Non-controlled operations

Weather and forecasting

Flight planning

Controlled aerodromes and operations
1. What are the final reserve requirements for a helicopter conducting VFR operations by day?

Correct.

See VFRG page 98.

Incorrect.

2. What are the final reserve requirements for a helicopter conducting VFR operations by night?

Correct.

See VFRG page 98.

Incorrect.

3. During the pre-flight cockpit set-up, no AWIS or accurate QNH is available from the aerodrome. Forecast area QNH is all that is available. Area QNH will be representative to within how many hPa of any actual QNH of any location within the defined area?

Correct.

See AIP ENR 1.7-3 paragraph 2.2.2.

Incorrect.

4. You are planning a local scenic flight no further than 20 nm from the aerodrome in your R44, the flight will be in class G at 10:00 local and you are planning to fly for 1 hour. Which statement is correct?

Correct.

See VFRG page 80.

Incorrect

5. If you’re flying over a populous area or public gathering, at what height must you fly above the highest feature or obstacle?

Correct.

See VFRG pages 344 to 346.

Incorrect.

6. Within what radius does the above apply?

Correct.

See VFRG pages 344 to 346.

Incorrect.

7. You are a farmer and plan to conduct a low-level operation on your own land. You have all the appropriate approvals and pilot currency required. The aerodrome where you store your aircraft is 2 nm from the field you are working in. Which answer is correct?

Correct.

See VFRG page 47.

Incorrect.

8. What is the flight condition known as ‘vortex ring state’ and what recovery action is necessary?

Correct.

Incorrect.

9. Drone use is becoming more widespread, as a pilot flying low level over the countryside how can you best avoid a collision?

Correct.

Incorrect.

10. You are flying VFR between two aerodromes; the destination aerodrome is 1,000 ft higher in elevation. As you fly, visibility is deteriorating with the cloud base gradually lowering. This weather wasn’t in your planning, what should you do?

Correct.

Incorrect.

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