General Operational Knowledge

Question 1

Vmca conditions (5 items)

Answer 1

• critical engine inop
• live engine takeoff power
• landing gear retracted
• max 5 deg bank to live engine
• prop feather (only if autofeather equipped)

Question 2

Vy se conditions (3 items)

Answer 2

• critical engine inop
• live engine takeoff power
• landing gear retracted

Question 3

Loss of comme in CTA or IFR any airspace (3 items)

Answer 3

• squawk 7600
• listen out on ATIS/NAVAIDS
• prefix calls with transmitting blind

Question 4

Loss of comms in IMC when receiving ATC surveillance service (3 items)

Answer 4

• climb to LSALT/MSA
• if being vectored, maintain last assigned vector for 2 minutes, then
• proceed in accordance with latest ATC route clearance acknowledged

Question 5

Loss of comms in IMC when holding (2 items)

Answer 5

• fly one more complete pattern, then

- proceed in accordance with latest route clearance acknowledged

Question 6

Loss of comms in IMC with a clearance limit involving an altitude or route restriction (3 items)

Answer 6

• maintain last assigned level or MSA (whichever higher) for 3 minutes, and/or
• hold at nominated location for 3 minutes, then
• proceed in accordance with latest route clearance acknowledged and climb to planned level.

Question 7

Loss of comms IMC destination procedures (3 items)

Answer 7

• commence descent in accordance with SOP or flight plan.
• descend to the initial approach altitude for the most suitable approach aid in accordance with the published procedures.
• carry out the approach to the prescribed circling minima.

Question 8

Transponder codes normal ops

Answer 8

VFR in Class E and OCTA- 1200
IFR OCTA- 2000
IFR in Class E or civil flights in CTA- 3000

Question 9

How to calculate distance prior to arc to commence turn in a reversal?

Answer 9

good rule of thumb to anticipate lead onto an arc is ‘1 % of groundspeed’ for a rate one turn.

Ie. 120kts, commence turn 1.2NM prior to arc

Question 10

Th following are all “…..” of aircraft?

(a) aeroplane;
(b) helicopter;
(c) powered-liftaircraft;
(d) gyroplane;
(e) airship. 5 categories of aircraft.

Answer 10

Categories

Question 11

These are all “…..” of aircraft.

(a) single-engine aeroplane;
(b) multi-engine aeroplane;
(c) single-engine helicopter;
(ca) powered-lift aircraft;
(d) single-engine gyroplane; (e) airship

Answer 11

Classes

Question 12

When does an IPC expire?

Answer 12

The end of the 12th month after the month in which the holder passes the flight test.

Question 13

When can a pilot pass an IPC and maintain the original validity date?

Answer 13

3 months before the validity of the existing check expires.

Question 14

What are the main privileges of an instrument rating?

Answer 14

Fly an aircraft under the IFR, or under the VFR at night.

Question 15

What are the 4 general limitations of an instrument rating?

Answer 15

1) conduct an instrument approach only if aircraft is equipped for it.
2) fly single-pilot under the IFR only if, at some time in the past, the holder has passed an instrument rating or IPC in a single-pilot aircraft;
3) circling approach under the IFR only if the holder has passed an IPC within the previous 12 months including a circling approach
4) fly an instrument approach only if the holder has completed training in the conduct of that instrument approach and has demonstrated competence to CASA or an examiner.

Question 16

What are the recent experience requirements to fly IFR and for each approach?

Answer 16

3 approaches in the past 90 days to fly IFR. 1 approach in same category in last 90 days (ie. aeroplane).
Each individual approach in the last 90 days to be current. (2D, 3D, azimuth, CDI).

Question 17

What are the recent experience requirements to fly single pilot IFR?

Answer 17

A flight or simulated flight under the IFR in a single-pilot operation within the previous 6 months:

(a) having a duration of at least one hour; and
(b) include at least one instrument approach or simulated approach.