Air Law Quiz for NPPL Microlight Pilots - Get Your Wings

Welcome to our air law quiz, this quiz is provided for you to test your skills and to have some fun, it is not to be taken as an indication that you are ready to take the air law exam, that is for your instructor to assess!

QUIZ START

#1. What does this symbol mean?

Hard surfaces for take-off and landings

Hard surfaces for take-offs

Hard surfaces for Taxiing

Hard surfaces for landings

#2. What commercial use may Microlight pilots undertake?

Aerial photography and Instructing

Crop spraying and instructing

towing banners and instructing

Instructing

#3. Class E airspace is for both IFR and VFR flights but do you require a clearance to enter it?

Only IFR flights require a clearance to enter it

No neither IFR or VFR flights require a clearance to enter it

Only VFR flights require a clearance to enter it

Yes both IFR and VFR flights must gain 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.

#4. Your Certificate of Validity (CoV) for your Permit to Fly has expired. what do you need to do to resume flying?

Select all that apply:

Pass and inspection by a BMAA inspector

Have a check flight with an Instructor

Receive back the new CoV before any further flights

Sussesfuly complete a check flight

#5. When flying over an assembly of how many people, do you need to be at least 1000ft above and able to glide clear?

2,000

1,500

500

1,000

#6. What does this symbol mean?

Helicopter landing area

Gliding in progress

Medical flights only

Runway closed

A white double cross signifies that glider flying is in progress. A larger version marks an area to be used only by gliders.

#7. How long must you keep your personal flying log for after your last flight?

6 months

Life

24 months

12 months

#8. What is the minimum amount of third party insurance required for a microlight?
This is measured in Special Drawing or SDR Rights

SDR 0.75m

SDR 0.5m

SDR 1.0m

SDR 2.0 m

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.

#9. When must you file a flight plan?

It is not a legal requirement to file a flight plan

If flying with a passenger

If flying more than 10nm out to sea

If crossing an international border

#10. How often is the UKAIP Updated?

48 hours

2 months

12 months

28 days

#11. What is the minimum visibility in Class D airspace when flying VFR below 3,000ft?

3,000 ft

5 nm

3 km

5 km

#12. To display fly at an airshow you must have?

A note from a CFI

A display pilot authorisation from CAA

The organisers written permission

Permission form the BMAA

#13. What does this signal square image mean?

Beware, kite flying taking place

Direction of take-off is towards the circle

Direction of landing is towards the circle

Direction of take-off and landing may not coincide

#14. Is an aircraft with a fixed radio required to have an Aircraft Radio Licence?

Only if flying in controlled airspace

Yes

Only if it also has a transponder

#15. What does the following mean if seen on a runway?

Fit to landing in an emergency only

Fit to landing

Runway closed

Unserviceable portion or runway/taxiway

#16. To keep your NPPL valid you must fly?

12 hours within 24 months
12 take-off/landings
1 hour instruction on a NPPL type you are licensed for
6 of the above hours must be within 12 months of the date of the license renewal

12 hours within 24 months
12 take-off/landings
6 of the above hours must be within 12 months of the date of the license renewal

24 hours within 12 months
12 take-off/landings
1 hour instruction on a NPPL type you are licensed for
6 of the above hours must be within 12 months of the date of the license renewal

12 hours within 24 months
12 take-off/landings
1 hour instruction on a NPPL type you are licensed for
4 of the above hours must be within 12 months of the date of the license renewal

#17. How high does an ATZ extend above QFE?

3000ft

5000ft

1500ft

2000ft

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.

#18. 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?

Nothing the Licence is still fully valid

Retake and pass a GST

Have the license signed by an R rating examiner

Fly an additional hour with an instructor

#19. Which organisation regulates Microlights airworthiness within the UK?

CAA

LAA

BMAA

NATS

The CAA regulates Microlights, however, some powers have been delegated to both the BMAA and the LAA.

#20. Can the time flown on your GST be counted towards you minimum required hours?

yes but not towards your solo or navigation hours

Yes but towards navigation hours only

No it's a test

Yes but only if you pass

#21. How long are logged hours valid for NPPL students taking their GST?

All hours are valid for only 24 months

Solo and Navigation hours are valid only for 24 months from the date flown

Solo and Navigation hours are valid only for 12 months from the date flown

All hours are valid for only 12 months

#22. What are the operation limitations on an NPPL restricted license?

May not fly with a cloud base of less than 1000ft
10Km visibility
No passengers (unless over 25 hours flown)
Must not fly further than 8nm from take off site

Air speed is limited to 70kt
No passengers (unless over 25 hours flown)
Must not fly further than 8nm from take off site

May not fly with a cloud base of less than 2000ft and +10Km visibility
No passengers (unless over 25 hours flown)
Must not fly further than 8nm from take off site

Air speed is limited to 70kt
No passengers (unless over 25 hours flown)
Must not fly further than 10nm from take off site

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

#23. Which of the following excludes a pilot from making a Pilots Medical Declaration (PMD)?

Hypothyroidism that is controlled by medication

Hypotension (low blood pressure) that is controlled by medication

A physiological disorder that is controlled by medication

Hypertension (high blood pressure) that is controlled by medication

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)

#24. In order to carry an non pilot of type as a passenger you must have completed

Three take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

Six take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

Six take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

Three take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

#25. What is the minimum visibility in Class G airspace for a flight below 3000ft and travelling then 140kt?

3km

1.5km

1km

3.5km

For fixed wing aircraft operating at 140kt or less:

1500 m flight visibility

Clear of cloud

In sight of the surface.

Finish

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