CAAP CPL Knowledge Exam case studies
CAAP CPL Knowledge Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CAAP Commercial Pilot Licence Knowledge Examination is the theoretical stage a pilot in the Philippines must clear before holding a Commercial Pilot Licence. It is aimed at holders of a valid Private Pilot Licence who are building toward flying for hire, flight instruction, or a professional flying career, and at cadets in an approved integrated course. The CAAP CPL Knowledge Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,401 words.
1Daylight Charter with an Expired Class 1 Medical
A pilot holding a Philippine CPL and a current Class 2 medical certificate is asked to fly a non-scheduled commercial passenger flight in a Cessna 172S (RP-C1234) from Subic (RPLB) to Lingayen: three fare-paying passengers, daytime VFR, 1.5 hours en route. The aircraft's last 100-hour inspection was signed off 96 flight hours ago.
811 words, about 4 min2Night Alternator Failure with a Known Battery Endurance
Night VFR in a Piper PA-28-181 at 2,500 ft, 25 nm from destination. The ammeter has shown a steady 20 A discharge since the alternator field breaker popped four minutes ago.
853 words, about 4 min3Hot, High, Short, Tailwind, and 35 kg Overweight
Cessna 206H, MTOW 1,633 kg, at a 400 ft-elevation grass strip at 15:00 local. Runway 15 is 900 m long, but a NOTAM closes the first 120 m, leaving 780 m available; the surface is dry grass with a 1 percent upslope.
887 words, about 4 min4VFR Into a Line of Embedded Convective Weather at Last Light
Day VFR, non-turbo aircraft, two hours into a planned 2 h 45 min leg. Fuel remaining is 2 h 10 min plus a 30 min reserve.
915 words, about 5 min5Night Over Water: GPS Lost, Position Fixed by VOR/DME Only
Night VFR over open water, GPS failure. Aircraft: PA-28-181, TAS 110 kt, fuel 68 L, burn 30 L/h, no icing.
935 words, about 5 min