Air Law-Rights of Way/Rules of the Air and MSAs

What is a Right of Way?

• The right to go somewhere.

• The allowance from a authority figure to be somewhere.

• A Legal Right to pass along a specific route.

• A public footpath.

What is the correct order of Right of Way for flying objects? (In ascending order)

• Aircraft, Airships, Aircraft Towing, Gliders, Balloons, Aircraft in Distress.

• Aircraft, Airships, Aircraft Towing, Balloons, Gliders, Aircraft in Distress.

• Aircraft Towing, Airships, Aircraft, Gliders, Balloons, Aircraft in Distress.

• Aircraft in Distress, Balloons, Gliders, Aircraft Towing, Airships, Aircraft.

What should happen in this scenario?

• The slower aircraft should turn right.

• Both aircraft should turn left.

• The faster aircraft should turn left.

• Both aircraft should turn right.

When landing, between two aircraft, who has priority, the slower or the faster aircraft?

• The slower aircraft.

• The slower aircraft, providing it is a smaller aircraft than the other,

• The faster aircraft.

• Whoever gets there first..

Who has Right of Way here?

• Neither. Both aircraft should alter course.

• The Green Aircraft, as it is on the right.

• The Red Aircraft, as it is on the left.

• Both should continue and hope they don't collide.

Which aircraft always has priority when overtaking?

• The aircraft overtaking.

• Neither have a specific right of way over the other.

• Whichever aircraft is slower.

• The aircraft being overtook.

Does an aircraft landing or an aircraft waiting to take off have priority?

• Whoever the Air Traffic Controller says has priority.

• The aircraft waiting to take off.

• The aircraft landing.

• Neither, both are equally as important,

What is the need for Minimum Safety Altitudes?

• Another thing for pilots to remember, improves Multi-tasking.

• To stop the people near busy airports from complaining.

• To denote an altitude below which it would be unsafe to fly.

• To denote an altitude above which it would be unsafe to fly.

What altitude must you remain above over a city/settlement, or what must you be able to do?

• Be able to glide clear.

• Remain above 2,000ft.

• Remain above 1,000ft.

• Be able to see the ground clearly.

• Remain above 500ft.