ANAC Private Pilot Airplane (PPA) (ANAC) case studies
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The Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane (Licença de Piloto Privado – Avião, often abbreviated PP-AV or PPA) is the Brazilian civil credential that allows a pilot to act as pilot-in-command of an aeroplane in non-commercial operations, carrying passengers but not for remuneration. It is issued by ANAC, the national civil aviation agency, and is the first rung of the professional ladder for most Brazilian pilots, as well as the goal of recreational flyers. The ANAC Private Pilot Airplane (PPA) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,164 words.
1Night VFR Fuel and Alternate Decision at an Uncontrolled Field
You are pilot-in-command of a single-engine piston airplane departing an uncontrolled aerodrome at 18:40 local time. Your destination is a paved, uncontrolled field 210 NM away with no published instrument approach and no fuel service after 19:30.
498 words, about 2 min2Density Altitude and Runway Length on a Hot Mountain Departure
You are departing a 4,200 ft elevation runway, 1,450 m long, asphalt, dry, with a 1% upslope in the takeoff direction. OAT is 30 °C, QNH 1010 hPa.
462 words, about 2 min3Marginal VFR Into a Valley with Rising Terrain
You are on a VFR cross-country at 4,500 ft AMSL in Class G airspace, with flight visibility estimated at 6 km and cloud base around 5,000 ft. Your route follows a valley toward a 4,900 ft ridge; the destination is 25 NM beyond the ridge.
432 words, about 2 min4Engine Roughness and Partial Power Loss Over Hostile Terrain
Cruising at 8,500 ft over rising, sparsely populated terrain, you notice the engine running rough, with a slight RPM drop and a vibration that appeared over about two minutes. Oil pressure is steady in the green, oil temperature is rising slowly toward the top of the green arc, and the EGT on one cylinder is noticeably lower than the others.
405 words, about 2 min5Wake Turbulence and Spacing Behind a Heavy on a Parallel Approach
You are on a visual approach to a runway, cleared to land, at 140 kt groundspeed, 3 NM final. A heavy four-engine jet has just landed on the parallel runway, whose centreline is 700 m from yours.
367 words, about 2 min