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Question 1

What does ICAO Article 1 state?

Answer 1

Sovereignty: The contracting States recognize that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.

Question 2

What Annex is Rules of the Air?

Answer 2

Annex 2

Question 3

What does ICAO Article 2 state?

Answer 3

Territory: For the purposes of this Convention the territory of a State shall be deemed to be the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty, suzerainty, protection or mandate of such State.

Question 4

What does Article 12 state?

Answer 4

Each contracting State undertakes to adopt measures to ensure that every aircraft flying over or manoeuvring within its territory and that every aircraft carrying its nationality mark, wherever such aircraft may be, shall comply with the rules and regulations relating to the flight and manoeuvre of aircraft there in force.

Question 5

What is a standard?

Answer 5

The uniform application of specifications (for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure) recognized as necessary for the safety or regularity of international air navigation to which Contracting States will conform.

Question 6

What is a recommended practice?

Answer 6

The uniform application of specifications (for physical characteristics, configuration, material, performance, personnel or procedure) that are recognized as desirable in the interests of safety, regularity or efficiency of international air navigation to which contracting states will endeavour to conform.

Question 7

What is a prohibited area?

Answer 7

An airspace of defined dimensions, above land areas or territorial waters of a State within which the flight of aircraft is prohibited.

Question 8

The vertical distance of a level, point or an object from a specified datum is referred to as ?

Answer 8

Height.

Question 9

The vertical distance of a level, a point or object is measured from mean sea level is referred to as ?

Answer 9

Altitude.

Question 10

What is a restricted area?

Answer 10

An airspace of defined dimensions, above land areas or territorial waters of a State, within which the flight of aircraft is restricted with certain specified conditions.

Question 11

The vertical distance of a point or a level, on or affixed to the surface of the earth, measured from sea level is referred to as?

Answer 11

Elevation.

Question 12

What is considered a ceiling?

Answer 12

The height above the ground or water of the base of the lowest layer of cloud below 20000ft (6000m) covering more than half of the sky.

Question 13

What are the conditions that a VFR flight shall not take off or land at an aerodrome within a control zone, or enter the aerodrome traffic pattern ?

Answer 13

• Between sunset and sunrise or such other periods between
• Above FL200
• Ground visibility less than 5km
• Ceiling less than 1500ft
• At transonic speed or supersonic speed

Question 14

What is a special VFR flight?

Answer 14

A VFR flight cleared by ATC to operate within the control zone In meteorological conditions below VMC.

Question 15

What are the actions taken by a pilot before flight?

Answer 15

• Current weather reports and forecasts
• Available services (fuel and maintenance)
• Back up plan if flights cannot be completed.
• Fuel requirements
• Aerodrome operation times
• Customs and Immigration

Question 16

To facilitate observation by the pilot where will the signalman be position for a fixed wing aircraft and helicopters?

Answer 16

• Fixed wing aircraft - forward of the left wing tip facing aircraft.

• Helicopters - where he can best be seen by the pilot.

Question 17

what is the minimum vertical and horizontal distances and visibility from cloud for VMC at or above 10,000 feet?

Answer 17

1,500m horizontally
1,000ft vertically
8km flight visibility

Question 18

what is the minimum vertical and horizontal distances and visibility from cloud below 10,000ft and above 3,000ft? (Or 1,000ft above terrain which is higher)

Answer 18

1,500m horizontally
1,000ft vertically
5km cloud visibility

Question 19

what is the minimum vertical and horizontal distances and visibility from cloud below 3,000ft? (Or 1,000ft above terrain which is higher)

Answer 19

Class A - E
1,500m horizontally
1,000ft vertically
5km cloud visibility

Class F - G
Clear of cloud and with the surface in sight.
5km cloud visibility

Question 20

What are the contents of a position report?

Answer 20

• Aircraft identification.

• Position.

• Time.

• Flight level or altitude, including passing level if not maintaining the cleared level.

• Next position and estimate.

• Ensuing significant point.