Iran CAO CPL Theory case studies
Iran CAO CPL Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) theoretical knowledge examination is the ground-school hurdle that must be cleared before a candidate may sit the CPL skill test. In Iran it is administered through the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) - سازمان هواپیمایی کشوری - and the syllabus follows the subject areas ICAO Annex 1 sets out for commercial pilot licensing: air law, airframes, systems and powerplants, instrumentation, mass and balance, performance, flight planning and monitoring, human performance and limitations, meteorology, navigation, operational procedures, principles of flight, and radiotelephony (فرودگاه/مخابرات هوانوردی). The Iran CAO CPL Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 2,636 words.
1Aft CG with a Full Cabin
You are loading a four-seat piston single for a 2 h 15 min VFR flight. The aircraft has a basic empty mass of 720 kg with its CG at 1.00 m aft of datum.
573 words, about 3 min2Night IMC Alternator Failure
You are flying a retractable single-engine aircraft at night in IMC, 35 min from destination, at 9,000 ft. The 28 V electrical system has a 24 V lead-acid battery rated 20 Ah and a 60 A alternator.
544 words, about 3 min3Static Blockage in a Descent
You are hand-flying an unpressurized single-engine aircraft in IMC. You are level at 8,000 ft, then cleared to descend to 5,000 ft.
542 words, about 3 min4VFR Into a Cumulonimbus Forecast
You are planning a VFR flight from an airport in central Iran to a destination 180 nm east. Planned time en route is 1 h 30 min.
560 words, about 3 min5Cabin Heater Symptoms at Night
You are a CPL holder flying a non-pressurized single at 10,000 ft at night, 2 h into a 3 h flight. You are on your fourth consecutive duty day, with 13 h awake and 5 h sleep.
417 words, about 2 min