Showing posts with label airspace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airspace. Show all posts

25 March 2015

Routes in Uncontrolled Airspace

CAR 704.29 and CAR 705.37: No person shall, in uncontrolled airspace, conduct an IFR flight or a night VFR flight on a route other than an air route unless the air operator establishes the route in accordance with the Commercial Air Service Standards.

Related Standards CAR 724.29 and CAR 725.37:
  • IFR MOCAs: minimum 2000 feet above highest obstacle within 10 miles of centreline
  • Night VFR: minimum 1000 feet above highest obstacle within 3 miles of centreline

18 March 2015

How Far and How High?

There are so many different regulations that specify distances, heights, etc.  It's easy to get some of them mixed up.  So... time for a quiz to see which ones you know!  Questions here; answers and references in the links provided.

A low level airway is controlled airspace and extends from ________ AGL up to ___________. 
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A low level air-route is Class ___ airspace and extends from ____________ up to __________.
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A control zone normally has a _____ NM radius and the normal vertical extent is up to ______ AAE.
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When an aircraft is on a defense flight plan, the PIC shall revise the estimated time and point of entry/exit into the ADIZ if they vary by _____ minutes of _____ NM. 
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No person shall conduct a take-off in an aeroplane if the weight of the aeroplane is greater than the weight specified in the aircraft flight manual as allowing a net take-off flight path that clears all obstacles by at least ___ feet vertically or at least ___ feet horizontally within the aerodrome boundaries, and by at least ___ feet horizontally outside those boundaries.
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An airline operator may not operate an aeroplane at a weight which will not allow it to attain with any engine inoperative, a net flight path which has a positive slope at _____ feet above all terrain and obstructions within ___ NM on either side of the intended track. 
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The vertical dimensions of the Arctic Control Area (ACA) are FL____ and above.
The vertical dimensions of the Northern Control Area (NCA) are FL____ and above.
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The vertical dimensions of the Canadian Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (CMNPSA) within the Canadian Domestic Airspace (CDA) are FL___ to FL___.
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The vertical dimensions of RVSM airspace is FL___ to FL___ inclusive.
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The vertical dimensions of the North Atlantic Minimum Navigation Performance Specification Airspace (NAT MNPSA) are FL___ to FL___.
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Throughout the North Atlantic (NAT) Region, airspace at and above FL___ is Class __ airspace, while airspace below this level is Class __ airspace.
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An aircraft operating in the vicinity of an active forest fire should operate clear of the area by a minimum altitude of _____ AGL and a minimum distance of ___ NM.
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