Limerick Flying Club
PPL
Air Law 4
Question 1
If radio communication is established during an
interception but communications in a common
language is not possible, which phrase should be
pronounced by the intercepting aircraft to request
the intercepted aircraft to descend for landing ?
A. Descend
B. You land
C. Descend for landing
D. Let down
Question 2
If radio contact with the intercepting aircraft is
established but communication on a common
language is not possible, which phrase should be
pronounced by the intercepted aircraft to
communicate that he is unable to comply with the
instructions received ?
A. UNABLE TO COMPLY
B. CAN NOT COMPLY
C. CAN NOT
D. NOT POSSIBLE
Question 3
Interception : An aircraft equipped with SSR
transponder which is intercepted by another
aircraft shall immediately, unless otherwise
instructed by the appropriate air traffic service
unit, select Mode A
A. Code 7000.
B. Code 7500.
C. Code 7600.
D. Code 7700.
Question 4
AIP. Which part of the AIP contains a list with
"Location Indicators"?
A. LOC
B. AD
C. GEN
D. ENR
5. Place of take-off etc. of aircraft
(1) An aircraft shall not take-off from or land at any place
in the State save at:
(a) an aerodrome licensed under this Order;
(b) an aerodrome otherwise prescribed as suitable by
the Authority;
(c) an aerodrome under the control of the Minister
for Defence in respect of which the officer in
charge of the aerodrome has given his permission
for its use by that particular aircraft;
(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall
not apply when an emergency landing is necessary
to ensure the safety of an aircraft.
S.I. No. 355 of 2008
5. Place of take-off etc. of aircraft – (cont’d)
(4) A private aeroplane or an aeroplane used by a flying club, when not
in use for instruction in flying, may, unless otherwise directed by the
Authority, use a place which is not licensed as an aerodrome or which
is not prescribed under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of this
Article, provided that the pilot of such an aeroplane shall:
• hold a valid pilot licence, other than a student pilot licence,
• ensure that landing and takeoff at such place can be effected
without undue hazard to persons and property, and
• obtain the prior permission of the owner or occupier of that
place,
and such use shall not place the owner or occupier of that place under
any obligation as to the facilities provided nor is any standard stated or
implied in regard to any such facilities.
S.I. No. 355 of 2008
6. Licensing of aerodromes
(1) The Authority may grant a licence in respect of
an aerodrome in the State, subject to the
requirements of the Irish Aviation Authority
(Aerodrome Standards) Order, 2008 and to such
requirements as are specified by the Authority,
authorising its use under such conditions as the
Authority thinks fit and specifies in the licence,
subject to payment of the fee prescribed for the
purposes of this paragraph.
S.I. No. 355 of 2008
16. Access to and movement on an aerodrome
(1) No person or vehicle shall go on to the movement area of an aerodrome without
the permission of the person in charge of the aerodrome and except in
accordance with any conditions subject to which the permission is granted.
(2) No vehicle shall go on to or move on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome
having an air traffic control unit without the permission of that unit and except
in accordance with any conditions subject to which such permission is granted.
(3) Any permission granted for the purpose of this Article may be granted in respect
of persons or vehicles generally or in respect of any particular person or vehicle or
any class of person or vehicle.
(4) The permission given and the conditions imposed pursuant to paragraph (2) of
this Article shall be complied with by the vehicle or persons concerned.
(5) The movement of persons or vehicles, including towed aircraft, on the
manoeuvring area of an aerodrome shall be controlled by the aerodrome air
traffic control unit as necessary to avoid hazard to aircraft landing, taxiing or
taking off. Two-way radiotelephony communication facilities shall be provided
for the control of vehicles on the manoeuvring area, except where communication
by a system of visual signals is deemed to be adequate.
S.I. No. 355 of 2008
17. Right of way on the ground at aerodromes
(1) This Article shall apply to aircraft and vehicles on any part of the movement area of an aerodrome.
(2) Notwithstanding any air traffic control clearance, it shall remain the duty of the pilot-in-command of an
aircraft to take all possible measures to ensure that the aircraft does not collide with any other aircraft or
with any vehicle and to ensure as far as possible that injury to persons or damage to objects does not
result from jet-efflux or propeller wake effects from that aircraft.
(3) (a) Vehicles and vehicles towing aircraft shall give way to aircraft which are taking off, landing or
taxiing;
(b) Vehicles shall give way to other vehicles towing aircraft;
(c) Vehicles shall give way to other vehicles as required by local aerodrome instructions;
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) (b) and (c) of this paragraph, vehicles and vehicles towing
aircraft shall comply with instructions issued by the aerodrome air traffic control unit.
(4) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article, in the case of danger of collision between two
aircraft:
(a) if the two aircraft are approaching head-on or approximately so each shall alter its course to the
right;
(b) if the two aircraft are on converging courses, the one which has the other on its right shall give way
to the other and shall avoid crossing ahead of the other unless well clear of it;
(c) the aircraft which is being overtaken shall have the right of way and the overtaking aircraft shall
keep out of the way of the other aircraft by altering its course to the left until that other aircraft has
been passed and is clear notwithstanding any change in the relative positions of the two aircraft.
(5) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3) of this Article, a vehicle shall:
(a) overtake another vehicle so that the other vehicle is on the left of the overtaking vehicle;
(b) keep to the left when passing another vehicle which is approaching head-on or approximately so.
(6) Emergency vehicles proceeding to the assistance an aircraft in distress shall be afforded priority over all
other surface movement traffic.
S.I. No. 355 of 2008
Marshalling Signals
Marshalling Signals – (cont’d)
Marshalling Signals – (cont’d)
Aerodrome Lights
Aerodrome Lights – (cont’d)
Aerodrome beacon.
Aeronautical beacon used to indicate the location of an aerodrome
from the air.
An aerodrome beacon shall be provided at an aerodrome intended for use at night if one
or more of the following conditions exist:
a) aircraft navigate predominantly by visual means;
b) reduced visibilities are frequent; or
c) it is difficult to locate the aerodrome from the air due to surrounding lights or
terrain.
The aerodrome beacon shall show either coloured flashes alternating with white flashes, or
white flashes only.
The frequency of total flashes shall be from 20 to 30 per minute.
Where used, the coloured flashes emitted by beacons at land aerodromes shall be green,
and coloured flashes emitted by beacons at water aerodromes shall be yellow.
In the case of a combined water and land aerodrome, coloured flashes, if used, shall have the
colour characteristics of whichever section of the aerodrome is designated as the principal
facility.
ICAO ANNEX 14,Chapter 5
Aerodrome Lights
Visual approach slope indicator systems
Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI)
The PAPI system shall consist of a wing bar of 4 sharp transition multi-lamp
(or paired single lamp) units equally spaced. The system shall be located on
the left side of the runway unless it is physically impracticable to do so.
The wing bar of a PAPI shall be constructed and arranged in such a manner
that a pilot making an approach will:
a) when on or close to the approach slope, see the two units nearest the
runway as red and the two units farthest from the runway as white;
b) when above the approach slope, see the one unit nearest the runway as
red and the three units farthest from the runway as white; and when
further above the approach slope, see all the units as white; and
c) when below the approach slope, see the three units nearest the runway
as red and the unit farthest from the runway as white; and when further
below the approach slope, see all the units as red.
ICAO ANNEX 14,Chapter 5
Aerodrome Lights
Visual approach slope indicator systems
Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI)
The T-VASIS shall consist of twenty light units symmetrically disposed about the
runway centre line in the form of two wing bars of four light units each, with
bisecting longitudinal lines of six lights,
The light units shall be constructed and arranged in such a manner that the pilot of
an aeroplane during an approach will:
a) when above the approach slope, see the wing bar(s) white, and one, two or
three fly-down lights, the more fly-down lights being visible the higher the
pilot is above the approach slope;
b) when on the approach slope, see the wing bar(s) white; and
c) when below the approach slope, see the wing bar(s) and one, two or three
fly-up lights white, the more fly-up lights being visible the lower the pilot
is below the approach slope; and when well below the approach slope, see
the wing bar(s) and the three fly-up lights red.
When on or above the approach slope, no light shall be visible from the fly-up light
units; when on or below the approach slope, no light shall be visible from the flydown light units.
ICAO ANNEX 14,Chapter 5
Aerodrome Lights
Runway Lights
Runway edge lights shall be fixed lights showing variable white, except that:
a) in the case of a displaced threshold, the lights between the beginning of the runway
and the displaced threshold shall show red in the approach direction; and
b) a section of the lights 600 m or one-third of the runway length, whichever is the less,
at the remote end of the runway from the end at which the take-off run is started
may show yellow.
Runway threshold and wing bar lights shall be fixed unidirectional lights showing green
in the direction of approach to the runway.
Runway centre line lights shall be fixed lights showing
a) variable white from the threshold to the point 900 m from the runway end;
b) alternate red and variable white from 900 m to 300 m from the runway end; and
c) red from 300 m to the runway end,
except that for runways less than 1800 m in length, the alternate red and variable white lights
shall extend from the mid-point of the runway usable for landing to 300 m from the runway
end.
Runway end lights shall be fixed unidirectional lights showing red in the direction of the
runway.
Stopway lights shall be fixed unidirectional lights showing red in the direction of the
runway.
IAA AERODROME LICENSING MEMORANDUM (A.L.M) 002 , 3.6
Aerodrome Lights
Taxiway Lights
Taxiway centre line lights on a taxiway other than an exit taxiway and on a
runway forming part of a standard taxi-route shall be fixed lights showing green
Taxiway centre line lights on an exit taxiway shall be fixed lights. Alternate
taxiway centre line lights shall show green and yellow from their beginning near
the runway centre line to the perimeter of the ILS/MLS critical/sensitive area.
Where aircraft may follow the centre line light in both directions all the centre
line lights shall show green to aircraft approaching the runway.
Taxiway edge lights shall be fixed lights showing blue.
Stop bars installed at a runway-holding position shall be unidirectional and shall
show red in the direction of approach to the runway.
Runway guard lights shall consist of yellow lights:
(a) Located at each side of the taxiway. The lights in each unit of shall be
illuminated alternately; or
(b) Spaced across the taxiway. Adjacent lights shall be alternately illuminated
and alternative lights shall be illuminated in unison.
IAA AERODROME LICENSING MEMORANDUM (A.L.M) 002 , 3.7
Aerodrome Signs
A mandatory instruction sign shall be provided
to identify a location beyond which an aircraft
taxiing or vehicle shall not proceed unless
authorised by the aerodrome control tower.
An information sign shall be provided where
there is an operational need to identify by a sign,
a specific location, or routing (direction or
destination) information.
IAA AERODROME LICENSING MEMORANDUM (A.L.M) 002 , 4.7
Aerodrome Signs
Mandatory instruction signs
Aerodrome Signs
Information signs
Declared Distances
Clearway A defined rectangular area on the ground or water
under the control of the appropriate authority,
selected or prepared as a suitable area over which
an aeroplane may make a portion of its initial
climb to a specified height.
Runway
A defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome
prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft.
Stopway A defined rectangular area on the ground at the
end of take-off run available prepared as a
suitable area in which an aircraft can be stopped
in the case of an abandoned take off.
ICAO ANNEX 14,Chapter 1, 1.1
Declared Distances – (cont’d)
Take-off run available (TORA)
The length of runway declared available and suitable for the ground run
of an aeroplane taking off.
Take-off distance available (TODA)
The length of the take-off run available plus the length of the clearway,
if provided.
Accelerate-stop distance available (ASDA)
The length of the take-off run available plus the length of the stopway,
if provided.
Landing distance available (LDA)
The length of runway which is declared available and suitable for the
ground run of an aeroplane landing.
ICAO ANNEX 14,Chapter 1, 1.1
Declared Distances – (cont’d)
Transponders
With effect from 1st January 2003, an aircraft, which is intended to be
operated in Class A or Class C airspace and which is not equipped
with ACAS (Airborne Collision Avoidance System) shall be equipped
with and shall maintain in operation a Secondary Surveillance Radar
(SSR) transponder capable of responding to Mode A interrogations
with 4096 codes and Mode C interrogations with Automatic Pressure
Altitude Reporting.
An aircraft so equipped but with its transponder temporarily
unserviceable may be admitted to Class C airspace only, at the
discretion of the ATS Unit responsible for air traffic services provision
in that airspace, on an exceptional case by case basis only, provided
that the aircraft concerned shall immediately vacate such airspace when
so instructed by the ATS unit concerned.
AIP ENR 1.6 - 3
Transponders – (cont’d)
Except in cases of Emergency, Unlawful Interference, Radio Failure, pilots
shall operate the transponder and select modes and codes in accordance with
ATC instructions.
Pilots shall not operate the SSR SPI feature unless requested by ATC
Conspicuity Code
a. Pilots of uncontrolled aircraft operating within the Shannon FIR shall
activate their transponder on Modes A and C and select Code 7000
unless’
i. a different code is assigned by ATC, or
ii. circumstances require the use of one of the Special Purpose Codes.
b. The fact that the transponder is set does not mean that the flight is
being controlled
c. Pilots are warned of the need for caution when selecting Code 7000
due to the proximity of the International Special Purpose Emergency
Codes.
AIP ENR 1.6 - 4
Transponders – (cont’d)
Emergency Procedures
The pilot of an aircraft encountering a state of emergency
and who has previously been directed by ATC to operate
the transponder on a specific code shall maintain this code
setting unless otherwise advised by ATC.
In all other circumstances, the transponder shall be set to
Mode A code 7700.
A pilot may select Mode A code 7700 whenever he has
specific reason to believe that this would be the best course
of action.
AIP ENR 1.6 - 4
Transponders – (cont’d)
Unlawful Interference Procedures
Pilots of aircraft in flight subjected to unlawful
interference shall endeavour to set the
transponder to Mode A Code 7500 to give
indication of the situation, unless circumstances
warrant the use of Code 7700.
Radio Communication Failure Procedures
The pilot of an aircraft losing two way
communications shall set the transponder to
Mode A code 7600
AIP ENR 1.6 - 4
Transponders – (cont’d)
ICE
Interference
7500
Communication 7600
Emergency
7700
IRA
Interference
Radio
Assistance
7500
7600
7700
Prohibited, Restricted and Danger Areas
Prohibited Area - airspace of defined dimensions designated by
the appropriate authority above the land areas of the country or
territorial waters thereof, within which the flight of aircraft is
prohibited by such authority;
Restricted Area - an airspace of defined dimensions designated
by the appropriate authority above the land areas of a country
or the territorial waters thereof, within which the flight of
aircraft is restricted by the appropriate authority in accordance
with certain specified conditions;
Danger Area - an airspace of dimensions specified by the
appropriate ATS authority within which activities dangerous
to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times;
S.I. No. 72 of 2004 Rule 1
AIP ENR 5.1 & 5.2
6. Prohibition on carriage of munitions of war
and weapons which are not munitions of war
(1) In this Article "munitions of war" means weapons and ammunition designed for use in
warfare and includes parts of or for such weapons and ammunition.
(2) (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph—
(i) it shall be unlawful to carry munitions of war on an aircraft;
(ii) it shall be unlawful for a person to take or cause to be taken on board an aircraft, or
to deliver or cause to be delivered, for carriage thereon, goods which he knows or
has reason to suspect to be munitions of war.
(b) This Article shall not apply to munitions of war taken or carried on board an aircraft
which is registered elsewhere than in the State if, under the laws of the state in which
the aircraft is registered the munitions of war may be lawfully taken or carried on board
for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aircraft or the persons on board.
(3) (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) of this paragraph, it shall be unlawful for a person to carry
or have in his charge on board an aircraft registered in the State, a weapon which is not
munitions of war.
(b) A weapon which is not munitions of war may be carried as the baggage of a passenger
if it is kept during the flight in a part of the aircraft which is not accessible to passengers
and, if it is a firearm, it is not loaded.
S.I. No. 224 of 1973
7. Dangerous Goods
(1) Dangerous goods shall not be carried in an aircraft save when—
(a) carried with the permission of the Minister and in accordance with any conditions to which such
permission may be subject,
(b) carried in accordance with conditions prescribed by a direction under this Order permitting the
carriage of such goods in aircraft generally or in any class of aircraft specified in the direction,
(c) carried with the consent of the operator for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the aircraft or the
persons on board,
(d) permitted to be carried under the laws of the state in which the aircraft is registered, provided that
there is in force in relation to that state an agreement between the State and the government of that
state permitting the carriage within the State of such goods in aircraft registered in that state.
(2) (a) Dangerous goods permitted, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article, to be
carried in an aircraft shall not be loaded as cargo therein unless—
(i) the consignor of the goods has furnished the operator with particulars in writing of the nature
of the goods and of any danger to which they may give rise, and
(ii) the goods (or any container in which they are packed) are (or is) clearly marked so as to indicate
any such danger to the person loading them (or it).
(b) The operator shall, before the flight begins, inform the pilot-in-command of the aircraft of—
(i) the presence on the aircraft of dangerous goods,
(ii) any danger to which such goods may give rise, and
(iii) the weight and quantity of such goods.
(3) It shall be unlawful for a person to take or cause to be taken on board an aircraft, or to deliver or cause to
be delivered for loading thereon, any goods which he knows or has reason to believe or suspect to be
dangerous goods the carriage of which is prohibited by this Article.
(4) In this Article "dangerous goods" means any goods which, by reason of their nature or their proximity to
other goods, might endanger the aircraft or persons or things therein.
S.I. No. 224 of 1973
Meteorological Services
All Met Éireann aeronautical meteorological forecast services are
provided by the Central Aviation Office (CAO) based at Shannon
Airport.
Forecast Services provided
Met Eireann issues, as routine:
• Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAF),
• Local Area forecasts (LAF),
• low level significant weather charts,
• search and rescue forecast,
• live Enroute briefing line service,
• bespoke forecast products,
• local warnings for Aerodromes, and
• SIGMET services for Irelands FIR/UIR
AIP GEN 3.5 - 3
Meteorological self briefing
Meteorological self briefing for operators and flight crew
members is available via an internet based Meteorological
Self Briefing (MSB) system.
This system is available at https://briefing.met.ie/.
To obtain registration on the system, users are required to
provide the following data via email to briefing@met.ie:
• contact details;
• area of activity (e.g. private pilot, airline etc)
• username (user defined)
• password (user defined)
AIP GEN 3.5 - 4
7. Aircraft that may be Registered
(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this Article, an aircraft shall not be registered or continue
to be registered in the State unless it is wholly owned by:
(a) a citizen of Ireland or a citizen of a member state of the European Union having a
place of residence or business in the State, or
(b) a company registered in and having a place of business in the State and having its
principal place of business in the State or in another member state of the European
Union, whereof not less than two thirds of the directors are citizens of Ireland or of
member states of the European Union, or by such citizen and company in combination.
2) An aircraft may be registered in the State subject to the condition that it be managed and
operated from a place within the State and based therein or that it be managed and operated
by an air transport undertaking holding an Air Operator Certificate issued by the Authority.
4) An aircraft, the ownership of which does not comply with paragraph (1) of this Article, but
which is chartered by demise, leased or on hire to, or in course of being acquired under a
lease-purchase or a hire-purchase agreement by, a citizen or company such as is referred to
in that paragraph, or by such citizen and company in combination, may be registered in the
State but such registration shall be subject to any conditions the Authority may deem fit to
impose.
SI 634 of 2005
11. Nationality and Registration Marks of aircraft
registered in the State
(1) The nationality mark of an aircraft registered in the State shall be the capital letters “EI” and the
registration mark of every such aircraft shall be a group of three capital letters.
(2) The nationality mark shall precede the registration mark and the registration mark shall be preceded by
a hyphen.
(3) The nationality and registration marks shall be those assigned by the Authority and shall:
(a) be painted on the aircraft or affixed thereto in the manner provided in the Schedule to this Order, and
(b) be inscribed on a plate of fireproof material secured to the aircraft in a prominent position near
the main entrance, or in the case of an unmanned free balloon, affixed conspicuously to the exterior of
the payload.
(4) The Authority may, at its sole discretion, on receipt of an application to register an aircraft, assign or reserve
a registration mark in respect of the aircraft with the serial number concerned.
A registration mark issued or reserved pursuant to this paragraph will be cancelled if the aircraft concerned
is not registered within 12 months of the day on which the mark was assigned or reserved.
A registration mark that is reserved for an aircraft shall not be displayed on the aircraft by any person
before that mark is assigned to that aircraft.
A registration mark once assigned to an aircraft will not be changed by the Authority otherwise than for
one of the following reasons as determined by the Authority:
(a) there is evidence that the mark may give rise to a safety hazard in the operation of that aircraft;
(b) a confusion of aircraft identity for air traffic purposes may reasonably be considered likely to
occur;
(c) there is evidence of a security risk to any party arising from the continued use of a particular mark;
(d) the use or continued use of a particular registration mark may reasonably be considered to give rise to
embarrassment to any party, including the State, another contracting state or the Authority itself.
SI 634 of 2005
Affixing and Location of Nationality and
Registration Marks
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3
(c) Heavier-than-air aircraft
(i) Wings. On heavier-than-air aircraft the marks shall appear once on the lower surface of the
wing structure. They shall be located on the left half of the lower surface of the wing structure
unless they extend across the whole of the lower surface of the wing structure. So far as is
possible the marks shall be located equidistant from the leading and trailing edges of the wings.
The tops of the letters and numbers shall be toward the leading edge of the wing.
(ii) Fuselage (or equivalent structure) and vertical surfaces. On heavier-than-air aircraft the marks
shall appear either on each side of the fuselage (or equivalent structure) between the wings
and the tail surface, or on the upper halves of the vertical tail surfaces. When located on a
single vertical tail surface they shall appear on both sides. When located on multi-vertical tail
surfaces they shall appear on the outboard sides of the outer surfaces.
(c) Heavier-than-air aircraft
(i) Wings. The height of the marks on the wings of heavier-than-air aircraft shall be at least 50
centimetres.
(ii) Fuselage (or equivalent structure), vertical tail surfaces or other structure. The marks on the
fuselage (or equivalent structure) and on the vertical tail surfaces or other structure of heavierthan-air aircraft shall be at least 30 centimetres.
SI 634 of 2005
Question 1
ASDA" (Acceleration Stop Distance Available) is:
A. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of stop way and clearway (if provided) .
B. The length of the runway plus the length of stop
way available (if stop way provided).
C. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of the clearway.
D. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of stop way (if stop way provided) .
Question 2
Visual aids for navigation - Runway End Lights:
The colour of fixed, unidirectional Runway End
Lights is
A. red
B. yellow
C. white
D. green
Question 3
A signalman will ask the pilot to apply parking
brakes by the following signals:
A. Horizontally moving his hands, fingers extended,
palms towards ground.
B. Crossing arms extended above his head.
C. Arms down, palms facing inwards, moving arms
from extended position inwards.
D. Raise arm and hand, with fingers extended,
horizontally in front of body, then clench
Question 4
"TODA" take-off distance available is:
A. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of clearway available (if provided).
B. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of the stop way.
C. The length of the runway available plus the
length of clearway available (if provided).
D. The length of the take-off run available plus the
length of the stop way and clearway (if
provided).
Question 5
"Clearway" is defined rectangular area established
to:
A. Permit the aircraft to stop if it fails the take-off.
B. Reduce the risk of damage to aircraft running off
a runway.
C. Protect aircraft during take-off or landing
operations.
D. Permit aircraft to make a portion of its initial
climb to a specific height.
Question 6
The STOPWAY is a defined rectangular area on the
ground at the end of take-off run available prepared
as a suitable area where:
A. A landing aircraft can be stopped if overcoming
the end of runway.
B. An aircraft can be stopped in the case of an
abandoned take-off.
C. A landing aircraft can be stopped only in
emergency.
D. An aircraft taking-off or landing can be stopped
Question 7
Taxiway centre line lights other than an exit
taxiway shall be:
A. Fixed lights showing yellow.
B. Fixed lights showing green.
C. Fixed lights showing white.
D. Fixed lights showing blue.
Question 8
The abbreviation PAPI stands for:
A. Precision Approach Power Index.
B. Precision Approach Power Indicator.
C. Precision Approach Path Index.
D. Precision Approach Path Indicator.
Question 9
The "PAPI" shall consist of:
A. Two wing bars of 4 sharp transition multilamp or paired units equally spaced.
B. Two wing bars of 6 sharp transition multilamp or paired units equally spaced.
C. A wing bar of 2 sharp transition multi-lamp
equally spaced.
D. A wing bar of 4 sharp transition multi-lamp or
paired units equally space
Question 10
In the "PAPI" system the pilot during an
approach will see the two units nearest the
runway as red and the two units farthest from the
runway as white when:
A. Only on the approach slope.
B. Below the approach slope.
C. Above the approach slope.
D. On or close to the approach slope
Question 11
Taxiway edge lights shall be:
A. Fixed showing blue.
B. Flashing showing blue.
C. Fixed showing green.
D. Fixed showing yellow.
Question 12
Runway end lights shall be:
A. Fixed lights showing variable red.
B. Fixed lights showing variable white.
C. Fixed unidirectional lights showing white in
the direction of the runway.
D. Fixed unidirectional lights showing red in the
direction of the runway
Question 13
Runway threshold lights shall be:
A. Fixed lights showing green or white colours.
B. Fixed lights green colours.
C. Fixed unidirectional lights showing white in
the direction of approach to the runway.
D. Fixed unidirectional lights showing green in
the direction of approach to the runway
Question 14
Visual aids for navigation - Lights: Runway edge
lights shall consist of at least
A. fixed lights showing variable white.
B. flashing lights showing variable yellow.
C. flashing lights showing variable green.
D. fixed lights showing steady green.
Question 15
Which code shall be used on Mode "A" to
provide recognition of an aircraft subjected to
unlawful interference?
A. Code 7600.
B. Code 7700.
C. Code 7500.
D. Code 2000
Question 16
SSR - Transponder: When an aircraft carries a
serviceable transponder, the pilot shall operate the
transponder
A. At all times during flight, regardless of whether
the aircraft is within or outside airspace where
SSR is used for ATS purposes.
B. Only when the aircraft is flying within controlled
airspace.
C. Only when directed by ATC.
D. Only when the aircraft is flying within airspace
where SSR is used for ATS purposes.
Corrections to Irish Aviation Law for Pilots
• Acrobatic Flight (pg 30) – can be carried out in controlled
airspace with ATC permission
• Place of Take-off (pg 36) – refer to SI 355 of 2008 (334 &
216 have been revoked)
• Runway Distances (pg 43) – ED, Emergency Distance
should read “ASDA, Accelerate Stop Distance Available”
• Communications Failure (pg 44) – transmitting blind should
be carried out “2” times
• Alerting Service (pg 46) - to notify appropriate
organisations regarding aircraft in need of search and rescue
aid and to assist such organisations as required
• METARS (pg 50) – surface wind is in degrees “True”
• ATIS (pg 50) – surface wind is in degrees “Magnetic”
• Radio Navigation Aids (pg 51) – service volume should
read “operational coverage”