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quiz me on – PPL Law

What does the ground to air signal X mean when used by the survivors of a crash?
Require medical assistance
A Private Pilot plans to fly passengers from Nelson to New Plymouth over water to a distance less than 30 minutes flight time from the nearest shore. What regulatory conditions regarding flight over water apply for this flight?
The pilot must ensure there is a life jacket for each occupant
A child may be carried by an adult and securely attached to the adult's safety belt provided the child is under the age of:
4

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

Flying with a cold or flu is not advisable due to:
Sinus and middle ear effects
Good pilot judgement:
involves returning home if the weather ahead looks as though it is deteriorating
A "Human factors" definition could be:
a general term which broadly encompasses the medical, psychological, and ergonomic aspects associated with aviation

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What will cause the formation of frontal fog?
Precipitation from the warm sector drops into the cold sector. Frontal fog forms if the wind is light enough.
How is New Zealand's climate influenced by the oceanic surroundings?
The oceanic surroundings give a high moisture content and small temperature fluctuations throughout the year.
Which statement is correct regarding a weather system approaching from the west?
When an anticyclone approaches, the air pressure will rise and the winds are normally from a southerly quarter.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

How are cloud coverage and base height be stated in an ARFOR?
FEW, SCT, BKN or OVC, with cloud base height in feet AMSL.
What effect does water vapour have on the atmosphere?
Water vapour is always present in the atmosphere and can condense under certain conditions to form cloud.
What is meant by continuous precipitation?
Continuous precipitation is from thick cloud that is not likely to clear in the short term.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

With regards to Tauranga (with the Kaimai ranges to the south) where would you expect the most turbulence with regards to a southwesterly wind?
North – East of the ranges
With regards to Napier (with the Ruahine ranges to the west) where would you expect the cloud to sit with an Easterly wind?
Over the airport
With regards to Whangarei (with the higher ground to the east) where would you expect the cloud to sit with a northeasterly wind?
North – East of Whangarei

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Which location has the highest albedo?
Snow field
What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle
When air particles warm due to being in touch with the Earth's surface, this is called?
Conduction

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What is meant by the term sleet?
Rain and snow
What holds more water?
Warm air
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is the dew point?
Temperature the air becomes saturated
When changing ice to liquid water, is latent heat required or released?
Required
With regards to latitude, where on the Earths surface receives the most solar radiation?
Equator

( from a question pool of 28 )