HKCAD AIR LAW FINAL EXAMS 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All airplanes engaged in commercial air transport having a maximum certificated
takeoff weight in excess of 5700kg or authorised to carry more than 19 passengers
operating within Hong Kong FIR shall be equipped with a Traffic Collision Avoidance
System of which type?
a. TCAS I
b. TCAS II
c. ACAS I
d. None of the above - ✔✔b. TCAS II
AIP GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS,
SECTION 3 Radio and Radio Navigation Equipment, Paragraph 3.4, Subparagraph
3.4.1
✔✔Which aircraft are required to carry Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)
transponders?
a. Aircraft with maximum total weight >2730 kg
b. All aircraft
c. Aircraft with maximum total weight <2730 kg
d. Aircraft with maximum total weight >5700 kg - ✔✔b. All aircraft
AIP GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS,
SECTION 3 Radio and Radio Navigation Equipment, Paragraph 3.3 SSR
TRANSPONDER, Subparagraph 3.3.1
✔✔Which of the following sunglasses are of a type not approved for use when flying?
a. Polarising sunglasses
b. UVB protection sunglasses
c. UVA protection sunglasses
d. Neutral grey tint sunglasses - ✔✔a. Polarising sunglasses
AIC 16/16 VISUAL CORRECTION FOR LICENCE HOLDERS
✔✔What are pilots required to read back to ensure correct reception of information?
a. ATC route clearances unless otherwise authorised by the appropriate ATS authority,
in which case they shall be acknowledged in a positive manner
b. All clearances to enter, land on, take off on, cross and backtrack the runway in use
,c. Other clearances or instructions, including conditional clearances, unless
acknowledgement is given in a manner to clearly indicate that they have been
understood and will be complied with
d. Runway in use, altimeter settings, SSR codes, level instructions, heading and speed
instructions, and where so required by the appropriate ATS authority, transition levels
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
AIP ENR 1.1 GENERAL RULES, Section 2 Communication Procedures, Paragraph 2.5
COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURES, Subparagraph 2.5.2
✔✔There are ___(i) closest obstacles that have lights between the ___(ii) height range
within the approach and takeoff areas of the airport. These are:
a. (i) five (ii) 956 - 1123 ft
b. (i) six (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
c. (i) five (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
d. (i) six (ii) 956 - 1123 ft - ✔✔c. (i) five (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.10 AERODROME OBSTACLES, Section 3 Aeronautical Ground
Lights, Paragraph 3.1. See Aeronautical Ground Light chart AD 2-VHHH-AERO-GND-
LGT
AIP updated and above chart added CASTLE PEAK obstacle 1919ft. Based on this new
info correct answer would be either:
A) (i) six (ii) 883 - 1919 ft; or
B) (i) five (ii) 956 - 1919 ft.
(Careful, exam question might be based on old data. Exam not updated as of 30/03/23).
✔✔What is the nationality mark for an aircraft registered in Hong Kong?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D - ✔✔b. B
AIP GEN 2.1 MEASURING SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT MARKINGS, HOLIDAYS, Section 5
Aircraft Markings, Paragraph 5.1
✔✔Runway visual range reports are at what increments between 400M and 800M?
a. 100 meters
b. 60 meters
c. 25 meters
d. 50 meters - ✔✔d. 50 meters
, AIP GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES, Section 4 Observing Systems and
Operating Procedures, Paragraph 4.3 RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR) AND
VISIBILITY, Subparagraph 4.3.3
✔✔What is the elevation of the Aerodrome Reference Point (ARP)?
a. 19 ft
b. 28 ft
c. 30 ft
d. 25 ft - ✔✔b. 28 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
✔✔What is the elevation of the main apron at Hong Kong International Airport?
a. 19 ft
b. 28 ft
c. 10 ft
d. 23 ft - ✔✔a. 19 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.8 APRONS, TAXIWAYS AND CHECK LOCATION DATA
✔✔During taxi in to the gate, when does the azimuth guidance indicator appear?
a. Approximately 60 meters from the correct parking position
b. Approximately 70 meters from the correct parking position
c. Approximately 80 meters from the correct parking position
d. Approximately 90 meters from the correct parking position - ✔✔c. Approximately 80
meters from the correct parking position
AIC 21/21 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRCRAFT DOCKING
GUIDANCE SYSTEM, Section 3 Operation of Aircraft Docking Guidance System,
Paragraph 3.2 TRACKING MODE, Subparagraph 3.2.1
✔✔What is the frequency for non-IFR flights within CTR zones between 0100 and 0900
UTC?
a. 120.6 Mhz primary and 122.075 Mhz secondary
b. 120.6 Mhz secondary and 122.075 Mhz primary
c. 118.4 Mhz primary and 120.6 Mhz secondary
d. 118.4 Mhz primary and 123.8 Mhz secondary - ✔✔a. 120.6 Mhz primary and 122.075
Mhz secondary
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔All airplanes engaged in commercial air transport having a maximum certificated
takeoff weight in excess of 5700kg or authorised to carry more than 19 passengers
operating within Hong Kong FIR shall be equipped with a Traffic Collision Avoidance
System of which type?
a. TCAS I
b. TCAS II
c. ACAS I
d. None of the above - ✔✔b. TCAS II
AIP GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS,
SECTION 3 Radio and Radio Navigation Equipment, Paragraph 3.4, Subparagraph
3.4.1
✔✔Which aircraft are required to carry Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)
transponders?
a. Aircraft with maximum total weight >2730 kg
b. All aircraft
c. Aircraft with maximum total weight <2730 kg
d. Aircraft with maximum total weight >5700 kg - ✔✔b. All aircraft
AIP GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS,
SECTION 3 Radio and Radio Navigation Equipment, Paragraph 3.3 SSR
TRANSPONDER, Subparagraph 3.3.1
✔✔Which of the following sunglasses are of a type not approved for use when flying?
a. Polarising sunglasses
b. UVB protection sunglasses
c. UVA protection sunglasses
d. Neutral grey tint sunglasses - ✔✔a. Polarising sunglasses
AIC 16/16 VISUAL CORRECTION FOR LICENCE HOLDERS
✔✔What are pilots required to read back to ensure correct reception of information?
a. ATC route clearances unless otherwise authorised by the appropriate ATS authority,
in which case they shall be acknowledged in a positive manner
b. All clearances to enter, land on, take off on, cross and backtrack the runway in use
,c. Other clearances or instructions, including conditional clearances, unless
acknowledgement is given in a manner to clearly indicate that they have been
understood and will be complied with
d. Runway in use, altimeter settings, SSR codes, level instructions, heading and speed
instructions, and where so required by the appropriate ATS authority, transition levels
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
AIP ENR 1.1 GENERAL RULES, Section 2 Communication Procedures, Paragraph 2.5
COMPLIANCE WITH PROCEDURES, Subparagraph 2.5.2
✔✔There are ___(i) closest obstacles that have lights between the ___(ii) height range
within the approach and takeoff areas of the airport. These are:
a. (i) five (ii) 956 - 1123 ft
b. (i) six (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
c. (i) five (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
d. (i) six (ii) 956 - 1123 ft - ✔✔c. (i) five (ii) 883 - 1576 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.10 AERODROME OBSTACLES, Section 3 Aeronautical Ground
Lights, Paragraph 3.1. See Aeronautical Ground Light chart AD 2-VHHH-AERO-GND-
LGT
AIP updated and above chart added CASTLE PEAK obstacle 1919ft. Based on this new
info correct answer would be either:
A) (i) six (ii) 883 - 1919 ft; or
B) (i) five (ii) 956 - 1919 ft.
(Careful, exam question might be based on old data. Exam not updated as of 30/03/23).
✔✔What is the nationality mark for an aircraft registered in Hong Kong?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D - ✔✔b. B
AIP GEN 2.1 MEASURING SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT MARKINGS, HOLIDAYS, Section 5
Aircraft Markings, Paragraph 5.1
✔✔Runway visual range reports are at what increments between 400M and 800M?
a. 100 meters
b. 60 meters
c. 25 meters
d. 50 meters - ✔✔d. 50 meters
, AIP GEN 3.5 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES, Section 4 Observing Systems and
Operating Procedures, Paragraph 4.3 RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR) AND
VISIBILITY, Subparagraph 4.3.3
✔✔What is the elevation of the Aerodrome Reference Point (ARP)?
a. 19 ft
b. 28 ft
c. 30 ft
d. 25 ft - ✔✔b. 28 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
✔✔What is the elevation of the main apron at Hong Kong International Airport?
a. 19 ft
b. 28 ft
c. 10 ft
d. 23 ft - ✔✔a. 19 ft
AIP VHHH AD 2.8 APRONS, TAXIWAYS AND CHECK LOCATION DATA
✔✔During taxi in to the gate, when does the azimuth guidance indicator appear?
a. Approximately 60 meters from the correct parking position
b. Approximately 70 meters from the correct parking position
c. Approximately 80 meters from the correct parking position
d. Approximately 90 meters from the correct parking position - ✔✔c. Approximately 80
meters from the correct parking position
AIC 21/21 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRCRAFT DOCKING
GUIDANCE SYSTEM, Section 3 Operation of Aircraft Docking Guidance System,
Paragraph 3.2 TRACKING MODE, Subparagraph 3.2.1
✔✔What is the frequency for non-IFR flights within CTR zones between 0100 and 0900
UTC?
a. 120.6 Mhz primary and 122.075 Mhz secondary
b. 120.6 Mhz secondary and 122.075 Mhz primary
c. 118.4 Mhz primary and 120.6 Mhz secondary
d. 118.4 Mhz primary and 123.8 Mhz secondary - ✔✔a. 120.6 Mhz primary and 122.075
Mhz secondary
