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quiz me on – PPL Law

Is a proficiency check acceptable for currency with respect to 3 takeoffs and landings for a PPL to carry passengers?
Yes, the check is sufficient for currency
Which option best describes an aerodrome beacon (ABN)?
Commonly an alternating green/white occasionally white) flashing light set on top of a high aerodrome feature to assist aircraft finding the aerodrome at night or in poor visibility
What are the minimum number of takeoffs and landings that a PPL holder requires for currency prior to carrying passengers?
3 takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

You are in a climb to 10,000 feet AMSL flying single pilot IFR and with 10 passengers on board. Passing 9,000 feet you experience a severe and sharp pain behind the "Bridge" of your nose between your eyes. You remember feeling "A cold" coming on early that morning. The most likely cause for the pain is that you:
are experiencing "Sinus" pain
On the base leg of a circuit as you approach for landing, you see a green light from the tower clearing you to land. As you turn onto final you see a red pyrotechnic. What does the red pyrotechnic mean?
notwithstanding any previous instructions, do not land
After donating blood:
you must wait at least 24 hours before flying

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What happens to the air pressure as a warm front approaches?
The pressure decreases.
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.
Why does the tropopause vary in height?
Differences in air density between the poles and the equator.

( 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.
Prevailing westerly winds. Northern areas are subtropical with the remainder being temperate.
How does Carbon Dioxide affect the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide can trap heat, stopping it from escaping the atmosphere causing a warming effect (the greenhouse effect).

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

Generally speaking, what is the prevailing wind in New Zealand?
Westerly
Does the North or South Island experience greater annual temperature fluctuations?
North
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

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

When warm air particles rise and warm other air particles, this is called?
Convection
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 holds more water?
Warm air
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)

What units are displayed on barometers?
hPa
What holds more water vapor?
Warm air
What is the average pressure lapse rate?
1 hPa per 30 feet

( from a question pool of 28 )