GVC Flashcards
What is a CAP
Civil Aviation Publication
What is The CAA?
Civil Aviation Authority
What is a PfCO?
Permission for Commercial Operations
Define AirProx.
Air Proximity
What is ECCAIRS?
European Coordination Center for Accident and Incident Reporting Systems
What is a NSF
Non-Standard Flight
What is an ENSF
Enhanced Non-Standard Flight
What is an OSC
Operation Safety Case
What is VLOS
Visual Line Of Sight
What is ASL
Above Surface Level
What is an UA
Unmanned Aircraft
What is an UAS
Unmanned Aircraft System
Where did air law originate?
Chicago Convention
What is the UAS IR?
Unmanned Aircraft System Implementing Regulation
What is a MOR?
Mandatory Occurrence Report
What is the SARG?
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group (CAA)
What is an ATM in aerospace terms?
Air Traffic Management
What is ATC?
Air Traffic Control
What is NATS?
National Air Traffic Services
Wat is the NAA?
National Aviation Authority
What is FIR?
Flight Information Region
What is IFR?
Instrument Flight Rules
What is VFR?
Visual Flight Rules
What is an ATZ?
Aerodrome Traffic Zone
What is a FRZ?
Flight Restriction Zone
What’s a NOTAM?
Notice To Airmen
What’s an AIP?
Aeronautical Information Publication
What’s an AIC?
Aeronautical Information Circular
What’s EVLOS?
Extended Visual Line Of Sight
What’s BVLOS?
Beyond Visual Line Of Sight
What is NSF?
Non-Standard Flight
What’s ENSF
Enhanced Non-Standard Flight
What is FL?
Flight Level
What is a TMA?
Terminal Manoeuvring Area
What is a CTA?
Controlled Area
What is a CTR?
Controlled Zone
What’s an ATZ?
Aerodrome Traffic Zone
What are the three UK Flight Information Regions? FIR’s
London, Scottish and Shanwick
What is segregated airspace?
A block of airspace to isolate the UA
What’s the minimum notification period to acquire a segregated airspace?
90 Days
What is ALARP?
As Low As Reasonably Practicable
What is SFARP
So Far As is Reasonably Practicable
What 3 things should you check for flying at night?
- UA lighting
- Daytime Risk assessment
- Illuminated land/take off area
What is the RTSA?
Railway and Transport Safety Act
What’s CRM?
Crew Resource Management
What is a FDR?
Flight Data Recorders
What is a CVR?
Cockpit Voice Recoreder
What does the Scan Technique involve?
- Check the SUA
- Check the Airspace (inc weather)
- Check ground space
- Check the telemetry/endurance (Battery levels)
- Check your blind spots
What should be on a loop in our minds during a flight?
The Scan Technique
What is a SUA?
Small Unmanned Aircraft
What Three scales do aviation charts come in?
1 : 1,000,000
1 : 500,000
1 : 250,000
What are the three main Aviation chat scales?
1: 50,000
1: 250,000
1: 500,000
Which chart scale will a drone pilot mostly use to plan?
1:25,000
What is the height Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) called?
Altitude
The ground an aircraft is sitting on has a height above the sea level. What is this height referred to as?
Elevation
What does a blue boundary round an airfield mean?
It is either a Civilian or Commercial airfield.
If a boundary round an airfield is red, what does this indicate?
It is a military aerodrome.
What format of Lat long would an ATC require from you?
Degrees Minutes and Seconds (DMS)
For an aircraft to remain balanced in flight. what four things must be balanced?
Thrust, weight, drag and lift.
Lift is generated by air moving over the top and bottom of the wing, where is the faster - low pressure air moving?
On top (low pressure)
What are the best conditions for generating lift?
Dry cold winter morning near sea level.
What are the worst conditions for generating lift?
Middle of summer, high up, in a tropical rain forest midday.
What do you call the bubble that is formed below the craft when flying just above a flat smooth surface?
Ground Effect.
What is the situation called where the downwash from the tips of the rotor blades circles back to the top?
Ring Vortex State
What do you do when your UAS is descending in the ring vortex state?
Don’t apply throttle to ascend, instead move forward, back, left or right.
You’re flying a mission flight and notice the drone is on course to hit a tree, what do you do?
Either pause the flight or activate and then deactivate RTH (Return To Home).
What does tripod mode do?
Reduces Sensitivity and max speed.
Which GPS mode removes GPS stabilisation?
ATTI Mode.
Where will you find the max speed information on your UAS?
Operator Manual.
What’s the max current displayed as on LiPo batteries?
Amp (A)
What’s the Capacity displayed as on LiPo batteries?
milliAmp per Hour (mAh)
What is the Discharge Rating displayed as on LiPo batteries?
C
If a LiPo battery has a large C number, What will it have?
A high discharge rate
Who regulates all UAS under 150kg?
CAA (Civil Aviation Authority)
There is no requirement for independent airworthiness assessment if the UAS is less than _____.
25kg
Which two datalink frequencies are commonly used on SUA (Small Unmanned Aircraft)
2.4Ghz and 5.8Ghz
What does ALARP stand for?
As Low As Reasonably Possible
What is mechanical turbulence caused by?
Buildings
On which aviation chart will you find helicopter routes?
Specialised charts
What are the three ways to cancel a RTH?
Press RTH button, pause on DJI screen or change the flight mode.
