GCAA Ghana CPL Theory Exam case studies
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The Ghana Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) theory examination is the ground-school hurdle a candidate must clear before progressing to the CPL flight test and licensing with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. It is aimed at student pilots who already hold, or are completing, the Private Pilot Licence and are moving toward flying for remuneration. The GCAA Ghana CPL Theory Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,744 words.
1Charter Extension at the End of a Duty Day
You hold a Ghana CPL(A) and fly a Cessna 208B Caravan for a GCAA-approved AOC holder based at Accra (DGAA). You reported for duty at 05:30 and have since flown four sectors - Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Kumasi, Accra - logging 7 h 20 min flight time and 11 h 40 min on duty by 17:10, with two 45-minute ground breaks.
758 words, about 4 min2Hot Day, Aft Load at Kotoka
Accra Kotoka (DGAA): elevation 203 ft, runway 03 dry asphalt 3,400 m, 14:20 local, OAT 33 °C, QNH 1012 hPa, wind calm. The Cessna 172S you are to fly has MTOM 1,157 kg and an empty mass of 750 kg at an arm of 2.65 m from datum.
741 words, about 4 min3VFR to Kumasi with a Squall Line Building
You are planning a VFR flight from Accra (DGAA) to Kumasi, 110 nm, in a Cessna 172, departing 15:20 with an ETA of 16:05 and a planned return at 17:00. The 11:00 UTC TAF for Accra reads: 22012KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 1415/1419 24018G35KT 3000 TSRA BKN012 FEW025CB BECMG 1420/1422 24006KT 9999 SCT020.
781 words, about 4 min4Inbound on the 045 Radial with a RAIM Gap
You are 40 nm from a VOR/DME station, cleared to track inbound on the 045 radial at 6,500 ft. TAS is 120 kt, the wind at altitude is 270°/30 kt, and the heading indicator is aligned.
720 words, about 4 min5Night Freight at 11,000 ft after Four Hours' Sleep
It is 22:40 and you are cruising at 11,000 ft in an unpressurised Cessna 208 on a night freight sector, two hours into a duty that began at 08:00. You slept about four and a half hours in the last 24 because of a family problem, and you flew four sectors yesterday.
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