CAA NZ Flight Instructor Theory - Instructor Air Law case studies
CAA NZ Flight Instructor Theory - Instructor Air Law · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Instructor Air Law examination is one of the theory papers a New Zealand pilot must pass to hold a flight instructor rating. It is aimed at experienced pilots moving into instructional roles - people who already know how to fly and now need to teach, supervise and sign off other pilots within the Civil Aviation Rules. The CAA NZ Flight Instructor Theory - Instructor Air Law case studies are 5 cases and about 2,772 words.
1First Solo Cross-Country on an Expiring Medical
You are a Category B flight instructor at a Part 141 training organisation in Hamilton. A 22-year-old student has completed all pre-solo exercises and the pre-solo written test.
607 words, about 3 min2Special VFR Offered into a Deteriorating Controlled Aerodrome
You are flying a dual cross-country with a PPL student from Palmerston North to Napier in a Cessna 172. Napier is controlled; the route crosses a mandatory broadcast zone.
580 words, about 3 min3Unserviceable Fuel Gauge, Transponder Deferral and a Due Inspection
At your Part 141 school, a Cessna 172S has a transponder due for its biennial check and a fuel gauge that fluctuates between full and three-quarters. Maintenance signs a deferral for the transponder under the operator's maintenance programme but refuses to defer the fuel gauge because it affects fuel management.
570 words, about 3 min4Hard Landing, Prop Strike and Pressure Not to Report
During a solo circuit at a controlled aerodrome, a student pilot lands hard. The aircraft porpoises, the propeller strikes the runway, and the aircraft taxis in with curled prop tips and a wrinkled firewall.
511 words, about 3 min5Fatigued, Medicated Student and Club Utilisation Pressure
A 19-year-old student arrives at the club for a solo navigation flight. He smells of alcohol, admits to 'a couple of beers' the previous evening, and says he has started a new antihistamine for hay fever.
504 words, about 3 min