Operating and Flight Rules Flashcards
According to the CARs and the AIM how many hours should you wait between your last drink and take off time, and which one will they want you to pick on the exam?
12 hours for the CARs, at least 24 hours for the AIM.
24 hours is the answer on the exam
According to CARs 602.04, No person shall consume alcohol on board and aircraft unless…
- It is served by the operator of the aircraft
- Where there is no flight attendant on board, has been provided by the operator of the aircraft
Passengers may be refused boarding if it is deemed they may present a hazard to the flight. However, a person whose faculties are impaired may be allowed to board, but they must have….
Medical authorization and be under the supervision of an attendant
No person shall smoke on board an aircraft during…
Takeoff or landing, or when directed to not smoke by the PIC
What item in the cockpit is actually part of the Aircraft Flight Manual and outlines operating limitatiions that should always be adhered to?
The placards
CARs require that air operators establish procedures for the use of portable electronics on board that meet what standards?
Those of the Commercial Air Services Standards (CASS). And they must be specified in the air operator’s company operations manual.
Who is responsible for determining if portable electronics interfere with an aircraft?
The company/operator
For private operations, an aircraft can be refuled when…
Passengers are embarking or disembarking, or are on board, as long as they meet the requirements in CARS 604.81
For commercial Operators, during fueling, passengers must be…
Secured on board and as per the Operations Manual. But they cannot fuel while an engine is running and there are pax on board or are embarking or disembarking…UNLESS subsection 704.33 or 705.40, as applicable, are complied with.
What are the 6 critical surfaces?
1) Wings
2) Control surfaces
3) Rotors
4) Propellers
5) Horizontal, vertical, or any other stabalizers
6) In an aircraft with a rear mounted jet engine, the upper area of the fuselage
No person shall conduct or attempt to conduct a takeoff in an aircraft that has frost, ice, or snow adhering to…
…any of its critical surfaces
No person shall over-fly a built up area or open assembly of persons UNLESS…
…the aircraft is operated at an altitude from which, in the event of an engine failure, it would be possible to land without creating a hazard
No person shall conduct a takeoff, approach, or landing within a built up area of a city or town unless it is conducted at an…
Airport, heliport, or military aerodrome
What are the minimum altitudes and distances when flying over a built up area?
1000ft above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal ditance of 2000ft from the airplane.
What are the minimum altitudes and distances when flying over non built up areas?
500ft from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure
Over a national park, what altitude can you not drop below?
2000ft AGL
During what kinds of operations may the rules for minimum distances over built up and non built up areas not apply?
-Ploice operations
-Search and rescue etc)
-Fire fighting/air ambulance
-Flight inspection (looking for damaged powerline, pipelines, etc)
-Aerial Application (crop dusters)
-Helicopters with external loads
-Flight training under the supervision of a flight instructor
When two aircraft of the same type are converging at the same altitude, who should give way?
The aircraft that has the other on it’s right shall give way
When two aircraft are converging HEAD ON, what should they do?
They should both alter their heading to the right
When overtaking another aircraft, whether climbing, descending, or in level flight, how should it be done?
The aircraft that is overtaking the other is to pass on the right
No person shall operate an airplane that is towing an object unless…
…that airplane is equipped with a tow hook and release control system that meets applicable standards of airworthiness
Formation flight shall not be conducted unless…
…it has been pre-arranged by the PIC of each aircraft and, where the flight is conducted within a control zone, ATC.
You can drop stuff from an airplane in flight as long as…
It doesn’t create a hazard to persons or property on the surface
No PIC shall permit a person to enter or leave an aircraft during flight unless…
…they have special permission for air shows.
…the person leaves for the purpose of making a parachute descent
When can you NOT drop parachuters?
-Over or into controlled airspace or an air route
-Over or into a built up area
-Over or into an open-air assembly of persons
No person shall conduct aerobatic manoeuvres in what areas and situations?
-Over a built up area or open-air assembly of persons
-In contolled airspace (unless with special flight ops certificate)
-Below 2000ft AGL (unless with special flight ops certificate)
-When visibility is less than 3 miles
No person shall conduct aerobatic manoeuvers with a passenger on board unless they are current. What are the currency requirments?
10 hours dual instruction of aerobatics OR 20 hours solo aerobatics
AND
At least 1 hour of conducting aerobatic manoeuvres in the last six months
No person shall jettison fuel from an aircraft in flight, unless…
-It is necessary to do so to ensure aviation safety
-All appropriate measures are taken to minimize danger to human life and the environment
What are ATC clearances predicated on?
KNOWN traffic only
What is the definition of an ATC CLEARANCE and what is expected of the PIC in regards to one?
-An ATC Clearance is an AUTHORIZATION to proceed
-You must comply with all clearances recieved and accepted and, in the case of VFR flight, read back when so requested by ATC
-If a readback has not been requested, acknowledge the clearance by saying your call sign
What one clearance must always be read back, regardless of if ATC specifically asks you to?
Hold short clearances
Once accepted, a clearaance must be complied with except…
1) In an emergency
2) Your collision avoidance goes off.
- Notify ATC as soon as possible of the deviation and get back on the previous clearance ASAP.
What is the definition of an ATC Instruction and what is expected of the PIC?
-An instruction is a directive (an order) to execute or comply with a specific action.
-Comply with and acknowledge all ATC instuctions by saying your call sign
No person shall operate an aircraft below 10 000ft ASL at an INDICATED airspeed of…
…250 KIAS
No person shall operate an aircraft below 3000ft AGL within 10NM of a controlled airport at an indicated speed of more than _____, unless authorized to do so by ATC
200 KIAS
What are cruising altitudes based on?
Magnetic Track (SDA)
True Track (NDA)
At what altitude do crusing altitudes come into effect?
3000ft AGL
For VFR flight, If your TRACK is from 000 degrees to 179 degrees (easterly), what altitudes can you fly at?
Odd thousands of feet, plus 500.
1500
3500
5500
7500
For VFR flight, If your TRACK is between 180 degrees and 359 degrees (westerly), what altitudes can you fly at?
Even thousands of feet, plus 500
2500
4500
6500
8500
In IFR Flight, what are the crusing altitudes?
Same as the VFR altitudes but without the added 500ft
East West
3000 4000
5000 6000
7000 8000
What are crusing altitudes at or above FL180?
When do Flight Time and Air Time start and end and which one goes in your log book?
Flight Time (Hobbs, the one that goes in your log book) starts as soon as the aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and comes to an end once an aircraft comes to rest at the end of a flight
Air Time is wheels up to wheels down, and is used to determin the next inspection. It gets recorded in the Journey Logbook
Most operators require pilots to follow the Sterile Flight Deck concept during critical phases of flight. What is this concept and what are the critical phases of flight?
A Sterile Flight Deck includes:
-No eating
-No non-essential conversation within or outside the cockpit
-No reading of anything that doesnt have to do with the flight
A Sterile Flight Deck should be followed during all ground operations, takeoff, landing, and operations below 10 000ft ecept cruise flight
