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Air Law

Air Law contains all the rules we all have to abide by to ensure safety. It is an easy course but a lot to get through and memorise. Several EASA countries extend the Air Law examination to cover specific ‘requirements’ unique to their country, (particularly SVFR and altimetry). PPLmentor is orientated towards the UK CAA examinations but based on the documented EASA syllabus, where there are known differences the question will make it obvious and specifically state UK or EASA.

The specific topics and sub-topics are shown below, tick which of these you require.

Air Law

Aviation Law Basics, The Chicago convention and Articles, ICAO, EASA & the UK CAA. The Air Navigation Order, the AIP, AIS, AIC’s & NOTAM’s, Rules of the Air & Air Navigation Regulations. The parts of the AIP: GEN, ENR & AD. Specific AIC’s & Explanatory publications. Pooleys chapter 1.

Rules of the Air (SERA), Collision avoidance, circuit flying, landing & take-off. Traffic rules, aircraft lights, low flying, 500 & 1000 ft rules, land clear, open air assemblies, aerobatics and Interception. Pooleys chapter 2.

Aerodrome rules, Lights & movement of aircraft. Runways & taxiways, TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA & runway terms, markings & lights, signal squares, ATC light signals. Marshalling signals. Pooleys chapter 3.

Altimetry, ISA, QNH, QFE, standard pressure & transitioning between them. UK altimeter setting regions. Vertical separation from terrain and traffic. Flight in controlled & uncontrolled airspace, radar vectoring. Cruising levels VFR & IFR. Pooleys chapter 4.

Airspace, Flight Information Regions, Airspace designation, controlled & uncontrolled airspace, airways, CTR, TMA & MATZ. VFR / VMC, IFR / IMC. Advisory routes, open FIR. Prohibited, restricted and danger areas. Obstructions, parachuting, parascending, gliding, hang gliding, microlight & gas venting sites, bird sanctuaries, HIRTA and Royal flights. Air Traffic Services & flight plans. Pooleys chapters 5-8.

Registration,Aircraft markings, certificate of airworthiness, flight manual / POH. Licenses, class ratings, LAPL, PPL / CPL, SEP / MEP, night rating, type ratings & medical requirements. Recording of flight times and logbooks. Pooleys chapters 9-10.

Aircraft Operation

Operation, Pre flight & briefings, smoking, alcohol, dropping persons / objects, dangerous goods, carriage of documents & equipment: VFR, over water, international. Airprox & MOR. Distress, urgency and safety, signals, actions, communication. Search & Rescue, accident investigation. Pooleys chapters 11-14.

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