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!

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

from sun up to sun down

from sun up to 30 mins after sun down

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

from 30 mins before sun up to sun down

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

3 km

3,000 ft

5 km

5 nm

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

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

All hours are valid for only 12 months

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

All hours are valid for only 24 months

#4. What height does a CTA cover?

From a QNH or FL up to a 10000ft

From a QNH or FL up to a specified FL

From a QFE up to a specified FL

From 1000ft up to a specified FL

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

6000ft

5000ft

10000ft

You are not limited

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

1000 - 2000ft above QFE

0 - 2000 above QFE

1000 - 3000ft above QFE

500 - 3000ft above QFE

#7. What does this signal square image mean?

Direction of landing is towards the circle

Direction of take-off and landing may not coincide

Direction of take-off is towards the circle

Beware, kite flying taking place

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

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

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

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

Yes it is a requirement of the ANO

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.

#9. Air Light Beacons – identification beacon flash 2 letter Morse every how many seconds and are what colour?

32 seconds, red if civil green in military

12 seconds, red if civil green in military

12 seconds, green if civil red in military

32 seconds, green if civil red in military

#10. What is the minimum age you can fly solo in a microlight?

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

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

25mg 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

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

#12. When flying over a built up area you must

be at least 1000ft above the tallest structure 600ft clear horizontally and able to glide clear

be at least 1000ft above the tallest structure 600m clear horizontally and able to glide clear

be at least 1000ft above QFE 600m clear horizontally and able to glide clear

be at least 1500ft above the tallest structure 600m clear horizontally and able to glide clear

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

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

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

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
6 of the above hours must be within 12 months of the date of the license renewal

#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:

Receive back the new CoV before any further flights

Pass and inspection by a BMAA inspector

Have a check flight with an Instructor

Sussesfuly complete a check flight

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

Three take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

Six take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

Three take-offs and landings in the last 60 days

Six take-offs and landings in the last 90 days

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

Life

24 months

6 months

12 months

#17. A “Flight” is deemed to be?

When an aircraft starts its engine for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing

When an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft stops it's engine after landing

When an aircraft starts it's engine for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft stops it's engine after landing

When an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing

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

3000ft

2000ft

5000ft

1500ft

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.

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

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

Look here for your next instruction

You are clear to continue

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

#20. 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.

#21. What commercial use may Microlight pilots undertake?

towing banners and instructing

Crop spraying and instructing

Instructing

Aerial photography and Instructing

#22. Order of priority in the air is?

Aeroplanes give way to airships gliders and balloons.

Aeroplanes give way to airships and gliders.

Motorised aeroplanes have the right of way.

Aeroplanes give way to gliders and balloons.

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

Only if it also has a transponder

Yes

Only if flying in controlled airspace

#24. 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

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

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

#25. What does this symbol mean?

Hard surfaces for take-off and landings

Hard surfaces for Taxiing

Hard surfaces for take-offs

Hard surfaces for landings

Finish

Results

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