General Flight Rules

Question 1

Canopy operations (5 rules)

Answer 1

1) No items to be placed on the canopy
2) signal intention to close canopy to ground crew
3) Loose article secured before opening canopy with engine running, and before starting the engine with canopy open
4) shall not open canopy in a turn
5) canopy closed and seat pin out before proceeding onto active runway for departure

Question 2

Taxing formation spacing

Normal space and staggered

Answer 2

Depending on taxiway width, normal spacing will be 200ft

If formation adopts stagger taxi, minimal spacing may be decreased to 2 aircraft length

Question 3

No rolling take off unless

Answer 3

Low JBI or new unbedded brakes that will not allow a proper engine run up

Question 4

Minimal spacing between aircraft stream

Answer 4

15 Sec between single aircraft or formation elements

Question 5

Student G limit

Answer 5

-2 to + 6G

Question 6

Force landing after take off has little chance of success below what airspeed

Answer 6

300kts at the time of engine failure

Question 7

No PFL permitted when total fuel weight on board is more than

Answer 7

2000lbs

Question 8

Minimum fuel

VFR ops minimum fuel must cater for any contingencies necessary for the conditions at the time but shall not be less than…

Answer 8

400lbs at initial (min fuel)

300lbs at landing (emergency fuel)

Question 9

Video tape recorder procedure for local syllabus sortie

Answer 9

On prior to T/O

Off after landed and exited the runway

Question 10

Video tape recorder procedure for cross country

Answer 10

On prior to T/O until TOP of climb

Prior to commencement of descent until aircraft exited the runway

Emergency scenario

Question 11

Airspace entry procedure comms

Answer 11

a broadcast call with intention shall be made before entering frog bronson mallard beaver or any northern airspace

“Frog bronson, Zulu 21 entering from the north conducting ACM for the next 45mins”

Question 12

Brake chute practice

Answer 12

No streaming of chute unless last wave and pre coordinated with Dos

Question 13

Engine warm up procedure (post start up)

Answer 13

Inform SQN ops and atc ground of runup

Inform ground crew with hand signal and wait for their go ahead

Aircraft will be park brake off, toe brake on, chocked and canopy closed. Check no aircraft on either side conducting external check

Ground Crew will signal clearance with hand signal

Ground Crew will signal if at anytime the need to terminate the run is required

After run up successful, inform Dos with actual idle RPM post warm up; if not successful report fault