VFR LVR Flashcards
Documents to be carried on board
- Logbook & maintenance log
- Flight Order
- Flight manual, at least one flight crew checklist
Time after vaccination
24 h after reaction has subsided
No flight operations during the times:
- Saturday 0000 - Monday 0600
- 24 Dec 0000 - 1 Jan 2400
- holidays 0000 - 2400
Helicopters: Monday - Friday 2400 - 0600
Exceptions: HELTASK
-> fly IFR or >500’ AGL
GAT & OAT
GAT General Air Traffic
By ICAO standards
OAT Operational Air Traffic
By military standards
Minimum VFR heights
- 500’ AHO in 150m radius
- City > 100,000: 1,000’ AHO within 600m (if possible also above smaller cities)
- industrial facilities: 2,000’ AHO within 1.5 km
- with passengers: 100’ AGL
Airspace C
1500m & 1,000’
< FL100: 5km VIS
> FL100: 8km VIS
Airspace D
1500m & 1,000’
5 km VIS
CTR: 1500’ ceiling
Airspace E
1500 & 1,000’
5 km VIS
Airspace G
< 3,000’ Alt or 1,000’ AGL
Clear of clouds, surface in sight
1.5 km (0.8 km w/ bad wx req) VIS
> 1500 & 1,000
5 km VIS
Special VFR requirements
- clear of clouds
- 1.5 km (0.8km w/ bad wx qualification & according to flight order) VIS
- surface in sight
Entering/leaving RMZ
- continuous air-ground comm watch
- establish two-way comm
Before entering: - designation of called station
- call sign
- type of a/c
- position
- level
- intention
Report leaving
Minimum fuel/fuel emergency
Minimum fuel:
Can only land at one particular aerodrome and any change in current ATC clearance would lead to landing with less than min reserve fuel
Fuel emergency:
Landing at next suitable airfield with less than reserve fuel
Flight weather prerequisites
Min flight VIS
Wind speed and air temp
Predicted min conditions:
Day:
ISOL (=< 10%) Yes
LOC (10%< >= 25%] Yes
FRQ ( 25< >=50%) Depends on officer issuing flight order
P (>50%) Nope
Night:
ISOL (=< 10%) Depends on officer issuing flight order
LOC (10%< >= 25%] Depends on officer issuing flight order
FRQ ( 25< >=50%) Nope
P (>50%) Nope
VIP transport
Separate transport for each Cat 1 & Cat 2
Up to 4 Cat 3 in one a/c, also with one Cat 1 & 2
Flight above cloud cover
- Height >= 1,000’
- E Minima
- Dep, App & Ldg can be made VFR
- flight path can be maintained by onboard nav equipment or gnd guidance