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quiz me on – PPL Law

Can a passenger carry dangerous goods in their luggage if they are not associated with the other passengers?
No
During a pre-flight inspection of the aircraft's Technical Log a pilot notes the abbreviation OMM. What is meant by this abbreviation?
Operator's maintenance manual which details the sequence of servicing of the aircraft and its components
When may a Student Pilot carry passengers while acting as PIC?
There are no circumstances under which a Student Pilot, while PIC, may carry passengers

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

What does the abbreviation awib stand for?
aerodrome and weather information broadcast
Good pilot judgement:
involves returning home if the weather ahead looks as though it is deteriorating
In humans, the most powerful sense for maintaining orientation comes from:
the eyes (vision)

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

Why does the tropopause vary in height?
Differences in air density between the poles and the equator.
How is a subsidence inversion formed?
Air subsiding in an anticyclone creates a piston like effect and at about 6000 to 8000 foot on average, croatos a layer of air that is warmor than the air below it.
What is a gust?
Momentary increase in wind speed which is produced by an obstruction.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What happens to the air pressure as a warm front approaches?
The pressure decreases.
What is altitude?
Vertical distance, measured in feet above mean sea level.
What are the flying conditions generally associated with stable conditions?
Smooth air, not much wind, reduced visibility due to haze.

( 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 most of the cloud to sit with a northerly wind?
Overhead the airfield
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
Does the North or South Island experience greater annual temperature fluctuations?
North

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Select all the influences that change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
Clouds, dust, water vapor
What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle
Solar radiation is what?
Energy given off by the sun

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

When the temperature of air increases with height, this is known as?
Inversion
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water
The process of turning water vapor directly into ice is called?
Deposition

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

Does higher or lower altitudes have a higher ambient pressure?
Lower
When changing water vapor to ice, is latent heat required or released?
Released
What is terrestrial radiation?
Radiation emitted back into the atmosphere from the Earth

( from a question pool of 28 )