Rules of Air Flashcards
Flying over congested areas
Except in take off and landing or by special permission..
an aircraft can’t fly over congested areas, areas of open air assembly and towns/settlements
Unless it’s sufficiently high to permit emergency landing without endangering persons or property
whilst cruising - where is the aircraft being flown at?
At Flight level and Altitude
**Flight level:
**for flights at or above the lowest useable flight level, or above transition altitude
**Altitude:
**flight below the lowest useable flight level or at / below the Transition level
Transition altitude is usually no less thant 3000 ft (depends on state)
Dropping and spraying
nothing can be dropped and sprayed whilst in flight unless with permission from ATS or in accordance to any advice or clearance
Towing rules
No aircraft can to another aircraft without appropriate authority’s or ATS clearnace or permission.
Towed aircraft must have lights on (the ones they’d normally use in flight)
Aerobatic flights
no aircraft shall be flown aerobatically except under conditions prescribed by appropriate authorities, indicated in relevant infor or with clearances and advise from ATS
Parachute descends
Parachute descends and emergency descends can’t be made except under conditions prescribed by appropriate authorities, indicated in relevant infor or with clearances and advise from ATS
Unmanned balloons
unmanned balloon must be operated to minimize hazards to persons, propertly or aircraft
Formation flight
No aircraft can conduct formation flight except by arrangement of PICs
formation in controlled airspace must be in accordance to ICAO rules of air (annex 2) and ATS
manoevering/spacing/separating/joining is the responsiblity of the formation leader and the Pics
for navigation and position reporting purposes, formation operates as single aircraft
aircraft to keep min 1KM (0.5NM) lateral distance from leader
and 30m (100ft) vertical distance from leader
Prohibited areas
can’t be flown over or into except in accordance with the conditions of the restrictions or by clearance from the state.
how are restricted areas identified
[Nationality][resctriction identifier][identifyer number]
EG (D) 001
England, Danger area, 001
What are the 3 types of restricted areass
(P)Prohibited: airspace of defined dimensions in which an aircraft flight is prohibited
(D) Danger: airspace of defined dimensions in which dangerous activities to the flight of an aircraft may exist at specified times
(R) Restricted: airspace of defined dimensions in which the flight of an aircraft is restricgted under certain conditions
for how long can’t the identifier # be used for?
the number can’t be reused for 1 year after the area has been withdrawn
what is ‘proximity’
aircraft can’t operate in proximity to another aircraft as to create collision hazard
Right of way
right of an aircraft to proceed as priority
an aircraft with right of way must maintain it heading and speed
Giving way
aircraft that’s oblighed to follow rules to keep out of the way
must avoid passing
over, under across(in front)
unless it passes well clear and takes into account wake turbulence
what to do if 2 flights are flying head on
both to alter their heading to the right
what to do if 2 aircraft are converging
the aircraft on the right has right of way
what are the right of way priorities based on aircraft class
Balloon
Glider
Airship
Towing plane
Airplane
overtaking
Aircraft overtaken has right of way
Aircraft overtaking (coming from the rear) must overtake to the right -
overtaking angle is within 70 degreesn in either direction of the centre line of the overtaken aircraft
right of way when landing or taking off
An aircraft in flight, or operating on ground or water must give way to another aircraft landing on the approach to landing
an aircraft taxiing must give way to aircrafts taking off/about to take off
right of way when 2 aircraft are
The one that is lower has priority
the one that is in the apprach to land has priority
gliders have priority
emergency landing has priority