Airmanship II

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Airmanship II

• Rules of the Air

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Rules of the Air

• During this lecture we shall discuss
• Rights of Way
• The Rules at Night
• Avoiding other Aircraft

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Rights of Way

• Very similar to the highway code, stops cars
  hitting each other.
• These rules govern how aircraft move about the
  sky.

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Rights of Way

• Balloons have the right of way over ALL other
  aircraft.

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Rights of Way

• Gliders have the right of way over powered
  aircraft and airships

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Rights of Way

• Airships must give way to gliders and balloons.

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Rights of Way

• Powered conventional aircraft must give way to
  balloons, gliders and airships.

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Rights of Way

• When 2 identical types of aircraft are
  approaching, they both alter course to the right.

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Rights of Way

• When 2 identical types of aircraft are converging
  on the same path, the left aircraft gives way.

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Rights of Way

• When an aircraft wishes to overtake it moves to
  the right
• If both aircraft are gliders, the overtaking
  glider can go left or right.

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Rights of Way

• An aircraft in takeoff or landing has right of
  way over those aircraft in flight or on the
  ground.
• When 2 aircraft are landing the lower has the
  right of way.
• Aircraft being taxied give way to those being
  towed.
• Vehicles not towing aircraft give way to taxiing
  aircraft

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Rules At Night
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The Rules at Night

• The same as those during the day.

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The Rules at Night

• The same as those during the day.

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Avoiding Other Aircraft

• Keep a lookout for other aircraft at all times
  using Mk1 Eyeball.

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Avoiding Other Aircraft

• If you see an aircraft report it using the clock
  method.

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