#1. Your NPPL rating is one day over its renewal period of 24 months, you have met the flying requirements, what must you do to continue flying legally?
#2. What are the minimum hours required to obtain a full microlight licence?
#3. To keep your NPPL valid you must fly?
#4. Obstructions in airspace MUST be lit if over what height
#5. Is an aircraft with a fixed radio required to have an Aircraft Radio Licence?
#6. Which images shows a marshal signalling – Proceed under guidance of another marshal
#7. What is the minimum amount of third party insurance required for a microlight?
This is measured in Special Drawing or SDR Rights
An SDR (Special Drawing Right) is a currency unit of the International Monetary Fund and is used worldwide as a method of determining value. It is based on a selection of foreign currencies and therefore fluctuates in value on a continual basis in the same way as any currency does.
#8. What does the following mean if seen on a runway?
#9. When flying over a built up area you must
#10. What are the operation limitations on an NPPL restricted license?
The minimum requirements before applying to the BMAA for your NPPL (M) restricted license are:
- Flight time under instruction – 15 hours in total, which has to include 7 hours solo
- You also need to hold a valid medical declaration / certificate in order to fly solo
The restricted licence means:
- The pilot must not fly more than 8nm from the departure airfield.
- The pilot must not fly when the cloud base is lower than 1000ft above ground level (AGL) and/or visibility is less than 10KM
#11. Do you need a flight radio telephony operator licence (FRTOL) to fly a Microlight
ANO Section 5
Operation of radio in aircraft 79.
(1) A radio station in an aircraft must not be operated, whether or not the aircraft is in flight, except—
(a) in accordance with the conditions of the licence issued for that station under the law of the country in which the
aircraft is registered or the State of the operator; and
(b) by a person duly licensed or otherwise permitted to operate the radio station under that law.
(2) The radio station in an aircraft must not be operated so as to cause interference which
impairs the efficiency of aeronautical telecommunications or navigational services.
Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act 1949
Under the Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act 1949 it is an offence to install or use radio transmission equipment without a licence.
Glider pilots and student pilots under training are, subject to certain conditions, exempt under ANO Article 26 from the requirement to hold a FRTOL. However, glider pilots without a FRTOL are not permitted to use the radio to communicate with an Air Traffic Control (ATC) unit.
#12. What is the radius of an ATZ if the longest runway is 2000m?
Aerodrome Traffic Zones (ATZ)
ATZ’s are established to give protection to aircraft at the critical stages of flight when departing, arriving and flying in the vicinity of an aerodrome.
Where the longest runway is greater than 1850 metres in length
The zone will normally extend from the surface to 2000 feet above ground level (agl) with a radius of 2.5 NM around the midpoint of the longest runway.
Where the longest runway is less than 1850 metres in length
The zone will normally extend from the surface to 2000 feet agl with a radius of 2.0 NM around the midpoint of the longest runway for aerodromes.
#13. What does a white flare from aircraft or irregular switching of navigation or landing lights mean?
#14. What height does a CTA cover?
#15. When flying over an assembly of how many people, do you need to be at least 1000ft above and able to glide clear?
#16. What is the marshal indicating in the image when their arms repeatedly crossed above the head.
#17. You are in communication with an AFIS (Aerodrome Flight Information Service), where does their authority end?
Ref: CAA CAP 413
AFISOs are also permitted to pass messages on behalf of other agencies and instructions from the aerodrome operator. If they do so, they will include the name of the agency so that pilots will be aware that the message comes from a legitimate source, e.g. ‘Wrayton Control clears you to join …’.
With the exception of issuing instructions to aircraft on the ground, AFISOs provide an information service relating to the ATZ and aerodrome. They must ensure that the information given to pilots is distinct and unambiguous, as pilots will use
this information for the safe and efficient conduct of their flights.
An AFISO may request pilots to make position reports e.g.downwind, final etc. These requests do not have the status of instructions, although it is expected that most pilots will comply.
From the information provided by the AFISO, the pilot will determine if it is safe to land, take-off or transit
the ATZ. AFISOs are not permitted to refuse entry into the ATZ when requested by a pilot. The aerodrome authority may decide that they will not permit an aircraft to land at their aerodrome and request that the AFISO pass this message on. Such a message must be prefixed: ‘Message from the aerodrome authority…’ AFISOs may not issue such
messages of their own volition.
#18. How wide is an “Airway”
#19. What is the minimum age you can fly solo in a microlight?
#20. Air Light Beacons – identification beacon flash 2 letter Morse every how many seconds and are what colour?
#21. When must you file a flight plan?
#22. Which of the following excludes a pilot from making a Pilots Medical Declaration (PMD)?
However, a person with a physiological disorder that is controlled by medication may be certified as fit to fly by a CAA Aeromedical Examiner (AME)
#23. Class E airspace is for both IFR and VFR flights but do you require a clearance to enter it?
Class E. Class E airspace is for IFR and VFR use. IFR aircraft require ATC clearance and compliance with ATC instructions is mandatory for separation purposes. VFR traffic does not require clearance to enter class E airspace.
#24. What is the minimum visibility in Class D airspace when flying VFR below 3,000ft?
#25. How high does an ATZ extend above QFE?
Aerodrome Traffic Zones (ATZ)
ATZ’s are established to give protection to aircraft at the critical stages of flight when departing, arriving and flying in the vicinity of an aerodrome.
Where the longest runway is greater than 1850 metres in length
The zone will normally extend from the surface to 2000 feet above ground level (agl) with a radius of 2.5 NM around the midpoint of the longest runway.
Where the longest runway is less than 1850 metres in length
The zone will normally extend from the surface to 2000 feet agl with a radius of 2.0 NM around the midpoint of the longest runway for aerodromes.
Results
Well done you passed this NPPL air law quiz!
This quiz is brought to you free of charge, if you like it please consider visiting our sponsor’s by clicking one of the links or supporting us by exploring one of the ads.
Good attempt but a little more air law revision may be needed!
This quiz is brought to you free of charge, if you like it please consider visiting our sponsor’s by clicking one of the links or supporting us by exploring one of the ads.
