Flight planning

Question 1

FLIPs are controlled by who

Answer 1

Aeronautical information regulation and control (AIRAC) system

Question 2

The FIH contains how many sections

Answer 2

11

Question 3

What are the areas covered by En Route Supplements and what are the corresponding colours.

Answer 3

British Isle and North Atlantic (BINA) - Red
Northern Europe (NOREU) - Blue
European Mediterranean (EUMED) - Green
South Atlantic, Africa, Asia and Far East (SAAAFE) - Yellow

Question 4

BINA Covers

Answer 4

All active British military aerodromes regardless of size.
Selected civil and other military airfields with a hard surface runway of 1500m / 5000ft and some communication facilities.
Other airfields at discretion of No 1 AIDU
Navigation aids

Question 5

What is an En-Route Bulletin

Answer 5

Updates all FLIPS with the exception of terminal charts
Provides advance info
Each issue replaces the previous one
Issued monthly on AIRAC dates

Question 6

What is the layout of a En-Route Bulletin

Answer 6

Special notices
Affected en route supplements
FIH
Affected En route charts

Question 7

Terminal charts cover the following

Answer 7

Standard instrument arrivals and departures
Terminal approach procedures
Aerodrome information

Question 8

Terminal charts are available in the following formats

Answer 8

Loose leaf
Fast jet terminal charts booklets
Aerodrome booklets
Terminal charts UK N & S

Question 9

Terminal chart amendments are published every ___ days

Answer 9

28

Question 10

Terminal chart amendments cover the following FLIPs

Answer 10

Loose leaf terminal charts
Fast jet book
Terminal charts N&S
Aerodrome booklets
All HLS books
Minor aerodrome book

Question 11

Helicopter landing sites cover the following areas

Answer 11

United Kingdom
Hospitals United Kingdom
Europe

Question 12

Minor Areodromes cover the following

Answer 12

Minor Aerdromes

Microlight sites

Question 13

When operating outside of the RAF Enroute flips, what are the flips to be used.

Answer 13

Flips provided by the US department of Defense, Canadian Forces or the Royal Australian Air Force

Question 14

The UK AIP contains information essential to ______ and ______ within UK Airspace

Answer 14

Navigation

Operations

Question 15

The UK AIP and MILAIP have the same structured prescribed by

Answer 15

ICAO

Amendments issues every 28 days in line with the AIRAC Cycle

Question 16

To reduce the duplication between civil and mil AIPs, the MILAIP contains information pertinent to aviation operations solely of a ______

Answer 16

Military nature

Question 17

UK MILAIP consists of

Answer 17

Part 1 General
Part 2 En Route
Part 3 Aerodromes
Part 4 Measured heights survey data

Question 18

NOTAMS should be restricted to information of

Answer 18

Temporary nature and of a short duration

Question 19

NOTAMS detail conditional changes to any

Answer 19

Aeronautical facility
Service
Procedure
Hazard

Question 20

NOTAM TYPES

NOTAMN
NOTAMR
NOTAMC

Answer 20

NOTAMN - New NOTAM
NOTAMR - Replaces a previous NOTAM
NOTAMC - Cancels a previous NOTAM

Question 21

What are the 3 types of En Route Charts

Answer 21

Low Altitude
High Altitude
High/Low Altitude

Question 22

ERCs provide details of

Answer 22

A/T/S routes 
designated airspace
Air space reservations 
radio navigation facilities 
enroute communications

Question 23

Low flying charts have a what size scale

Answer 23

1: 500,000 (Half Mil)

Question 24

Special Air Chart is similar to the low flying chart but has a _____ scale

Answer 24

Greater detailed scale

1 :250,000 (Quarter Mil)

Question 25

What size scale is an OS Map

Answer 25

1: 50,000

Question 26

ERCs are amended by the

Answer 26

En Route Bulletin

Question 27

LFCs including special air charts are amended by

Answer 27

Chart Amendment Low Flying (CALF)

Question 28

Military OS Maps are amended by

Answer 28

Chart Amendment Document (CHAD)

Question 29

Any chart can be updated outside of the AIRAC at short notice through a

Answer 29

NOTAM