Part 91 | Rules of the Air

Question 1

When two aircraft are converging at the same level, which aircraft have right of way?

Answer 1

The aircraft which has the other on its right

Question 2

Between airships, gliders, balloons and heavier-than-air aircraft, which of these have to give way to the others?

Answer 2

Aircraft

Question 3

Between airships, gliders and balloons. Which of these have to give way to the others?

Answer 3

Airships have to give way to gliders and balloons.

Question 4

Between gliders and balloons. Which of these have to give way to the others?

Answer 4

Gliders have to give way to balloons.

Question 5

Between an overtaking aircraft and the aircraft being overtaken, which has right of way?

Answer 5

The aircraft being overtaken

Question 6

When an aircraft is overtaking the other, it should keep out of the overtaken aircraft by altering its heading to the?

Answer 6

Right, unless in a right hand circuit, where it shall turn to the left.

Question 7

When two aircraft are approaching an aerodrome, one at an higher altitude than the other. Which has the right of way?

Answer 7

The aircraft at a lower altitude.

Question 8

An aircraft which is aware that another aircraft is compelled to land, shall -

Answer 8

Give way to such aircraft

Question 9

An aircraft should remain to the right of a line feature, when?

Answer 9

It is below 1500ft and within one nautical mile of such line feature unless otherwise instructed by an ATSU

Question 10

Unless otherwise authorised by the director, no aircraft shall, outside of controlled airspace and below FL100 fly in excess of -

Answer 10

250 knots indicated.

Question 11

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 -

Answer 11

160 knots in the case of a reciprocating-engine aircraft

200 knots in the case of a turbine powered aircraft

Question 12

A vehicle which is towing an aircraft have right of way over -

Answer 12

Aircraft which are not taking off or landing, and vehicles.

Question 13

The taxi right of way rules, relevant to converging and overtaking is the same as?

Answer 13

Those when airborne.

Question 14

When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when airborne, during daytime, by?

Answer 14

Rocking the aircraft wings

Question 15

When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when airborne, during night-time, by?

Answer 15

By flashing on and off twice the aircraft landing lights or by switching off twice its navigation lights.

Question 16

When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when on the ground, during daytime, by?

Answer 16

By moving the aircraft’s ailerons or rudder

Question 17

When receiving spotlight signals for aerodrome traffic, an aircraft acknowledge such commands when on the ground, during night-time, by?

Answer 17

By flashing on and off twice the aircraft landing lights or by switching off twice its navigation lights.

Question 18

A horizontal red square with yellow diagonals when displayed in a signal area indicates?

Answer 18

Landings are prohibited and that the prohibition is liable to be prolonged

Question 19

A horizontal red square with one yellow diagonal when displayed in a signal area indicates -

Answer 19

Special precautions must be observed in approaching to land or in landing

Question 20

A horizontal white dumb-bell when displayed in a signal area indicates -

Answer 20

that aircraft are required to land, take off and taxi on runways and taxiways only

Question 21

A horizontal white dumb-bell, with black lines within the circles, when displayed in a signal area indicates -

Answer 21

that aircraft are required to land and take off on runways only, but other manoeuvres need not be confined to runways and taxiways.

Question 22

Crosses of a single contrasting colour, yellow or white, displayed horizontally on runways and taxiways indicate?

Answer 22

An area unfit for movement of aircraft

Question 23

A horizontal white or orange T indicates?

Answer 23

the direction to be used by aircraft for landing and take-off, which must be in a direction parallel to the shaft of the T towards the cross arm, and a set of two digits indicate the desired take-off direction.

Question 24

When displayed in a signal area, or horizontally at the end of the runway or strip in use, a right-hand arrow of conspicuous colour indicates that -

Answer 24

turns are to be made to the right before landing and after take-off

Question 25

The letter “C” displayed vertically in black against a yellow background indicates?

Answer 25

The location of the air traffic services reporting office

Question 26

A double white cross displayed horizontally in the signal area indicates that -

Answer 26

the aerodrome is being used by gliders and that glider flights are being performed

Question 27

A figure “A” in the signal area indicates -

Answer 27

That the aerodrome is being used for agricultural flights