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Question 1

definitions : operator

Answer 1

the person in possession of the airplane

Question 2

definitions : air operator

Answer 2

the holder of an air operator certificate

Question 3

definitions : owner

Answer 3

not necessarily the operator
the owner is the person who has legal custody and control of the airplane

Question 4

definitions : aircraft category

Answer 4

in reference to flight crew licensing (balloon, aeroplane, helicopter, …)

Question 5

definitions : aircraft class

Answer 5

aeroplanes having similar operation characteristics (single engine, multi-engines, centre-line thrust aeroplane, land aeroplane, …)

Question 6

definitions : aircraft type

Answer 6

in reference to personnel licensing, a specific make and model of aircraft (C150, C172, PA44, …)

Question 7

definitions : type certificate

Answer 7

document issued by the minister to certify that the type design of an aircraft, engine or propeller identified in the document meets the applicable standards for that aeronautical product (aéronef est conformes à la réglementation de base)

Question 8

definitions : supplemental type certificate

Answer 8

document issued by the minister to record the approval of a change to the type design

Question 9

definitions : crew member

Answer 9

a person who has been assigned duty during flight time

Question 10

definitions : flight crew member

Answer 10

crew member who has been assigned duty as a pilot or a flight engineer during flight time

Question 11

definitions : flight attendant

Answer 11

crew member that has been assigned duties to be performed in the interest of the passenger on a passenger-carrying aircraft

Question 12

definitions : fit for duty

Answer 12

their ability to act as a flight crew member of an aircraft is not impaired by fatigue, the consumption of alcohol or drugs or any mental or physical condition

Question 13

definitions : MCTOW

Answer 13

maximum certified take-off weight
maximum weight allowable for take-off as per type certificate (par le manufacturier - dans le POH)

Question 14

definitions : empty weight

Answer 14

total weight of :
- airframe
- power plant
- fixed ballast
- unusable fuel
- maximum amount of normal operating fluids (oil, power plant colorant, hydraulic fluid, …, but NOT including potable water, lavatory pre-charge fluid)
- all of the installed equipment

Question 15

definitions : MLW

Answer 15

maximum landing weight
maximum weight allowed for landing as per type certificate

Question 16

definitions : MZFW

Answer 16

maximum zero fuel weight
aircraft weight without fuel, but including everything else : passengers, luggage, cargo, water, catering, etc

Question 17

definitions : OEW

Answer 17

operating empty weight
same as empty weight but including the weight of the crew and their bags

Question 18

definitions : principal

Answer 18

any person in a position of management (chief pilot, operations manager, maintenance manager, chief instructor, owner of the company if they have a say on operations, …)

Question 19

definitions : accountable executive

Answer 19

is responsible for operations or activities authorized under the certificate and accountable on their behalf for meeting requirements of these regulations

Question 20

definitions : SMS

Answer 20

safety management system
documented process for managing risks that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human ressources to ensure aviation safety or the safety of the public

Question 21

what happens if an aerodrome or airport closes permanently regarding markings?

Answer 21

markings and markers will be removed (+ wind director indicator removed)

Question 22

what happens if an aerodrome or airport closes temporarily regarding markings?

Answer 22

there will be some Xs on the parts that are closed

Question 23

does an airport has to have a wind direction indicator?

Answer 23

no
not necessary if the direction of the wind can be determined by radio or other means such as smoke movement in the air or wind lines on water

Question 24

the wind direction indicator must be visible from an aircraft flying at an altitude of _ above the wind direction indicator

Answer 24

300m (1000’)

Question 25

what recency requirements do you need to act as a crew member? (5 years, 24 months (2 years), 6 months)

Answer 25

5 previous years : acted as PIC or SIC (if not = flight review with a flight instructor within the last 12 months of the flight)

24 previous months : successfully completed a recurrent training according to standards

6 previous months : 5 take-offs and landings in the same category and class to carry passengers. at night if carrying passengers at night

Question 26

what recency requirements do you need to act as a crew member in IFR?

Answer 26

24 previous months : completed an IFR flight test or an IPC

à partir du 13e mois : within the last 6 months, accumulate 6 hours of instruments flight time and 6 instruments approches

Question 27

what does PICUS means?

Answer 27

pilot in command under supervision

Question 28

what are the requirements to get your ATPL?
- age
- medical
- grade saron/samra
- _h total time to write theoretical exams
- _ + _ group _
- _h total time, including _h on aeroplane
- _h flight time at night
- _h instruments flight time (max _h on FTD)
- _h PIC, including
- _h x-country
- _h pic x-country at night

Answer 28

• age 21
• medical cat 1
• saron + samra +70%
• 750h total time to write theoretical exams (if not ATP integrated)
• CPL + IF group 1
• 1500h total time, including 900h on aeroplane
• 100h flight time at night
• 75h instruments flight time (max 25h on FTD)
• 250h PIC, including :
  
  • 100h x-country
  • 25h pic x-country at night

Question 29

what are the privileges of an ATPL licence?

Answer 29

• exercise the privileges of a PPL and a CPL
• act as the co-pilot (SIC) of an aircraft requiring a minimum of 2 crew members
• act as the PIC of an aircraft requiring a minimum of 2 crew members

Question 30

que devient une licence ATPL avec un IFR invalide?

Answer 30

CPL

Question 31

que devient une licence ATPL avec un médical classe 1 invalide?

Answer 31

PPL

Question 32

what class of medical certificate is required for CPL or ATPL?

Answer 32

class 1 medical

Question 33

how long is a class 1 medical valid?

Answer 33

12 months
6 months if 40+ years old and is conducting a single-pilot operation with passengers on board
6 months if 60+

Question 34

what are the 5 cargo hold classifications?

Answer 34

A, B, C, E, F

Question 35

what is class A cargo/luggage compartment?

Answer 35

bins à carry on
compartment in one which :
- the presence of a fire would be easily discovered by a crew member while at his station and
- each part of the compartment is easily accessible in flight

Question 36

what is class B cargo/luggage compartment?

Answer 36

rangement à l’avant de l’avion
- there is sufficient access in flight to enable a crew member to extinguish a fire using a hand fire extinguisher
- when the access provisions are being used, no hazardous quantity of flames, smoke or extinguish agent will enter any compartment occupied by the crew or passengers
- there is a separate approved smoke detector or fire detector system to give warning at the pilot

Question 37

what is class C cargo/luggage compartment?

Answer 37

soute à baggages sous le deck
not meeting the requirements for either a class A or B compartment, but in which
- there is a separate approved smoke detector or fire detector system to give warning at the pilot
- there is an approved built-in fire extinguishing or suppression system controllable from the cockpit
- there are means to exclude hazardous quantities of smoke, flames, or extinguishing agent, from any compartment occupied by the crew or passengers
- there are means to control ventilation and drafts within the compartment so that the extinguishing agent used can control any fire that may start within the compartment

Question 38

what is class E cargo/luggage compartment?

Answer 38

seulement cargo, aucun passager
on aeroplanes used only for the carriage of cargo and in which
- there is a separate approved smoke detector or fire detector system to give warning at the pilot
- there are means to shutoff the ventilating airflow to or within the compartment, accessible to the flight crew
- there are means to exclude hazardous quantities of smoke, flames, or noxious gases, from the flight crew compartment
- the required crew emergency exits are accessible under any cargo loading condition

Question 39

what is class F cargo/luggage compartment?

Answer 39

dans le main deck, par exemple un combi plane
compartment located on the main deck and is one in which
- there is a separate approved smoke detector or fire detector system to give warning at the pilot
- there are means to extinguish or control a fire without requiring a crew member to enter the compartment
- there are means to exclude hazardous quantities of smoke, flames, or extinguishing agent, from any compartment occupied by the crew or passengers