Part 1 Definitions & Abbreviations 3 Flashcards
a licensed, type-rated pilot required by these regulations to serve in any piloting capacity other than as PIC, but excluding a pilot who is on board the aircraft for the purpose of receiving flight instruction;
“co-pilot”
a non-commercial use of aircraft by, or on behalf of a person for the carriage of passengers or goods as an aid to the conduct of that person’s business;
“corporate aviation operation”
a person assigned by an operator to carry out duties on board an aircraft during a flight, that are essential for the safe operation of the aircraft and the successful completion of the flight, and include task specialists who have been assigned in-flight duties related to a specialised use of the aircraft and have been informed of, and accepted the associated risks thereof is ?
“crew member”
all ground operations involving taxi, take-off, climb to cruise up to 10 000 feet and approach from cruise below 10 000 feet is a ?
“critical phases of flight”
when used in connection with the acquisition of flight experience required for a pilot licence, means a flight between a point of departure and a point of landing not less than 20 nautical miles apart following a pre-planned route using standard navigation procedures;
“cross country flight”,
the air traffic service flight plan, including changes, if any, brought about by subsequent clearances;
“current flight plan”
an area of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times;
“danger area”
when used in connection with the issuing, renewal or re-issuing of a licence, certificate or rating, means the date on which the application is received in the prescribed form by the Director is ?
“date of application”,
the period of time from 15 minutes before sunrise to 15 minutes after sunset, sunrise and sunset being as given in the publication “Times of Sunrise, Sunset and Local Apparent Noon of the South African Astronomical Observatory” or in a similar publication issued by a recognised astronomical observatory is ?
“day”
an altitude which will ensure a separation height of at least—
(a)
1 000 feet above the highest terrain or obstacle where the height of such terrain or obstacle does not exceed 5 000 feet above sea level within five nautical miles of the aircraft in flight; or
(b)
2 000 feet above the highest terrain or obstacle located within five nautical miles of the aircraft in flight where the height of such terrain or obstacle exceeds 5 000 feet above sea level;
is called?
“en-route safe altitude”
flights conducted over a route that contains a point further than one hour flying time at the approved one-engine inoperative cruise speed, under standard conditions in still air, from an adequate aerodrome is ?
“extended range operations”
from the moment an aircraft commences its take-off until the moment it completes its next landing is called ?
“flight”
an airspace of defined dimensions within which flight information services and alerting services are provided is called ?
“flight information region”
a service provided for the purpose of giving advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights is called ?
“flight information service”
a surface of constant atmospheric pressure, expressed as a number of hundreds of feet, relating to a specific pressure datum of 1013,2 hectopascals and is separated from other such surfaces by specific pressure intervals is called ?
“flight level”
