VFR rules

Question 1

What are the minimum height rules over a populous area/public gathering?

Answer 1

1000ft vertically above the highest obstacle and 600m horizontally

Question 2

Instruments required for VFR by Day?

Answer 2

CCAATT
Compass, Clock, Altimeter, Airspeed, Turn and Slip, Temperature Gauge

Question 3

When must you nominate an alternate?

Answer 3

Cloud - more than SCT below alternate minima
Visibility - less than alternate minima or equal or more than alternate minima but with a forecast of at least a 30% PROB of fog, mist, dust or any other phenomenon restricting visibility.
Wind - headwind, x-wind, downwind component more than maximum for the aircraft
A thunderstorm (TS) or its associated severe turbulence.

Question 4

What is the Alternate Minima?

Answer 4

Cloud Ceiling - 1500ft
Visibility - 8km

Question 5

Final reserve and contingency fuel requirements?

Answer 5

Final reserve - 30mins
Contingency- nil

Question 6

What is the frequency band of the ELT?

Answer 6

406MHz - 406.1MHz and on 121.5MHz

Question 7

Flight Notifications Requirements?

Answer 7

All operations must submit a flight plan when operating in Class D & C. You are also required to submit a flight plan or nominate a SARTIME or leave a flight note when apart of an Air Transport Operation, overwater, in a DRA.

Question 8

VMC Class D?

Answer 8

600m horizontally
1000ft below
500ft above
5km visibility

Question 9

VMC Criteria for A,C,E & G

Answer 9

3000AMSL or 1000ft AGL - Clear of cloud, 5km vis, In sight of ground or water.
Below 10000ft AMSL - 5km vis, 1500m horizontally, 1000ft vertically

Question 10

What must be included in a Safety Brief for Pax?

Answer 10

Smoking
Seatbelts
Brace Position
Exits
Emergency equipment

Question 11

Accuracy of the altimeter before flight?

Answer 11

Within 100ft or 110ft if test site is above 3300ft

Question 12

What are considered accurate QNH sources?

Answer 12

AAIS, ATC, ATIS, AWIS, CA/GRS, WATIR