Air Law, Air Traffic Regulations and Aeronautical Legislation
This domain tests your command of the Brazilian regulatory framework: the Código Brasileiro de Aeronáutica (Law 7.565/1986), the RBAC (Regulamentos Brasileiros da Aviação Civil) issued by ANAC, and the ICA 100-series rules on air traffic that mirror ICAO Annex 2. Know who is responsible for what: the pilot in command has final authority over the aircraft, ANAC certifies and regulates, DECEA provides air traffic services, and CENIPA investigates accidents. Understand airspace classification (controlled vs uncontrolled, Classes A–G), VFR weather minima, right-of-way rules, and the documents an aircraft and pilot must carry.
Expect questions that hinge on precise definitions and thresholds. A classic trap is confusing the minimum visibility and cloud-clearance distances for controlled versus uncontrolled airspace, or at different altitudes. Another is mixing up the validity periods of a medical certificate (CMA) by age and category, or the currency requirements for carrying passengers. Right-of-way questions often present converging aircraft and expect you to apply the hierarchy: balloons, then gliders, then airships, then powered aircraft; and among same-category aircraft, the one on the right has priority, while the overtaking aircraft keeps clear. Also be ready for rules on low passes, dropping objects, and alcohol/drug prohibitions.
Rule of thumb for right-of-way: "lower category yields, and the aircraft to the right has the right of way." Worked example: two airplanes converge head-on at the same altitude - neither has a right-of-way advantage, so both turn right. If one is overtaking from behind, the overtaking aircraft must alter course to the right and keep clear, regardless of category.