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quiz me on – PPL Law

Can the PinC allow a policeman to carry a weapon on an aircraft provided the flight is to a hunting area and all passengers are associated with the flight?
Yes providing the PinC has been notified and the Commissioner of police has approval from the director
Is an ATC clearance required to fly through a VFR Transit Lane and may any type of aircraft use such a lane?
A clearance is not required, any type of aircraft may fly through it
What is the visible horizon?
The slightly curved horizon due to the curvature of the earth and the refraction of light

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

In flight, an aircraft that appears stationary in the windscreen is considered:
high risk
Information gathered by personnel who are not air traffic controllers that include wind, temp, qnh etc is called:
aerodrome weather information broadcast
Aircraft accidents are generally caused by:
poor pilot judgement

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What is the layer of air below the tropopause called?
Troposphere.
How often are SPECIs issued?
Whenever weather deteriorates below predetermined minima.
What are the flight conditions like above an inversion?
Good visibility, smooth air above the inversion but wind shear and turbulence is usually experienced descending through the inversion layer.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What is the growing stage of a thunderstorm?
Updraughts preventing precipitation and cumulus cloud building in height to high levels.
What is a local sea breeze?
A breeze during the day blowing from the sea to the land.
What is the adiabatic process?
A change in the temperature in a parcel of air without the exchange of heat energy with the surroundings.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

If you are flying VFR in a small aircraft, traveling North alongside a mountain range, what side would you be better off flying on with regards to turbulence if there was a strong Westerly wind?
West (Windward)
Does the east coast or west coast experience higher annual temperature change?
East
With regards to Wellington (with the Rimutaka ranges to the west and north) where would you expect the most severe turbulence to take place with a northwesterly wind?
South east of the ranges

( 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
Which location has the highest albedo?
Snow field
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 coalescence?
Cloud droplets forming together
When the temperature remains constant with height, this is known as?
Isothermal
The process of turning water vapor directly into ice is called?
Deposition

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone
Is the tropopause higher or lower over the poles?
Lower
When the Earths surface warms air particles through touching the surface is what?
Conduction

( from a question pool of 28 )