Flight operations quiz: Summer 2023-2024

1. For each flight, the minimum documents are:
   1. licence, medical, flight manual, maintenance release
   2. licence, medical, photo ID, flight manual
   3. licence, passport, flight manual, maintenance release
   4. licence, photo ID, flight manual, maintenance release
2. Dropping of articles from an aircraft is:
   1. only permitted with CASA approval
   2. only permitted if holding a low-level endorsement
   3. prohibited
   4. only permitted if not over people or populous areas
3. Before commencing a flight below 10,000 ft, the pilot in command must study the authorised weather forecasts for the route. The authorised forecasts are:
   1. GAF, GPWT
   2. GAF and TAF
   3. GAF, GPWT and SIGWX
   4. GPWT and TAF
4. The authorised weather forecasts for the planned destination aerodrome must be valid for:
   1. 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after ETA
   2. 30 minutes before and 60 minutes after ETA
   3. 60 minutes before and 60 minutes after ETA
   4. ETA
5. The pilot in command of an aeroplane must not fly over a populous area or public gathering (unless taking off or landing) below:
   1. 500 ft above the highest feature or obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 m of the point on the ground or water immediately below the aeroplane
   2. 1,000 ft above the highest feature or obstacle within a horizontal radius of 300 m of the point on the ground or water immediately below the aeroplane
   3. 500 ft above the highest feature or obstacle within a horizontal radius of 300 m of the point on the ground or water immediately below the aeroplane
   4. 1,000 ft above the highest feature or obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 m of the point on the ground or water immediately below the aeroplane
6. A pilot must nominate an alternate if their ETA at the destination is within 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after the forecast of:
   1. more than 4/8 cloud below 1,000 ft
   2. visibility less than 5 km
   3. more than 4/8 cloud below 1,500 ft
   4. crosswind at the maximum for the aircraft
7. Visual meteorological conditions for a day VFR flight below 10,000 ft but above 3,000 ft AMSL are:
   1. 8 km vis, with cloud separation of 1,500 m horizontal, 1,000 ft vertical
   2. 5 km vis, with cloud separation of 1,500 m horizontal, 1,000 ft vertical
   3. 5 km vis, with cloud separation of 1,000 m horizontal, 1,000 ft vertical
   4. 8 km vis, with cloud separation of 1,000 m horizontal, 1,000 ft vertical
8. A pilot must not commence take-off at a non-controlled aerodrome until a preceding departing aircraft using the same runway:
   1. has crossed the halfway point of the runway
   2. if the runway is more than 1,000 m, the other aircraft is at least 1,000 m beyond your lift-off point
   3. has commenced a turn
   4. if both aircraft are below 1,500 kg, and the other aircraft is airborne and at least 600 m beyond your proposed lift-off point
9. When flying under the VFR, you must plan to fly at a VFR cruising level when you are in:
   1. Class G and above 3,000 ft AMSL
   2. Class G at all heights
   3. Class G and above 5,000 ft AMSL
   4. Class E airspace
10. In cruise, a pilot should set:
    1. 1013 hPa
    2. local QFE
    3. the current local QNH within 100 nm of the aircraft
    4. the current local QNH within 50 nm of the aircraft
11. The final reserve fuel required for a piston-engine aeroplane with MTOW below 5700 kg is:
    1. 45 minutes
    2. 20 minutes
    3. as required
    4. 30 minutes
12. You must submit a flight plan for a VFR flight:
    1. when planning to fly in Class C or D
    2. at all times
    3. when flying through a danger area
    4. when proceeding beyond 120 nm from departure point
13. To operate under special VFR, a pilot must maintain flight visibility of at least:
    1. 1,000 m for an aeroplane and 600 m for a rotorcraft
    2. 1,600 m for an aeroplane and 800 m for a rotorcraft
    3. 1,000 m for an aeroplane and 800 m for a rotorcraft
    4. 1,600 m for an aeroplane and 600 m for a rotorcraft
14. Which of the following is not a mandatory instrument for aeroplanes flying under the day VFR:
    1. indicated airspeed
    2. magnetic heading
    3. time piece
    4. attitude indicator
15. An aircraft must be fitted with or carry an ELT:
    1. when flown more than 50 nm from departure
    2. when flown more than 100 nm from departure
    3. at all times
    4. only when in designated remote areas

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