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radio unserviceability
radiounserviceability
At non-towered aerodromeswhere the carriage of radio is required,
continuationof a ‘no radio’ arrival or departure is permitted in certain
circumstances.
If a radio failure occurs either en-route to or in the circuit of the aerodrome,
the pilotmay continue to land at that aerodromeprovided:
• where equipped—the aircraft’s landing and anti-collision lights, and its
transponder, are turned on; and
• if en-route—the pilot uses the overfly joiningprocedure.
A pilotmay depart the aerodromewith an unserviceable aircraft radio andfly
to another aerodrome for repairs, provided that the aircraft, where equipped,
displays its landing and anti- collision lights, andhas its transponder turnedon.
A pilot should avoid planning to arrive at or depart from an aerodrome for
radio repairs during the knownhours of scheduledRPT operations. For
aerodromeswhere there is aUNICOM or CA/GRS, pilots shouldby non-
radiomeanswhere possiblemake contact and advise their intentions before
conducting operations.
NONRADIO-QUALIFIEDPILOTORNONRADIO-EQUIPPEDAIRCRAFT
In exceptional circumstances, the regulationsmakeprovision for a pilotwho
is not qualified to use an aircraft radio, orwhere the aircraft is not equipped
with a radio, to operate in the vicinity of a non-towered certified, registered,
military or designated aerodrome.
The aircraftmust be operated:
• in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) by day; and
• to arriveor depart in the company of another aircraft that is radio-equipped
andflown by a radio-qualified pilotwhichwill allow the latter tomake
radio calls on behalf of both aircraft. The radio-equipped aircraft shouldbe
manoeuvred to keep the no-radio aircraft at a safe distance [CAR 163] and
in sight at all times in order to accurately report its position.
3 – non - TOWERED aerodromes