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What programming languages are used for equipment onboard aircraft?
There are no language recommendations or requirements, other than what is sensible given the verification requirements in the various standards (e.g., DO-178B/C). For the highest design assurance ...
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Declaring an emergency: How should you report fuel remaining?
There is no standard because there's no standard emergency. The response to "Say fuel onboard" (or the way the question is phrased) depends on who cares most about the answer.
Fuel Remaining (in ...
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Why are most helipads in São Paulo blue coated and identified by a "P"?
According to the Rules for Heliports in Sao Paulo, the P means that it is private heliport. H for public Heliports, M is for military. Hospitals use the letter H on a red cross, also when they are ...
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What is the correct phraseology for declaring a fuel emergency?
(This is very closely related to this question, and see this one too.)
At least in the US, cutting into fuel reserves isn't an emergency by itself. But assuming that things have gone beyond "minimum ...
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What are the ICAO fuel reserve requirements?
The following includes the changes you allude to (which were proposed in ICAO State Letter SP 59/4.1-11/8 on June 30, 2011).
Commercial Flights
Per ICAO Annex 6, Part I, section 4.3.6 "Fuel ...
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What is the correct phraseology for declaring a fuel emergency?
ICAO
According to an IFALPA Briefing Leaflet of 2012 "Amendment 36 to ICAO Annex 6 Part I"
The pilot-in-command shall advise ATC of a minimum fuel state by declaring MINIMUM FUEL when, having
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What programming languages are used for equipment onboard aircraft?
As far as I know, there is no directive on which language to use. You have guidelines on how to test and certify software, but as far as these guidelines are concerned, no language is preferred, it is ...
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Are "Tally-ho" and "no joy" acceptable ATC terms for civil operations?
No, they aren't considered acceptable although you do hear them from time to time. Neither term is in the P/CG and the AIM 4-2-1 says:
Good phraseology enhances safety and is the mark of a ...
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Are "Tally-ho" and "no joy" acceptable ATC terms for civil operations?
As a private pilot, I have heard "Tally-ho" and other pseudo (British?) military phrases used when talking to ATC. I understand "Tally-ho" to be equivalent to "target(s) in sight" or "inbound" or ...
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What is the maximum interception angle for ILS when on radar vectoring?
45 degrees.
8.9.3.6
Aircraft vectored for final approach should be given a heading or a series of headings calculated to close with the final approach track. The final vector shall enable the ...
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Is it possible to split a NOTAM in two messages in case it is too long to fit in a single message?
Multi-part NOTAMs seem to be part of ICAO standard, as far as googling reveals. I can’t seem to find a definitive reference though.
An example - and from experience a relatively reliable one - for a ...
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Are there any ICAO restrictions on naming a taxiway?
Per the Runway Safety HANDBOOK, First Edition 2014:
2.4 Taxiway Naming Convention
A simple and logical method for designating the taxiways should be developed. The following general guidelines should ...
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What is the correct use of the verb "to leave," for exiting the runway?
The correct term is to vacate a runway. The term is used several times in the ICAO Manual of Radiotelephony (Doc 9432), including the following example (among many):
4.9 After landing
Unless ...
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Do companies based in non-English-speaking countries require intra-cockpit procedural communication to be performed in English?
This is common in many international airlines.
Lufthansa Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) dictates that all flight procedural communication (checklists, standard callouts, etc.) are done in ...
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Can an aerodrome in class G airspace be controlled?
An airport in class G airspace can have an operating control tower. This is a case of a towered airport in uncontrolled airspace. The airspace is uncontrolled but tower communication must be ...
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Can European (or more generally, non-US) airspace users airfile IFR flight plans?
Sure you can. This is from ICAO Doc 4444:
4.4.2.2.1 A flight plan to be submitted during flight should normally be transmitted to the ATS unit in charge of the FIR, control area, advisory area or ...
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What is the name for a flight crew that includes extra members for a longer flight?
A crew that consists of the basic required cockpit crew for the aircraft plus relief crew for long flights is called an "augmented flight crew." As far as I know, this designation is used by ICAO, the ...
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When replying to ATC, callsign first or last?
The standard procedure for a pilot:
1. Who do I want to talk to?
2. Who am I?
3. Where am I? (not necessarily needed after initial contact)
4. What do I want?
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Can two opposite localizers to a single runway be on simultaneously?
ICAO Annex 10 Volume 1 has the answer:
3.1.2.7 At those locations where two separate ILS facilities serve opposite ends of a single runway, an interlock shall ensure that only the localizer serving ...
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Which countries allow pilots to fly over the age of 65 for International Part 135 Operations?
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Russian Federation, Senegal, and Ukraine
According to a 2006 ICAO report (mentioned also in this presentation) (emphasis mine),
Nine ...
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What is the minimum radio and navigation equipment for required for VFR and IFR certified aircraft?
In the US, this in in 14 CFR 91.205, Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements.
There's a lot of detail so you can check ...
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Are "Tally-ho" and "no joy" acceptable ATC terms for civil operations?
NO.
Not an acceptable term.
As stated earlier by others - the term has no official recognition and would only serve to confuse. Only a tiny (and rapidly diminishing) number across the globe ...
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What is the ICAO equivalent of /G in a flight plan?
I have a GNS-530W, which is identical to your unit except with a bigger screen and I file ICAO with a G, B, and S, which are GNSS/GPS, LPV, AND VOR/ILS, respectively, to indicate the equipment I have ...
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Can an aerodrome in class G airspace be controlled?
Well, sort of.
In Class G airspace you often find ATZs. This is airspace 2nmi radius to 2,000ft around an aerodrome that is controlled by the aerodrome so take-off and landings. They are often not ...
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What is the rationale of a weight/passenger value for the ICAO TCAS requirement?
The numbers aren't random, though at first glance the rationale may not be obvious.
Weight
5700 kilograms is (roughly) 12,500 pounds - This aligns with the FAA definition of a "large aircraft&...
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