Free PPL air law 010 questions: 9 with answers
9 air law questions from the PPL bank of ForAllPilots, with no account and no sign-up. Answer in your head, then open the answer: the right letter and its explanation are under each question. The full bank has 603 questions for this subject.
The 9 questions
Question 1 · 1 International law
The nationality of an aircraft is determined by:
- Athe country where it is based.
- Bthat of the owner.
- Cthat of the pilot.
- Dthe country that issues its certificate of registration.
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Answer: D. the country that issues its certificate of registration.
The nationality of an aircraft is that of the State on whose register it is entered (Chicago Convention, Article 17; ICAO Annex 7). Its home base, its owner or its pilot make no difference.
Question 2 · 2 Licensing
The validity of your single-pilot single-engine class rating has expired. To once again enjoy the privileges of this class rating, you must proceed with:
- Aits renewal.
- Bits validation.
- Cits revalidation.
- Dits extension.
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Answer: A. its renewal.
A rating that is still valid is revalidated; once its validity has expired, it must be renewed to regain its privileges (FCL.740 of Part-FCL).
Question 3 · 3 Rules of the air
The tower transmits a steady red light to an aircraft in the aerodrome traffic circuit; this means:
- Areturn for landing.
- Bdo not land for the time being.
- Cgive way to another aircraft and remain in the circuit.
- Daerodrome unsafe, do not land.
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Answer: C. give way to another aircraft and remain in the circuit.
SERA light signals (Appendix 1): a steady red light directed at an aircraft in flight means "give way to other aircraft and continue circling". Red flashes mean "aerodrome unsafe, do not land".
Question 4 · 3 Rules of the air
In controlled airspace of class C, D or E, you must comply with VMC minima regarding distance from clouds. These minima are:
- Adefined as follows: remain clear of clouds.
- B300 m horizontally, 450 m (1500 ft) vertically.
- C1500 m horizontally, 300 m (1000 ft) vertically.
- Da distance at least equal to that covered in 30 seconds of flight.
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Answer: C. 1500 m horizontally, 300 m (1000 ft) vertically.
In class C, D or E airspace, the VMC minimum distances from cloud are 1,500 m horizontally and 300 m (1,000 ft) vertically (SERA.5001). "Clear of cloud" applies only in classes F and G, at low altitude.
Question 5 · 4 Air navigation procedures
The transponder code to be set to indicate a distress situation is:
- A7000
- B7600
- C7500
- D7700
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Answer: D. 7700
Code 7700 indicates an emergency or distress situation. 7600 indicates a radio failure, 7500 unlawful interference, and 7000 is the VFR conspicuity code in Europe.
Question 6 · 4 Air navigation procedures
While climbing within a TMA, you pass the transition altitude. You must then set your altimeter to:
- Athe QFE of the departure aerodrome.
- Bthe regional QNH.
- Cthe QNH of the destination aerodrome.
- D1013.2 hPa.
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Answer: D. 1013.2 hPa.
When climbing through the transition altitude, you change from QNH to the standard setting of 1013.2 hPa: vertical position is then expressed as a flight level.
Question 7 · 5 Air traffic services
Except in the case of special VFR, air traffic control units provide separation between VFR flights and IFR flights in airspace classes:
- AB.
- BB-C.
- CB-C-D.
- DB-C-D-E.
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Answer: B. B-C.
Under SERA.6001, ATC separates IFR flights from VFR flights in classes B and C. In class D, IFR flights are only separated from other IFR flights and receive traffic information on VFR flights.
Question 8 · 6 Aeronautical information
Airspace zones prohibited to aircraft flight are designated by the letter:
- AR.
- BP.
- CI.
- DD.
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Answer: B. P.
The areas published in the AIP (ENR 5.1) are designated by a letter: P for a prohibited area, R for a restricted area, D for a danger area.
Question 9 · 7 Aerodromes
A runway 36 may have a magnetic orientation of:
- A036°.
- B004°.
- C306°.
- D354°.
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Answer: B. 004°.
A runway number is its magnetic orientation divided by 10 and rounded. 004° rounds to 0, i.e. 36; 354° would give 35 and 036° would give 04.
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