Annual Flight Review

Flight Rules and Procedures

► What is the in-flight
visibility required
for flight in Visual
Meteorological
Conditions (VMC):-
 Below 3,000f AGL; (a) 5km
 Between 3,000ft AGL (b) 5km
and 10,000ft AMSL; (c) 8km.
and
 Above 10,000ft?
► If the speed falls to ► Release
just above 1.3 Vs on immediately and
a winch-launch and obtain 1.5Vs in
is still falling, what preparation for
action is the pilot landing.
required to take?
► Who gives way 1. Both turn right
when two gliders 2. the one which has
are approaching the other on its
each other:- right gives way.
1. Head-on; and
2. On converging
headings?
► Assuming that the ► 1500 feet.
glider is not taking
off or landing, what
is the minimum
height to fly over a
built-up area?
► What actions would a 1. Try again.
pilot take in the event 2. If no success, move out
of glider release failure to the left and await
on aerotow? acknowledgement from
tug pilot.
3. Try again.
4. If still no success, move
back behind tug, then up
into high tow.
5. Try again.
6. Tug pilot will release
glider when it is
established in high tow.
► What is the ► 200 feet.
minimum vertical
and horizontal
separation between
gliders in a thermal?
► Who establishes the ► The first glider in
direction of circling the thermal, unless
in a thermal? local rules specify a
particular direction
near the airfield
(e.g. competitions).
► What action would ► Modifythe circuit
the pilot take on and select the best
running out of available landing
height in the circuit? area.
► What is the "gliding ►A double white
in progress" signal, cross.
to be located near
the windsock at an
airfield?
► On which side does ► When hill soaring,
a glider overtake overtake on the
another glider:- downwind side, i.e.
 When hill-soaring; between the
and overtaken glider
 At all other times? and the hill. At all
other times,
overtake on the
right.
► Who is entitled to ► Anyonewho sees a
give a "Stop" signal hazardous situation
at a launch-point? developing.
► What action is ► The pilot requires a
required of a pilot clearance from Air
before flying in Traffic Control and
controlled airspace? must comply with
the terms of that
clearance.
► Atwhat stage is the ► When a definite
airbrake or spoiler overshoot situation
control used on final is seen to exist.
approach?
► What is the pilot's ► Ensurespeed is set
first priority at 1.5Vs.
immediately
following a launch
failure?
► What action does a ► Complete the pre-
pilot take before aerobatic check.
carrying out
intentional stalling
or spinning, or
before aerobatics?
► What is the "break- ► The point at which
off point"? upper-air exercises
are terminated and
full commitment
made to the
circuit, approach
and landing.
► What is the ► 50feet or about one
recommended wingspan.
minimum height to
clear an obstacle
on final approach?
► Who is entitled to ► Only the pilot, or
give a "take up someone definitely
slack" signal? known to have been
delegated this
responsibility by the
pilot.
► Who has priority, a ► ANY aircraft landing
glider taking off or has priority over
a powered aircraft ANY aircraft taking
landing? off!
► To whom must a 1. The Air transport
gliding club report Safety Board
an accident? (ATSB) on the
Australia-wide
number 1800
011034
2. The RTO/Ops.
► The accident must
be reported
immediately.
► Should you fly a ► No.The
glider if you recommended
donated blood the recovery period is
day before? 24 hours.
► By what height ► 1,000 feet.
above the ground
must all stalling,
spinning and
aerobatics be
completed?
► What action do you 1. Shout "Stop" (very
take if you loudly)
abandon a take- 2. Open airbrakes
off, pull the release fully
twice but know or 3. Hold stick fully
suspect that the forward.
cable/towrope has
become entangled 4. If possible, apply
in the wheel or wheel-brake.
skid?
► What does a ► Airbrakes/spoilers
or
rudder-waggle on tailchute extended.
aerotow mean? Check as
appropriate.
► Above what altitude ► Above 10,000 feet
must oxygen be AMSL.
carried and used?
► What action do you 1.
take if you have 2.
mishandled the landing
flare and the glider is
starting to gain height?
3.
4.
Close airbrakes.
Stop the backward
movement of the stick
to prevent the glider
"ballooning" any higher.
If the balloon is a really
bad one, slight (and
momentary) forward
movement may be
required, but exercise
great care with this.
Carry out landing
further down field.
► Assuming you had a ► Onthe downwind
choice (i.e. airfield side.
procedures or
obstacles do not
take precedence),
on which side of the
strip would you do a
circuit in a strong
crosswind?
► Where should the ► Nearthe cable
pilot's left hand be release.
during every
takeoff?
► Prior to every ► “Airspace clear for
takeoff, what launch".
clearance must be
obtained by the
pilot?
► When you join the ► Move out
circuit, you realise straightaway, then
that you are too resume parallel track
high and the angle with strip further out.
to the strip is too ► Airbrakes may be

steep. What action used if a gross error

do you take? has been made, but
beware of gliders
underneath in the
circuit joining area.
► What is meant by ► The area of sky
the "non- within which, if a
manouevring launch failure
area"? occurred, the glider
would be too high to
land ahead within
the remaining strip
length and too low
to manoeuvre to join
a circuit.
► Which way does ► Downwards in the
the aiming-point canopy.
move if the glider
is overshooting?
► When is a glider (a) Anytime with care
permitted to fly in the (b) Only in compliance
following areas: with specified
a) Danger Area conditions
b) Restricted Area
c) Prohibited Area?
(c) Never.
► On which chart will ► These areas will be
these areas be found on Enroute
found? Charts, Low (ERC(L)s)
and Visual Terminal
Charts (VTCs).
► What action must ► Release
the glider pilot take immediately.
if he loses sight of
the tug during an
aerotow?
► Atwhat height ► 2,000 feet AGL.
above ground must
selection of an ► Youshould always
outlanding area be remain in gliding
made on a cross- range of suitable
country flight? landing areas at all
times.
► What wind- ► Cloud shadows on ground,
drift in circuit (These two
indicators are will give wind at height,
available to assist a which will be a useful
pilot on an guide but not quite the
outlanding? same as the surface
wind).
► Wind-shadows on dams,
dust behind cars on dirt
roads, etc.
► What is the most 1. Too steep an angle
common circuit- 2. Cramping the
planning fault in circuit
early attempts at 3. Flying faster than
outlanding? the “Safe Speed
Near the Ground”
► What are the five 1. Size,
"S's" for choosing 2. Slope,
outlanding 3. Surface,
paddocks? 4. Stock and
5. Surroundings. You
should pay
particular attention
to Single Wire Earth
Return (SWER)
lines.
► Whatare the ► Authorised Landing
minimum paddock Area (ALA)
standards for an standard, but in any
aerotow retrieve case a minimum
from an outlanding? length of 600
metres.
► What precautions ► Non-sparking skids
are necessary when must be fitted to
flying cross-country gliders.
on days of total fire- ► No aerotow retrieves
ban? because of fire danger
from tug exhausts.
► Retrieve cars confined
to roads and not
permitted in paddock,
unless it is ploughed
and then only with
farmer's clearance.
► What are the ► Thecrew will be
implications of compelled to initiate
landing out and SAR action.
failing to contact
crew by radio or
telephone by last
light?
► Name three basic 1. No aerobatics or
precautions to take steep turns.
when giving an 2. Gentle thermal
introductory flight turns.
to a relative or 3. Keep flights short
friend. on rough or very
hot days.
► What extra ► An Emergency
equipment must a Locator Transmitter
glider carry for (ELT) or the portable
operations in a marine equivalent
known as an EPIRB
Designated Remote
(Electronic Position
Area?
Indicating Radio
Beacon).
► Equipment for a
water-still.
► What qualifications ► Logbook
does a glider pilot endorsement as
need to GFA radio operator.
communicate with
Air Traffic Services?
► Is it mandatory for a ► No, but if it is
glider to carry and carried in the glider,
use radio in a CTAF? it is advisable to
► What do the initials monitor the CTAF
stand for? frequency and
broadcast if
necessary.
► The initials stand for
Common Traffic
Advisory Frequency.
► What does the “R” ► Aircraftmust have
in CTAF<R> stand an operating radio
for? to enter the CTAF.
► Is it mandatory for a ► Yes.
glider to carry and
use radio in a
CTAF<R>?
A presentation by
Christopher Thorpe
Chief Flying Instructor
Beaufort Gliding Club