Airlaw is subject to change - please check information is uptodate Rev 4 PILOT EXAM NOTES AIRLAW Page 2 of 25 CONTENTS: 1. UK AVIATION LAW DOCUMENTS AND PROMULGATION METHODS....................... 5 1.1 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PUBLICATION (UK AIP) OR THE UK AIR PILOT..................... 5 1.2 NOTAM’S .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION CIRCULARS .......................................................................... 5 2. LAW REGARDING ROYAL FLIGHTS AND GLIDER RADIOS........................................ 5 2.1 ROYAL FLIGHTS................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 GLIDER RADIOS ................................................................................................................... 6 3. INTERPRET AERONAUTICAL CHARTS............................................................................ 6 3.1 UK TOPOGRAPHICAL AIR CHART ......................................................................................... 7 ICAO AERONAUTICAL CHARTS........................................................................................................... 7 3.3 UK LOW LEVEL CHARTS ...................................................................................................... 7 4. ZONES, AIRWAYS ETC......................................................................................................... 7 4.1 CLASS A CONTROLLED AIRSPACE ......................................................................................... 8 4.2 CLASS B CONTROLLED AIRSPACE ......................................................................................... 9 4.3 CLASS C CONTROLLED AIRSPACE ......................................................................................... 9 4.4 CLASS D CONTROLLED AIRSPACE......................................................................................... 9 4.5 CLASS E CONTROLLED AIRSPACE.......................................................................................... 9 4.6 CLASS F AIRSPACE (ADVISORY AIRSPACE).......................................................................... 10 4.7 CLASS G AIRSPACE ............................................................................................................ 10 5. ATZ'S AND MATZ'S ............................................................................................................. 10 5.1 AERODROME TRAFFIC ZONES ............................................................................................. 11 5.2 MILITARY AERODROME TRAFFIC ZONES ............................................................................ 11 6. ALTIMETER SETTINGS...................................................................................................... 11 6.1 QNH................................................................................................................................. 12 6.2 QFE.................................................................................................................................. 12 6.3 QNE ................................................................................................................................. 12 6.4 FLIGHT LEVEL.................................................................................................................... 13 7. RULES OF THE AIR ............................................................................................................. 13 7.1 COLLISION AVOIDANCE RULES (RULE 17) ........................................................................... 13 7.1.1 Approaching head on................................................................................................. 13 7.1.2 Overtaking................................................................................................................. 14 7.1.3 Converging aircraft ................................................................................................... 14 7.2 RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC RULE (RULE 19) ................................................................................ 15 7.3 LIGHTS ON AIRCRAFT (RULE 9 TO 15).................................................................................. 15 7.4 LOW FLYING RULES (RULE 5).............................................................................................. 16 7.4.1 Flight over congested areas ....................................................................................... 16 7.4.2 Large open air gatherings.......................................................................................... 16 7.4.3 The 500ft Rule ........................................................................................................... 16 8. VMC/VFR............................................................................................................................... 16 9. IMC/IFR ................................................................................................................................. 16 9.1 MINIMUM HEIGHT RULE .................................................................................................... 17 9.2 QUADRANTAL RULE........................................................................................................... 17 10. COMPASSES/WARNING SIGNALS................................................................................ 18 10.1 COMPASSES....................................................................................................................... 18 10.1.1 Deviation................................................................................................................... 18 C:\My Documents\pilot notes\AIRLAW.DOC Rev 4 Page 3 of 25 10.1.2 Variation................................................................................................................... 18 10.1.3 Isogonals................................................................................................................... 18 10.2 WARNING SIGNALS............................................................................................................ 18 10.2.1 Aerodrome signals and markings ............................................................................... 18 11. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS AND INITIALS............................................................... 19 12. AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS AND HAZARDS ............................................................... 19 12.1 PROHIBITED AREA.............................................................................................................. 19 12.2 RESTRICTED AREA ............................................................................................................. 19 12.3 DANGER AREAS................................................................................................................. 20 12.4 AIR NAVIGATION OBSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................... 20 12.5 GLIDER LAUNCHING SITES.................................................................................................. 20 12.6 FREE FALL PARACHUTE SITES ............................................................................................. 21 12.7 AREA OF INTENSE AERIAL ACTIVITY .................................................................................. 21 12.8 HIGH INTENSITY RADIO TRANSMISSION AREAS .................................................................. 21 12.9 BIRD HAZARDS.................................................................................................................. 21 12.10 HANG GLIDING SITES...................................................................................................... 21 12.11 MICROLIGHT FLYING SITES ............................................................................................. 22 12.12 PARASCENDING/PARAGLIDING SITES............................................................................... 22 13. TYPICAL FLIGHTS .......................................................................................................... 22 13.1 SHINING TOR..................................................................................................................... 22 13.2 LORDS SEAT...................................................................................................................... 23 14. REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................. 23 15. REVISION HISTORY........................................................................................................ 24 C:\My Documents\pilot notes\AIRLAW.DOC Rev 4 Page 4 of 25 Table Of Figures: FIGURE 1 UK AIRSPACE...................................................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 2 CLASS A AIRSPACE.............................................................................................................. 8 FIGURE 3 CLASS D AIRSPACE.............................................................................................................. 9 FIGURE 4 CLASS E AIRSPACE ............................................................................................................ 10 FIGURE 5 CLASS F AIRSPACE ............................................................................................................ 10 FIGURE 6 CLASS G AIRSPACE...........................................................................................................