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Air law and navigation
Name the official documents, sources and promulgation
methods of UK aviation law
Understand the law regarding royal flights
Understand the law regarding glider radios
Interpret aeronautical charts - ( inc scales,
differences in levels of info depicted, validity periods, symbols )
Understand the basic structure of Zones, Areas and Airways
Know the dimensions of ATZs and MATZs
Understand altimeter settings ( QFE, QNH, 1013.2 mb )
Know the Rules of the Air ( especially low flying rules, RH trafic rule, aerial collision avoidance rules )
Define VMC and VFR ( minima, rules )
Know the legal definitions of night, sunset and sunrise and relevant flying restrictions
Define IMC and IFR ( basic difference from VMC rules )
Know factors affecting compasses ( deviation and variation )
Interpret warning signs
Understand commonly used abbreviations and initials
Distinguish between types of airspace that permit glider entry and those that don't ( AIAAs, MATZs, Danger Areas )
Name the official documents, sources and promulgation methods of UK aviation law
Air Navigation Order ( ANO ) and the
Air Navigation Regulations ( ANR ) from an act of Parliament
Civil Aviation Authority ( CAA ) is the responsible body and provides the...
Civil Aviation ( Invesitgation of Accidents ) Regulations and the
Aeronautical Information Service ( AIS ) www.ais.org.uk
which diseminates info via 3 routes...
1) Aeronautical Informtion Publication ( UKAIP )
- Contains essential info of a lasting nature ( on the
web at www.ais.org.uk/aes/pubs/aip/html/aipgen.htm
)
- booklet CAP85 from the BHPA
digests the relevant info.
2) Notice To Airmen ( NOTAMS ) www.ais.org.uk/aes/login.jsp ( u: BHPAuser p: password ) ( see here for brief use guide nicked from bhpa website)
3) Aeronautical Information Circulars ( AICs )
- Published monthly with advanced warnings of changes
to such things as air charts ( www.caa.co.uk/dap/dapcharts/default.asp
)
Understand the law regarding royal flights
A royal flight is any that is carrying a 'principal' member of
the royal family
Royal fixed wing aircraft will use existing airspace if possible or issue a
NOTAM for purple airspace 10nm wide (vertical limits set in NOTAM) which should
be avoided.
Royal helicopters have no special procedures.
Understand the law regarding glider radios
2M Amateur radios ( 144 - 146 MHz )
used by many free flight pilots ( add common frequencies
) but they are illegal to use from the air.
Airband radio - AM radio with 720 channels
3 requirements for use:-
1) - the radio must be type approved ( specific model
of radio approved by CAA )
2) - you must hold a station licence for the radio (
£15 for a mobile handheld unit ) ( see www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/rahome.htm
)
3) - you must hold a Flight Radiotelephony Operator's
Certificate, valid for 10 years . Enquiries to the CAA Flight Crew Licensing
Department on 01293 573 700.
or
3) - you must use only the frequencies listed below
and lock your radio to them.
118.675 - hg/pg frequency for use in UK FIR <=5000
ft AMSL.
129.9, 129.95, 130.1, 130.125 and 130.4 - general sport
aviation frequencies.
121.5 - international distress frequency.
| A | ALPHA | · – | A-jar |
| B | BRAVO | – · · · | Bin-oc-u-lar |
| C | CHARLIE | – · – · | Char-lie Char-lie |
| D | DELTA | – · · | Dad did it |
| E | ECHO | · | Egg |
| F | FOXTROT | · · – · | Fetch a Fire-man |
| G | GOLF | – – · | Ger-man-y |
| H | HOTEL | · · · · | Ha-ppy Hi-ppy |
| I | INDIA | · · | it-chy |
| J | JULIET | · – – – | a-Ju-bi-lee |
| K | KILO | – · – | Kan-ga-roo |
| L | LIMA | · – · · | a-Lamp-is-lit |
| M | MIKE | – – | Ma-ma |
| N | NOVEMBER | – · | Na-tive |
| O | OSCAR | – – – | Oh-oh-oh |
| P | PAPA | · – – · | a-Paw-paw-pip |
| Q | QUEBEC | – – · – | Que-ing is slow |
| R | ROMEO | · – · | Re-por-ter |
| S | SIERRA | · · · | Sau-sa-ges |
| T | TANGO | – | Tree |
| U | UNIFORM | · · – | Un-i-form |
| V | VICTOR | · · · – | Vic-tor-y Vee |
| W | WHISKEY | · – – | a White wine |
| X | X-RAY | – · · – | X is a mark |
| Y | YANKEE | – · – – | Yan-kee Doo-dle |
| Z | ZULU | – – · · | Zu-lu neck-lace |
Interpret aeronautical charts - ( inc scales, differences in levels of info depicted, validity periods, symbols )
3 types of chart:- ( get them from www.pilotwarehouse.co.uk 01442 851087)
UK Topographical :- 1:250 000; shows airspace <= 5000ft amsl or FL55; revised every 1 to 2 years. *Know this map*
ICAO Aeronautical :- 1: 500 000; shows all airspace; revised every 1 to 2 years. *Know this map*
UK Low Level :- 1: 500 000; shows airspace <= 5000ft amsl or <= FL50; revised every 1 to 2 years.
may also need
UK airspace restrictions and hazardous areas - Chart of UK airspace restrictions ENR 6-5-1-1 for small arms ranges, or listed in UK AIP at ENR 5-3.
UK ATS Airspace classification?
1:500 000 Airmap Symbols (
here is an airmap symbols test
)
Features
Water
Aerodromes
Glider Launch Sites
Air Navigation Obstacles
Airspace
Aerodrome Traffic Zones
Airspace Restrictions
Radio Navigation Aids
Understand the basic structure of Zones, Areas and Airways