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a remote pilot licence under Part 101 of CASR;
           (b) conditions that may apply to a remote pilot licence under other legislation;
           (c) conditions that apply to a certified RPA operator under Part 101 of CASR.

Schedule 4 Aeronautical knowledge units

Appendix 1A Any RPA operated under an automated flight management system

Unit 8 RAFM — Automated flight management systems knowledge
 Item   Aeronautical knowledge topics                                                                                                   Priority
 1      General                                                                                                                         A
           (a) use of automated flight management systems for RPA;
           (b) limitations of an automated flight management system;
           (c) identifying faults with automated flight management system;
           (d) automated flight management system in abnormal and emergency situations (for example, loss of control, loss of thrust);
           (e) precautions when programming an automated flight management system;
           (f) degraded automated flight management systems (for example, no GPS, IMU failure).

Schedule 4 Aeronautical knowledge units

Appendix 2 Category specific units — Aeroplane category

Unit 9 RBKA — Aircraft knowledge and operation principles: Aeroplanes
 Item   Aeronautical knowledge topics                                                                                           Priority
 1      RPA components                                                                                                          B
           (a) typical components found on the fuselage of the RPA:
              (i) hatches;
              (ii) vents;
              (iii) drains;
              (iv) aerials/antennas;
              (v) catapult attachment;
              (vi) airdrop launch attachment;
             (vii) fail-safe equipment;
           (b) typical features of the wings of the RPA:
              (i) leading and trailing edges;
              (ii) ailerons;
              (iii) flaps;
              (iv) elevon/flaperons;
              (v) servomechanisms;
           (c) typical components found on the tail of the RPA:
              (i) vertical stabiliser;
              (ii) elevator/stabilator;
              (iii) rudder;
           (d) undercarriage and recovery fittings of the RPA:
              (i) wheeled undercarriage;
              (ii) floats;
              (iii) brakes;
              (iv) steering mechanism;
              (v) hook/skid.
 2      Aeroplane aerodynamics                                                                                                  B
           Characteristics of an aerofoil:
           (a) chord;
           (b) span;
           (c) aspect ratio;
           (d) camber;
           (e) aerodynamic stall;
           (f) wing loading.
 3      Launch                                                                                                                  A
           (a) effects of cross-wind on high- and low-wing aeroplanes during launch and control technique;
           (b) effects of cross-wind on tail-wheel equipped aeroplanes and control techniques;
           (c) advantages of launching into wind.
 4      Climbing                                                                                                                A
           Effect on climb rate and angle resulting from changes in the following:
           (a) weight;
           (b) power;
           (c) airspeed (changed from recommended);
           (d) flap deflection;
           (e) headwind/tailwind component, windshear;
           (f) bank angle;
           (g) altitude and density altitude.
 5      Straight and level                                                                                                      A
        Relationship between attitude, angle of attack and airspeed in level flight.
 6      Turning                                                                                                                 A
           (a) concept of balanced turns;
           (b) effect of increasing or decreasing bank angle on:
              (i) stall airspeed, including the rate of increase of stall speed with increasing bank;
              (ii) the aircraft's structure (load factor);
           (c) precautions during steep turns:
              (i) shortly after launch; and
              (ii) during a glide, particularly on approach to land;
           (d) visual illusions during level turns at low level when turning downwind or into wind.
 7      Stalling, spinning and spiral drives                                                                                    A
           (a) the characteristics of a stall;
           (b) visual