual

Answer 33

A manual associated with the certificate of air worthinessies containing limitations in which an aircraft wil be considered air worthy and instructors for the safe operation of the aircraft

Question 34

Flight plan

Answer 34

Specific information that is required under the rules to be provided to an ATIS unit or to a flight service regarding an intended flight or portion of the flight

Question 35

Flight time

Answer 35

means
for an aircraft other than a balloon, the total time from the moment an aircraft first moves for the purpose of flight until the moment it comes to rest at the end of the flight including any associated push back, taxiing and subsequent holding time
for a balloon, the total time from burner on for the purpose of inflation for flight until the envelope is completely deflated at the end of a flight

Question 36

Height

Answer 36

Vertical distance measured from a specified datum

Question 37

Incident

Answer 37

An occurance other than an accident that is associated with the operation of an aircraft and affect/ could affect the safetty of an operation

Question 38

Landing area

Answer 38

The part of a movement area intended for the landing or takeoff of an aircraft

Question 39

Night

Answer 39

Hours between the end/ start of evening/ morning civil twilight which the centre of the sun’s setting disc is 6 degrees below the horizon

Question 40

NOTAM

Answer 40

Notice to airmen

to be reviewed*