AAK PPL (Kazakhstan) case studies

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The AAK Private Pilot Licence (PPL) is the Kazakhstani private pilot credential issued under the oversight of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan. It allows you to act as pilot-in-command of aeroplanes on non-commercial flights, carrying passengers but not for remuneration. The AAK PPL (Kazakhstan) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,314 words.

Readback Accepted: A 300 m Level Error in Class C Followed by Transmitter Failure

You are the pilot-in-command of a Cessna 172 departing Boraldai, near Almaty, on a VFR flight north through the Almaty TMA, which is Class C airspace. The tower clears you: “Climb to 1,200 metres, QNH 1014 hectopascals, squawk 6042, report leaving the control zone.” You read back “climb 1,500 metres, squawk 6042” and the controller answers “readback correct”.

699 words, about 3 min 2

Tingling Fingers at 12,500 ft with the Cabin Heat On

You are a 41-year-old private pilot with a current medical. In the last 48 hours you have slept 5 hours in total, eaten one meal, and flown three short sectors in a Cessna 182.

666 words, about 3 min 3

Astana to Karaganda: Convective SIGMET, Falling QNH and Marginal Fuel

You are planning a VFR flight from Astana to Karaganda, 250 km, in a Cessna 172, on a July afternoon. The route forecast gives scattered cumulus at 1,200 m, tops to 3,500 m, isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail, surface wind 240°/25 kt gusting 40 kt, QNH 998 hPa and falling, temperature 28 °C, dewpoint 19 °C.

666 words, about 3 min 4

Three Adults, Full Baggage and an Aft CG in a Cessna 172

You are loading a Cessna 172 for a summer afternoon flight with three adults. Empty mass 760 kg at a moment arm of 1.02 m aft of datum; pilot and front passenger 160 kg at 0.95 m; rear passengers 150 kg at 1.45 m; baggage 40 kg at 1.75 m; fuel 100 kg at 1.15 m.

627 words, about 3 min 5

Grass Strip at 1,050 m Elevation, 31 °C and a 900 m Runway

You are planning a morning departure from a grass aerodrome at 1,050 m elevation in a Cessna 172, maximum take-off mass 1,100 kg, actual mass 1,090 kg. The runway is 900 m long with a 1% upslope in the take-off direction and no displaced threshold; the 15 m screen is at the far end, with trees 3 m beyond it.

656 words, about 3 min