PART 91 RULES OF THE AIR 1 Flashcards
When two aircraft are converging at the same level, which aircraft have right of way?
The aircraft which has the other on its right
Between airships, gliders, balloons and heavier-than-air aircraft, which of these have to give way to the others?
Aircraft
Between airships, gliders and balloons. Which of these have to give way to the others?
Airships have to give way to gliders and balloons.
Between gliders and balloons. Which of these have to give way to the others?
Gliders have to give way to balloons.
Between an overtaking aircraft and the aircraft being overtaken, which has right of way?
The aircraft being overtaken
When an aircraft is overtaking the other, it should keep out of the overtaken aircraft by altering its heading to the?
Right, unless in a right hand circuit, where it shall turn to the left.
When two aircraft are approaching an aerodrome, one at an higher altitude than the other. Which has the right of way?
The aircraft at a lower altitude.
An aircraft which is aware that another aircraft is compelled to land, shall -
Give way to such aircraft
An aircraft should remain to the right of a line feature, when?
It is below 1500ft and within one nautical mile of such line feature unless otherwise instructed by an ATSU
Unless otherwise authorised by the director, no aircraft shall, outside of controlled airspace and below FL100 fly in excess of -
250 knots indicated.
Unless otherwise authorised by an air traffic service unit, no aircraft shall fly within a control zone or an aerodrome traffic zone at an indicated airspeed of more than -
160 knots in the case of a reciprocating-engine aircraft
200 knots in the case of a turbine powered aircraft
A vehicle which is towing an aircraft have right of way over -
Aircraft which are not taking off or landing, and vehicles.
The taxi right of way rules, relevant to converging and overtaking is the same as?
Those when airborne.
When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when airborne, during daytime, by?
Rocking the aircraft wings
When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when airborne, during night-time, by?
By flashing on and off twice the aircraft landing lights or by switching off twice its navigation lights.
When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when on the ground, during daytime, by?
By moving the aircraft’s ailerons or rudder
May a public road be used as a place of landing or take-off in an aircraft ?
No person shall use a public road as a place of landing or take-off in an aircraft, except in the case of an emergency involving the safety of the aircraft or its occupants; for the purpose of saving human lives; or when involved in civil defence or law-enforcement operations: Provided that at all times reasonable care is taken for the safety of others with due regard to the prevailing circumstances.
2 Except in an emergency or unless granted special permission by the Director or approved by an ATSU, no article shall be dropped from an aircraft in flight other than ?
(a)
fine sand or clean water used as ballast;
(b)
chemical substances for the purpose of spraying, dusting or cloud seeding.
May objects be picked up by an aircraft ?
The PIC of an aircraft in flight shall not permit objects to be picked up except with the prior written approval of the Director.
The PIC of an aircraft in flight shall not permit objects to be picked up except ?
with the prior written approval of the Director.
Proximity and formation flights
91.06.6 (1) No person shall operate an aircraft in formation flight while carrying passengers for commercial purposes or, except as provided in subregulation (2)—
(a)
in such proximity to other aircraft so as to create a collision hazard;
(b)
in formation flight, except by arrangement with the PIC of each aircraft in the formation;
(2) Formation flight in controlled airspace may be approved by an ATSU: Provided that—
(a)
the formation operates as a single aircraft with regard to navigation and position reporting;
(b)
separation between aircraft in the flight shall be the responsibility of the flight leader and the pilots-in-command of the other aircraft in the flight and shall include periods of transition when aircraft are manoeuvring to attain their own separation within the formation and during join-up and breakaway; and
(c)
a distance not exceeding 1 km (0.5NM) laterally and longitudinally and 30 m (100 ft) vertically from the flight leader shall be maintained by each aircraft.
(3) Formation flight for display purposes may be approved by the Director.
