Flight rules for the safe operation of airplanes

 Do aircraft drive on the right side of the road or on the left side?

Many aircraft need rules to fly safely. Basic air traffic rules are set forth in the Civil Aviation Regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

These rules state that when two aircraft are approaching each other facing each other, they are to change course to the right.

In other words, airplanes must fly on the right side of the road.

However, there is no time to visually change course if a jet flying at high cruising speed approaches facing it, since the facing speed will be more than 1000 km/h.

To prevent this from happening, aircraft flying by instrument flight system have their flight altitude determined by their course.

An aircraft heading east on an east-west air route will fly at odd X 1000 feet, while an aircraft heading west will fly at even X 100 0 feet.

Which of the approaching aircraft will yield the right of way?

In principle, pedestrians have priority at crosswalks, but even in the sky, priority is determined among aircraft.

When aircraft approach each other or cross paths in the air, priority is given to the paths in the following order.

The non-priority aircraft gives way to the other, and the priority aircraft maintains its path and speed until it passes the other.

Priority

1. glider

2. Aircraft towing a glider or advertising banner

3. Airships

4. Airplanes, helicopters, gliders flying under engine or motor power

Aircraft that are not good at maintaining course, altitude, or agility in the air are given higher priority. For the same reason, aircraft that are in a landing configuration or performing post-takeoff maneuvers are given priority over aircraft that are cruising or on the ground, even among aircraft with the same priority.

When two aircraft with the same priority approach each other, the aircraft that sees the other to its right will yield the right-of-way. Also, when approaching each other facing each other, both aircraft are to change course to the right.

When attempting to overtake an aircraft in front of you, the rule also states that you must fly to the right of your opponent.