EASA PPL case studies
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The EASA Private Pilot Licence (PPL) is a flight crew licence issued under Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, the regulation that sets the technical requirements and administrative procedures for civil aviation aircrew in the European Union. The Easy Access Rules for Aircrew consolidate that regulation, together with its implementing and delegated rules and the associated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material, into a single free document that EASA publishes in PDF, as an enhanced online publication and in XML. The EASA PPL case studies are 5 cases and about 3,927 words.
1Three friends, one soft strip and a lapsed 90-day window
On Saturday morning you plan to fly three friends from Hilversum (EHHV), a 660 m grass strip, to Antwerp (EBAW) in the club's Cessna 172. Your PPL(A) with SEP rating and Class 2 medical are valid, the airworthiness review certificate expires in three weeks, and the aircraft is insured for four occupants.
734 words, about 4 min2Oil pressure falling and temperature rising in cruise
Climbing to 6,500 ft in a Cessna 152 with an O-235 engine, you level off 40 minutes into a two-hour leg. Shortly afterwards the oil pressure indication has fallen from mid-green to the bottom of the green arc, and the oil temperature, normally 90 C, is 15 C above normal and still rising.
824 words, about 4 min3Fuel, altitude and a 170 NM leg that does not add up
You are planning the club Cessna 172S (MTOM 1,157 kg, basic empty mass 745 kg) on a 170 NM VFR leg. On board will be the pilot (85 kg), two passengers (80 kg and 80 kg) and 15 kg of baggage.
820 words, about 4 min4Tingling fingers at 12,500 ft with a cold and an antihistamine
You are crossing a ridge at 12,500 ft in a non-pressurised PA-28 on a two-hour ferry flight, expecting to be above 10,000 ft for about 40 minutes. You slept five hours, have a heavy cold, and took a sedating antihistamine tablet at 07:00 before an 08:00 departure.
754 words, about 4 min5A squall line, a 15 kt crosswind limit and a 20:00 return
On 28 June you plan a VFR flight from Groningen (EHGG) to a private strip 25 NM east, departing 14:00 UTC and returning by 19:00 UTC. The aeroplane's demonstrated crosswind limit is 15 kt and the strip's only runway is 300/12.
795 words, about 4 min