ANAC Commercial Pilot Airplane (PCA) case studies
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The Commercial Pilot Licence - Airplane (PCA) is the Brazilian civil aviation credential that allows a pilot to act as pilot-in-command of aircraft in commercial air transport operations and to receive compensation for flying. In Brazil it is issued by ANAC, the national civil aviation agency, and sits one step above the private pilot licence: it demands more flight experience, more theoretical depth, and a higher standard of decision-making. The ANAC Commercial Pilot Airplane (PCA) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,345 words.
1Diversion Fuel and the Committed Descent
You are captain of a twin turboprop on a scheduled night IFR sector. At top of descent, 95 NM from destination, ATC advises that the destination is now below minima with freezing drizzle and the alternate you filed (40 NM away, forecast temporarily 600 ft ceiling) is also trending down.
721 words, about 4 min2Uphill Runway, High Density Altitude, and the Rejected Takeoff
You are planning a departure from a 1,600 m paved runway at elevation 1,450 m. OAT is 28 °C, QNH 1005 hPa, and the runway has a 1.2% uphill slope in the takeoff direction.
625 words, about 3 min3Icing on the Descent: Boots, Bleed Air, and the Speed Decision
You are flying a turboprop at FL180 in IMC. The aircraft has pneumatic de-icing boots on the wing and tail leading edges, electrically heated props and windshield, and an engine bleed system that supplies both the boots and the cabin pressurisation.
662 words, about 3 min4Circle-to-Land at Night with a Tailwind and a Short Runway
You are cleared for a circle-to-land at night at an uncontrolled airport. The active runway is 1,200 m long, dry, at 600 m elevation, with an approach speed category that requires a circling area of 2.7 NM.
650 words, about 3 min5The Last Light, the Forecast, and the Alternate That Isn't
You are planning a VFR cross-country flight at dusk in a single-engine airplane. Departure airport is clear; destination is 180 NM away with a TAF showing BKN 2,500 ft and 6 km visibility, temporarily 1,500 ft and 3 km.
687 words, about 3 min