Table of Contents

Part One: Before flying

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: What is air law?

Chapter 3: Medically ‘fit to fly’?

Part Two: Becoming and being a pilot

Chapter 4: Becoming a pilot

Chapter 5: Being a pilot

Part Three: Let’s fly!

Chapter 6: Before you call ‘clear prop’

Chapter 7: Ready to taxi!

Chapter 8: Flying away, en route!

Chapter 9: Unplanned events en route and what you should do about them

Chapter 10: At your final destination

Chapter 11: Runway vacated!

Chapter 12: How to report an incident or an accident

Chapter 13: Night flying

Part Four: Flying drones

Chapter 14: Some key points

Chapter 15: Drone pilots

Chapter 16: Piloting drones

Annexures

Extracts of the Chicago Convention of 1944

IAIP organogram

Nomenclature of CARS and CATS

Example of notam

Logbook rules and annual summary

Syllabus of theoretical knowledge (A) (H)

Practical syllabus for flight instruction PPL (A)

Progress Report Sheet

Duties of PIC regarding flight preparation

Aeronautical Chart Index and Classification of Airspace

Flight Plan regulation

Fuel policy

Flight Authorisation Sheet

Duties of PIC regarding flight operations

Interception signals and phraseology

Search and Rescue (SAR) scenarios and procedures

Night Rating Training (A) (H)

Drone Operations

Questions:

Part 1 Chapters 1, 2, 3

Part 2 Chapter 4

Part 2 Chapter 5

Part 3 Chapter 6

Part 3 Chapters 7 and 8

Part 3 Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12

Part 3 Chapter 13

Answers: Chapters 1–13

Index

About the Author

Philippe-Joseph Salazar is Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Law, at the University of Cape Town. He is an internationally acclaimed author of some 30 books in five languages and the recipient of several prestigious accolades, including a rare A1 Rating by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He is an aviator himself and holds a Private Pilot Licence (NR).