GCAA PPL Air Law case studies
GCAA PPL Air Law · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The GCAA PPL Air Law examination is one of the theoretical knowledge papers a candidate must pass before the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority will issue a Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane). It is aimed at student pilots training towards a private licence, and at licence holders or foreign applicants who need to demonstrate knowledge of UAE aviation law. The GCAA PPL Air Law case studies are 5 cases and about 2,060 words.
1Three Friends, an Expired Medical and a Landing Count That Does Not Add Up
You hold a UAE PPL(A), issued 18 months ago, and want to take three friends on a local flight in a PA-28-181 from a non-towered aerodrome on Friday afternoon. Your Class 2 medical certificate was issued 25 months ago and carries no waiver or limitation.
483 words, about 2 min2Transponder Failure at the Class C Boundary
You are flying a Cessna 172 VFR from a private strip to a coastal international airport whose control zone is Class C. Before departure you file a flight plan and receive a squawk.
401 words, about 2 min3A Cloud Band, a Head-On Aircraft and the Semicircular Rule
You plan a VFR flight from an inland aerodrome to the coast, a magnetic track of 272°. Terrain along the route rises to 3,200 ft AMSL, and the minimum safe altitude you have calculated is 4,000 ft.
403 words, about 2 min4An Expired Certificate of Airworthiness and a Promised 'Temporary Authorisation'
You are a part-owner of a PA-28-161 registered A6-ABC. The Certificate of Airworthiness expired on 30 June.
397 words, about 2 min5Laser Strike on Final and a Knife Discovered After Shutdown
On final to runway 31 at a small international airport, 3 nm from touchdown and 1,200 ft AGL, a green laser beam from a warehouse area right of the extended centreline illuminates your cockpit for about three seconds. You are dazzled and lose sight of the runway lights briefly, but you land normally.
376 words, about 2 min