Tricky CPL Air Law question.
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I'm sticking with Lasio on this general philosophy.
Let's have a look at the four questions as someone - planning a 5 Nm joyflight flight from an airfield in an ADIZ.
I won't repeat the questions, post 1 to x-ref.
a and c we can delete from our basic knowledge.
That leaves, as rightly stated, b and d.
By the AIP b is correct. I don't believe there is any ambiguity or need to second guess the examiner.
What the examiner did was not state the question word for word from the AIP. But, when you are out there doing it real life the reality is you might be doing a 5 Nm j/f so you do need to relate the actuality to the legal, not the other way around.
In the real world of PIC in the cockpit, understanding the situation (question) and making the correct decision (answer) takes a bit of understanding of what the examiner (the weather, engine problem, diversion, etc) requires - not that AIP is much help except to sit on to get a higher view forward
Let me add - I'm rusty and needed the AIP to get the answer
I'm sticking with Lasio on this general philosophy.
Let's have a look at the four questions as someone - planning a 5 Nm joyflight flight from an airfield in an ADIZ.
I won't repeat the questions, post 1 to x-ref.
a and c we can delete from our basic knowledge.
That leaves, as rightly stated, b and d.
By the AIP b is correct. I don't believe there is any ambiguity or need to second guess the examiner.
What the examiner did was not state the question word for word from the AIP. But, when you are out there doing it real life the reality is you might be doing a 5 Nm j/f so you do need to relate the actuality to the legal, not the other way around.
In the real world of PIC in the cockpit, understanding the situation (question) and making the correct decision (answer) takes a bit of understanding of what the examiner (the weather, engine problem, diversion, etc) requires - not that AIP is much help except to sit on to get a higher view forward
Let me add - I'm rusty and needed the AIP to get the answer
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+1 James!
Its actually not a question, its a statement. You need to mentally add each option to the sentence, and evaluate which of the results is True/False.
Obviously the original sentence+(b) is true. No trick there, as James says, its just not parroting the limit of 10 miles straight from the regs.
If you were planning a flight to be within 10 miles to be legal, would you actually go 10 miles? I doubt it as that would be pushing the boundary, you'd probably plan 9 or less.
The question is testing whether you understand the rule, rather than whether you can remember the number 10.
Its actually not a question, its a statement. You need to mentally add each option to the sentence, and evaluate which of the results is True/False.
Obviously the original sentence+(b) is true. No trick there, as James says, its just not parroting the limit of 10 miles straight from the regs.
If you were planning a flight to be within 10 miles to be legal, would you actually go 10 miles? I doubt it as that would be pushing the boundary, you'd probably plan 9 or less.
The question is testing whether you understand the rule, rather than whether you can remember the number 10.
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I did not say that this question was an example of a badly worded one.
I happen to think this one is perfectly OK.
It does not detract from the fact that a large number of questions that are asked in the CASA exams are so poorly worded that they don't even make sense.
I happen to think this one is perfectly OK.
It does not detract from the fact that a large number of questions that are asked in the CASA exams are so poorly worded that they don't even make sense.
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Comfy, my post was not directed at you, it was a general comment and I totally agree with you about the quality of some of the questions. Some even reflect a situation prior to changes, so that you have to know the right answer, but answer wrongly to get the question 'right'. 
