Air Cadets NGSP Topic 1 Air Law + Procedures

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Aeronautics Act

legal document governing aviation in Canada, enables CARS

CARS

compilation of regulatory requirements designed to enhance safety + competitveness of aviation industry

Regulatory Text

Second digit 0, take precedence over standards, found on justice laws website

Standards

second digit 2, reat RT and standards together to properly understand CARS

Subsection of CARS

1. General Provisions

2. aircraft identification and registration and operation of leased aircraft by non - registered owner

3. aerodromes, airports, heliports

4. personal licensing and training

5. airworthiness

6. general operating and flight rules

7. commercial air services

8. air navigation services

9. repeals and coming into force

Transport Canada Aeronautical Information Manual (TC AIM)

contains detailed info about air law, rules of air, air traffic control, liscensing and airmanship

Canada Flight Supplement (CFS)

joint civil/military publication - civilian org involved is NAV CANADA

CFS publication contains

1. general info

2. aerodrome directory

3. planning (flight)

4. radio navigation and comms

5. military

6. emergency

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

investigates all transport occurences in Canada - does not assign blame/liability

Visibility

Ability to see + identify unlighted objects (day) and lighted objects (night)

Cieling

lowest height at which broken/overcast condition exists

Flight Visibility

any range visibility, any given time, forward from cockpit of aircraft in flight

Ground Visibility

visibility at aerodrome, reported by ATC unit, FSS or AWOS (automated weather observing system)

Flight Time

aircraft first moves under its own power to take off until it comes to rest

Air Time

aircraft leaves surface to time it touches down

Logging of Flights

contain pilots name + following for every flight

1. date of flight

2. type of aircraft + registration markings

3. flight crew position

4. flight conditions

5. flight time

6. for gliders - method of launch

7. for aeroplanes - place of departure and place of arrival + all intermediate takeoffs/landings

Visual signals - Aircraft on Ground

Series of Green flashes - cleared to taxi

Steady Green light- Cleared for takeoff

Series of Red flashes - taxi clear of landing, area in use

Steady Red light - STOP

Flashing White light - Return to starting point at airport

Blinking Runway lights - vehicles and pedestrians to vacate runway immediately

Visual signals - Aircraft in Flight

Series of Green flashes - return to landing

Steady Green light - cleared for landing

Series of Red flashes - Airport unsafe, DO NOT LAND

Steady Red light - give way to other aircraft, continue circling

Firing of Red Pyrotechnical light - do not land for time being (only locations w military control towers)

Cannot act as aircrew unless

1. Hold appropriate permit

2. Permit, License, rating is valid

3. have valid medical certificate

4. can produce it

Recency Requirements

To use license must have

1. Acted as PIC/co pilot within last 5 years or completed flight review with instructor in last 12 months who certified your logbook as successful, have completed appropriate exam

2. completed recurment training program within last 2 years

Want to carry passenger?

must have completed within 6 months:

1. 5 takeoffs + landings (same catagory/class aircraft) OR

2. for glider pilots - 2 takeoffs + landings in glider with instructor and obtained certification of competence

Med requirements

done by Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (CAME)

glider pilots med certificate valid 60 months regardless age

private pilots valid 60 months (less than 40 years), 24 months (older than 40)

Under Day VFR Lisenced pilot can:

1. Act as PIC without passengers

2. Act as PIC w/ passengers if pilot endorsed for launch method + flown atleast 3 solo flights w/ that method

3. Act as PIC/co pilot of any aircraft for purpose of flight training/flight test as long as supervised by flight instructor, no passengers carried

Pilot May not excersise license privilage if:

1. Illnis, injury, disability would impair ability

2. involved in aircraft accident due to above

3. 30th week pregnancy/given birth past 6 weeks

Runway Numbers

Southern Domestic Airspace - magnetic bearing rounded nearest 10 degrees

For Northern - true bearings instead (last 0 ommited)

Examples of abnormal occurences

1. Overspeeds

2. heavy/hard landings

3. propellor strikes

4. flights in severe turbullence

Owner of aircraft shall keep folowing tech records for aircraft

Journey Log

Seperate Technical Record for airframe, each installed propellor, each variable pitch propellor

empty weight + balance report

Following documents required on board - Acronym AROWJIL

A- certificate of airworthiness

R - certificate of registration

O-operaters Manual

W-Weight and Balance

J - Aircraft Journey Log (not required to be carried if aircraft not landing somewhere else

I- Aircraft Liability Insurance

L- Aircrew Liscense

Altitude restrictions at Aerodromes

Do not operate below 2000 ft over aerodrome unless:

1. landing/taking off

2. Authorized special operations

Authorized special operations (exemptions to 2000 ft rule)

1. Police operations

2. life-saving missions

3. fire-fighting/air ambulance

4. fisheries enforcement

5. aerial photography (with air operate certificate)

6. National provisional park admin

7. Flight inspection

8. Aerial application/inspection

9. Traffic patrol

10. Flight training (with training unit certificate)

Mandatory Frequence (MF) area definition

radius = 5 NM from aerodrome

Altitude = up to 3000 ft abover aerodrome elevation (aae)

Before entering MF area

notify 5 mins prior,

include position, altitude, ETA, arrival intentions

When joining traffic circuit, state position