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Accident |
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft taking place between the time passengers board, and when they disembark or the engines come to rest. |
An occurrence ass.... |
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An ACCIDENT is a situation where what 3 things could have occurred? |
1) A person is fatally or seriously injured 2) Damage or structural failure of the aircraft significant enough to affect flight characteristics 3) Aircraft is missing |
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When is injury to a person NOT considered an accident? |
Self inflicted / inflicted by other people, or to stowaways |
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When is damage to an aircraft NOT considered an accident? |
When damage is limited to the engine or other non structural parts. Eg (Read only): Props, engine cowling, wing tips, tyres, brakes, small dents or puncture holes. |
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In the event of an accident, the pilot in charge must do what? (2) And if the pilot can't, who must do it? |
Notify the CAA as soon as practicable. Provide details of the accident within 10 days Aircraft operator |
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Who should be advised if death, injury or damage is inflicted to a third party? |
Police |
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What is the telephone number for reporting accidents? |
0508 ACCIDENT |
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Act |
Civil aviation Act 1990 |
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Aerobatic flight |
Intentional manoeuvres other than those experienced under normal flight conditions |
Intentional.... |
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Aerodrome |
Defined area of land or water used for aircraft movements (Read): Includes any buildings, installations and equipment on or adjacent to any such area used in connection with the aerodrome. |
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Aerodrome elevation |
Highest point of the landing area |
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Aerodrome operational area |
All movement areas as well as any buildings associated with the safety of aircraft operations |
All movement areas as well... |
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What are the 4 movement/operational areas of an aerodrome? And very brief description of each |
Landing area - Runways Manoeuvring area - Runways and taxiways (not apron) Apron - Parking Movement area - All of the above
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Aerodrome traffic |
All traffic in MANOEUVRING area and flying in the vicinity |
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Aeronautical information circular |
Notice containing information that doesn't qualify as a NOTAM or inclusion in the AIPNZ
(Read): Relates to flight safety, air navigation, technical, admin or legislative matters |
Notice containing.... |
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Aeronautical information publication (AIP) |
Order, technical procedures & info for flight operations |
Order,... |
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What do the 4 volumes of the AIP contain? |
Vol 1: General information (GEN) En-route information (ENR) Aerodrome information (AD) Vol 2&3: GEN, ENR, AD incl charts for IFR Vol 4: GEN, ENR, AD incl. charts for VFR |
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AIP Supplement (2) |
Ammendments & additions to AIPNZ. Temporary information too extensive or not urgent enough for NOTAM |
Ammendments... |
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How often is AIP Vol 1-4 & AIP Supplement amended annually? |
Vol 1-4: 6 times Supplement: 13 times |
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Air traffic control (ATC) service |
Control and separation of air traffic |
Control and.... |
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What 3 things are included with Air traffic control (ATC) ? |
1) Area, Approach and Aerodrome control services 2) Any flight information service 3) Any alerting service |
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What sort of flights does Area Control primarily deal with? How many are there in NZ? |
En-route IFR flights. 2: CHCH and Auckland |
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Airworthiness certificate |
Aircraft specific, deems it airworthy and states operating limitations |
Aircraft specific,.... |
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4 categories of airworthiness certificates and what are each for? |
1) Standard 2) Restricted - Special use like Ag or aerial photography 3) Special - For aircraft that don't meet today's standards 4) Provisional - Special ops eg: testing, training, demonstrations |
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Alerting service |
SAR |
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Altitude |
Vertical distance from MSL |
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Apron |
Parking area (loading/unloading passengers, refuelling, maintenance etc) |
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ATC clearance |
Authorisation to proceed under conditions specified by ATC unit |
Authorised to.... |
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Aviation event |
Event conducted below safe minimums |
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When do you need approval from the director for an aviation event? |
More than 500 people in attendance and more than 3 aircraft participating |
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How many days in advance do aviation event applications have to be in? How do you notify other airspace users? Minimum hight for such an event? |
At least 90 days AIP Supplement 100ft |
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AWIB: What does it stand for? Where would you find it?.. and its frequency? |
Aerodrome & Weather Information Broadcast Some uncontrolled aerodromes. Aerodrome chart |
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What is a basic weather report and what 4 things would typically be included? |
A verbal comment. 1) Wind direction & strength 2) MSL air pressure 3) Air temp 4) Weather & cloud cover |
A verbal.... W M A W |
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Ceiling |
Height above ground or water of the BASE of the LOWEST LAYER of cloud, BELOW 20000FT covering more than half the sky |
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Controlled flight |
Any flight subject to ATC clearance |
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Cost sharing flight. What is it and 4 conditions |
Solely for the carriage of people. 1) Flight is not advertised to the public 2) Crew receive no payment for their services 3) Everyone including crew equally shares the flight costs 4) No one is to pay for anything other than flight costs |
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Cross Country flight |
Flight that exceeds 25Nm (from centre of Airfield) |
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Dangerous goods |
Basically anything listed in ICAO's technical instructions for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air |
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Day |
Hours between morning and evening civil twilight |
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When is morning or evening civil twilight? |
Centre of sun's disc is 6 deg below the horizon |
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Dual flight time |
Flight time spent receiving instruction |
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What document stipulates whether the aircraft can perform aerobatics or not? |
Flight manual |
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