Personel Licensing (19/23-07-18)

Question 1

Which ICAO annex involves flight crew licensing?

Answer 1

Annex 1

Question 2

Which EASA section involves flight crew licensing?

Answer 2

Air crew - Part FCL

Question 3

How is part FCL structured?

Answer 3

General requirements

subpart B - LAPL (light A/C)

C - PPL

D - CPL

F - ATPL

G - IR

H - Class and type

I - additional ratings

J - Instructors

K - examiners

Question 4

Who issues personel licenses?

Answer 4

The state of registry of the A/C

Question 5

How long is an EASA license valid for?

Answer 5

indefinitely

Question 6

What are the different levels of english language proficiency and how often do they have to be retested?

Answer 6

Level 6 - Expert level - Not retested

Level 5 - Extended level - Every 4 years

Level 4 - Operational level - Every 6 years

Question 7

What do holders of an IR need to be able to demonstrate?

Answer 7

the use of english language

Question 8

Who requires a class 1 medical and how long it is valid for?

Answer 8

Commercial pilots, flight engineers, navigators

12 months

Question 9

Who requires a class 2 medical and how long is it valid for?

Answer 9

Private pilots (including glider and free balloon)

60 months

Question 10

Who requires a class 3 medical and how long is it valid for?

Answer 10

ATC

48 months

Question 11

Under what circumstances should a license holder contact an AME?

Answer 11

hospital admission more than 12 hours

surgical operation or invasive procedure

Regular use of medication

Need for regular use of correcting lense

Question 12

What is an Operational Multicrew Limitation (OML)?

Answer 12

where a holders license is only valid as or with a qualified co-pilot

Question 13

What is the 45 day rule for medical certificates?

Answer 13

Validity of a new certificate extends from the previous certificate expiry if revalidation is taken up to 45 days prior to expiry.

Question 14

What limitations to a pilots career occur once they are 60 years old?

Answer 14

may only be a member of a multicrew

have to be the only one above 60 in the crew

Question 15

Which A/C need their own license types?

Answer 15

Aeroplane

Helicopter

Glider

Free balloon

Question 16

What are the different class ratings for single pilot operations?

Answer 16

singe engine, land

single engine, sea

multi engine, land

multi engine, sea

Question 17

What kind of A/C are type rating required?

Answer 17

large multi pilot turbo prop or jets

Question 18

What criteria must an applicant fill in order to obtain a type rating?

Answer 18

100+ PIC hours

valid multi engine IR(A)

certificate of MCC

passed all ATPL(A) ground exams

Question 19

What is the EASA rule for a co-pilot counting flight hours?

Answer 19

they may count 100% of the hours

Question 20

What is the ICAO rule for a co-pilot counting flight hours?

Answer 20

they may only count 50% of the hours

Question 21

What are the limitation applied to student pilots?

Answer 21

They are only permitted to fly solo under supervision of, or with the autorisation of, an authorised flight instructor

Not permitted to fly solo on international flights (unless there is an agreement between contracting states)

must have a class 2 medical and be at least 16 years old

Question 22

how old do you need to bee for a PPL, CPL, ATPL and MPL?

Answer 22

PPL - 17

CPL - 18

ATPL - 21

MPL - 18

Question 23

What class of medical is required for PPL, CPL, ATPL and MPL?

Answer 23

Class 2 for PPL

Class 1 for the rest

Question 24

What number of total flight hours are required for a PPL, CPL(integ), CPL (mod), ATPL and MPL?

Answer 24

PPL - 45

CPL(integ) - 150

CPL (mod) - 200

ATPL - 1500

MPL - 240

Question 25

What number of PIC hours are required for a PPL, CPL(integ), CPL (mod), ATPL and MPL?

Answer 25

PPL - 10 CPL(integ) - 70 CPL(mod) - 100 ATPL - 500 PICUS or 250PIC MPL - N/A

Question 26

How many PIC X-Country hours and distance are required for PPL, CPL and ATPL?

Answer 26

PPL - 5hrs, 150nm with 2 full stop landings CPL - 20hrs, 300nm with 2 full stop landings ATPL - 200hrs incl 100 PICUS

Question 27

How many instrument flight hrs are required for a CPL and ATPL?

Answer 27

CPL - 10 ATPL - 75

Question 28

How many ground instrument hours are allowed for a CPL and ATPL?

Answer 28

CPL - 5 ATPL - 30

Question 29

How many night hours are required for a CPL and ATPL?

Answer 29

CPL - 5 inc. 3 dual, 1 x-country, 5 solo T/O and landings ATPL - 100 P1 or P2

Question 30

What is the maximum amount of sim hours allowed for a PPL, CPL and ATPL?

Answer 30

PPL and CPL - 5 ATPL - 100

Question 31

What privilages does a PPL give?

Answer 31

able to act a PIC in non commerical ops on aeroplanes

Question 32

What privilages does a CPL give?

Answer 32

PPL plus: act as PIC or P2 in ops other than CAT act as PIC of single pilot A/C act as P2 on CAT

Question 33

What privilages does an ATPL give?

Answer 33

PPL/CPL plus: act as PIC or P2 of CAT

Question 34

What privilages does a MPL give?

Answer 34

act as co pilot in a multicrew A/C

Question 35

What privilages does an IR give?

Answer 35

fly IFR with a MDH of 200ft on instrument approach procedure

Question 36

What privilages does a class rating give?

Answer 36

fly the relevant class

Question 37

What privilages does a type rating give?

Answer 37

fly the relevant type

Question 38

What is the validity of PPL, CPL, ATPL, MPL, IR, class and type ratings?

Answer 38

PPL, CPL, ATPL, MPL - non-expiring IR - 1 year class rating - 1 year or 2 years for single engine, single pilot Type rating - 1 year

Question 39

What must an applicant possess for an IR?

Answer 39

PPL with night qualification or CPL +50 hours x-country as PIC of which not less than 10 hours shall be in aeroplanes

Question 40

How many years are instructor qualifications valid for?

Answer 40

3 years