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-offs

Hard surfaces for landings

Hard surfaces for take-off and landings

Hard surfaces for Taxiing

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

CAA

BMAA

NATS

LAA

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

#3. What is the minimum age to hold a NPPL licence for a microlight?

#4. What is the maximum permitted angle of bank for a microlight, if not further restricted by the aircrafts permit to fly?

its not specified

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

Only if flying in controlled airspace

Only if it also has a transponder

Yes

#6. 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 12 months from the date flown

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

All hours are valid for only 12 months

#7. How often is the UKAIP Updated?

48 hours

28 days

2 months

12 months

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

Six take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

Three take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

Three take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

Six take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

#9. Which of the following is it compulsory to record in a pilot’s personal log book? (tick all that apply)

Select all that apply:

Registration of aircraft

Pilot status

Date of flight

Place of departure

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

Permission form the BMAA

The organisers written permission

A note from a CFI

A display pilot authorisation from CAA

#11. What is the alcohol limit for a pilot?

25mg per 100ml in the blood 9 micrograms in 100ml of breath 27 mg in 100ml of urine

35mg per 100ml in the blood 9 micrograms in 100ml of breath 27 mg in 100ml of urine

15mg per 100ml in the blood 9 micrograms in 100ml of breath 27 mg in 100ml of urine

20mg per 100ml in the blood 9 micrograms in 100ml of breath 27 mg in 100ml of urine

#12. Obstructions in airspace MUST be lit if over what height

500ft

550ft

250ft

300ft

#13. What altitude are you limited to when using MOGAS?

You are not limited

5000ft

6000ft

10000ft

#14. 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:

Sussesfuly complete a check flight

Have a check flight with an Instructor

Receive back the new CoV before any further flights

Pass and inspection by a BMAA inspector

#15. How wide is an “Airway”

5nm

10nm

2.5nm

3nm

#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. The panhandle of a MATZ starts and ends at what heights?

500 - 3000ft above QFE

0 - 2000 above QFE

1000 - 3000ft above QFE

1000 - 2000ft above QFE

#18. Do you need a flight radio telephony operator licence (FRTOL) to fly a Microlight

Yes
Once you have your NPPL you must apply for a FRTOL

No
Not if the the microlight is not radio equipped or if equipped you do not use it
Not if you are a student and your instructor has a licence

Yes it is a requirement of the ANO

No
So long as it's a handheld radio
Not if you are a student and your instructor has a licence

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.

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

A physiological disorder that is controlled by medication

Hypothyroidism that is controlled by medication

Hypotension (low blood pressure) 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)

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

3 km

5 nm

5 km

3,000 ft

#21. What is the marshal indicating in the image when their arms repeatedly crossed above the head.

Stop, The speed of arm movement indicates the urgency of the stop

You are clear to continue

This way, The speed of arm movement indicates how quickly you should taxi

Look here for your next instruction

#22. Microlights fly under VFR rules how early/late can you fly?

from sun up to sun down

from 30 mins before sun up to sun down

from 30 mins before sun up to 30 mins after sun down

from sun up to 30 mins after sun down

#23. Can a flight enter an ATZ without permission?

Yes

Yes so long at the flight remains under 1000ft

Yes but only if it is a VFR flight

Rule 11 of The Rules of the Air Regulations 2015 – Flying within an ATZ

To comply with Rule 11
1. An aircraft must not fly, take off or land within the ATZ of an aerodrome unless the commander of the aircraft has complied with 2, 3 or 4 as appropriate.

2. If the aerodrome has an air traffic control unit the commander must obtain the permission of that unit to enable the flight to be conducted safely within the ATZ.

3. If the aerodrome provides a flight information service the commander must obtain information from the flight information centre to enable the flight to be conducted safely within the ATZ.

4. If there is no flight information centre at the aerodrome the commander must obtain information from the air/ground communication service to enable the flight to be conducted safely within the ATZ.

#24. In order to carry passengers, you are required to have made 3 takeoffs and three landings as the sole manipulator of the controls in the previous how many days?

120

You are allowed to fly the 3 takeoffs and landings with a pilot who is legally entitled to fly the type so long as you are the sole manipulator of the flight controls.

#25. How long is the Microlight class rating valid for?

36 months