Air Law and ANAC Regulations
The regulatory framework
ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) is the Brazilian civil aviation authority. Its rulebook is the RBAC series (Regulamento Brasileiro da Aviação Civil); RBAC 61 covers licences and ratings, RBAC 91 covers general operating rules, and RBAC 141 covers flight training organisations. Pilots must also know that Brazil adopts ICAO Annexes and Standards and Recommended Practices, and that the aircraft's registration and airworthiness documents (Certificado de Matrícula, Certificado de Aeronavegabilidade) must be on board and current.
What questions test
Expect items on licence validity and recency, medical certificate class and privileges, documents to be carried, and privileges/limitations of a PPL(H). A PPL holder may not fly for remuneration or hire and may not act as pilot in command in operations requiring a commercial licence, but may share direct costs under defined conditions. Know that a class 2 medical is the minimum for a private licence, and that the medical validity depends on age.
Common traps
Questions blur the difference between the certificate of airworthiness (aircraft) and the medical certificate (pilot). Another trap is confusing 'currency' (recent flight experience) with 'validity' (the document has not expired). Also watch for items asking who is responsible for confirming the aircraft is airworthy before flight - always the pilot in command.
Rule of thumb
If a question asks 'who is responsible', the answer is almost always the pilot in command; if it asks 'which document', match the document to the person or the aircraft.