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AIR LAW
for PPL(A)s
AIR LAW
•JOINT AVIATION REGULATIONS (JAR)
•JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITY (JAA)
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PILOT LICENSING
Flight Rules
Operations
Aviation Rules and Regulations
Airworthiness of Aircraft
Registration of Aircraft
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Aerodrome Operations
Airspace Classification
Flight in Controlled and
Uncontrolled Airspace
Restricted Airspace
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Flight Planning
Meteorological Information
Aeronautical Information Service
Communications
Facilitation – Customs, Immigration
and Cargo requirements
Munitions of War, Weapons and
Dangerous Goods
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Search and Rescue
Interception of Aircraft
Accidents/Incidents
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Exam
Air Law
History
Chicago Convention 1944.
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International Civil Aviation Organisation
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52 nations agreed to standardise (some) civil aviation (operational) procedures.
Joint Aviation Authorities 1970 (JAA)
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Cooperation of European Aviation Organisations, originally to standardise large
aircraft construction procedures(Airbus) later extended to safety and training.
Hope to standardise procedures etc. with FAA in USA.
European Air Safety Agency (EASA).
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From 2006, EASA has gradually taken over all other JAA activities (licensing, training
etc). All EC countries are or will belong to EASA.
JAA formerly disbanded in 2009
AIR LAW for PPLs
Licensing of pilots
SI 333/2000 IAA(Personnel Licensing) Order
SI 683/2003 IAA Personnel Licensing Amendment Order
Student Pilot Licence(SPL)
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Can start flying (logging hours) at 15
Can get SPL at 16 if he has
– valid Class 1 or 2 JAA Medical
– Class 1 instructor has signed logbook that student has adequate knowledge of
air law and local control procedures
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Cannot carry passengers
Can fly solo in Irish Airspace (only) when supervised by instructor
Can fly solo cross country when authorised by Class 1 instructor who has signed
logbook – student has passed oral examination in navigation rules and elementary
navigation, airlaw, ATC procedures and is competent for cross-country flight.
The general principle here is that an SPL cannot fly unless authorised and
supervised by an appropriately qualified Instructor
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AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Licensing of pilots
Private Pilot Licence (PPL)
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Must be 17+
Must have JAA Class 1 or 2
Medical
Must have completed IAA written
examinations
- airlaw
- aircraft general knowledge
- flight performance and planning,
navigation, meteorology,
operational procedures
- human performance and
limitations
Must pass all exams within a 12
month period and take flight test
within 2 y of passing first exam
Exams every 2 months in Dublin
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Must have completed 45h flight
time on same aircraft category as
licence , broken down as follows:- Simulator (FS or FNPT) up to
5h
- Dual instruction on one type of
aircraft having a JAA Certificate of
Airworthiness
25h
- Supervised solo on same type of
aircraft
10h
- cross country time including 150
nm flight landing at two other
airfields
5h
- Holders of microlight, helicopter
or glider pilot licences - 10% pilot
time up to 10h (aeroplanes) and
6h (helicopters)
AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Licensing of pilots
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SKILL TEST (General Flight Test of GFT)
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2-3h flight including navigation exercise, diversion, airwork (turns, stalls, unusual
attitudes, engine outs, flapless and glide approaches), R/T procedures and general
airmanship.
Minimum flight times and passing of written exams are prerequisites
Result is NOT a licence – it’s a rating attached to the licence (to fly Single Pistonengined aircraft) or SEP class rating
Other ratings are flight instructor, instrument, multiengine
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NOTE Different categories of aircraft (defined by use)may require different pilot licences
• Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) – to be paid to pilot a plane carrying freight or used
for airborne activities such as crop spraying or aerial survey (Air Work Category)
• Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) - to be paid to pilot a passenger aircraft (Air
Transport Category)
• Private Pilot Licence (PPL) – cannot be paid to carry freight or passengers (Private
Category)
AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Payment of a PPL pilot
A PPL can only be paid if
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He has an Instructors Rating
He is a member of Flying Club and is instructing another Club
Member to fly an aircraft belonging to or being operated by the Club
A PPL can be reimbursed for a proportion of the costs of a flight providing
the costs are evenly divided between all on that flight i.e. there is no element of
payment to the pilot for flying the aircraft.
AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Licensing of pilots
PPL can:
• Act as pilot or co-pilot of any aircraft category, type
and/or class stated on his licence
• Carry passengers (but cannot be paid for it)
• Carry passengers (but not on behalf of a commercial
organisation, i.e. one that charges the passengers for
the flight even if the pilot is not paid)
• Share the costs of a flight where these are evenly
divided between all on board
AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Licensing of pilots
Validity of Licence/SEP rating
Renewal of SEP rating
• Medical –SEP Class rating,
2y
• Multiengine class rating, 1y
• Aeroplane type rating, 1y
• SPL or PPL licence, 5y
subject to medical remaining
valid
• Within the 12 months before
the expiry of the rating, have
completed 12 h as PIC and 1h
with an instructor
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• Within 3 months of the expiry
of the rating, have completed a
flight test with an examiner
AIR LAW for PPL(A)s
Licensing of pilots
Medical validity
- under 40, 5 y
- 40 to 50, 2 y
- over 50,
1y
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Medical depends on maintenance
of medical fitness.
IAA should be informed if there is
a deterioration in medical fitness
e.g. diagnosed with high Blood
Pressure
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IAA must be informed if ill for more
than 10 days
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IAA must be informed if
hospitalized for more than 24h
(e.g. surgery)
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Authorised Medical Examiner
(AME) is a doctor trained and
authorised by IAA to carry out
aircrew medicals
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