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quiz me on – PPL Law

When should a VFR aircraft taking off from Christchurch and tracking west and entering the Canterbury CFZ report?
As soon as possible after leaving the Control Zone
How often must a VFR pilot operating in controlled airspace report their position to ATC?
At the points or times instructed to by ATC
A VFR day cross country flight is planned with a total flight time of 1 hour. What is the minimum fuel that can be carried for the flight?
1.5 hours (1 hour and 30 minutes)

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

You don’t usually have breakfast and often also miss lunch, without noticing problems. However today you are feeling a little unwell with an upset stomach and are more thirsty than normal. You have only had a sweet protein bar as a snack. You begin to feel shaky, sweaty and a little faint. It is most likely that:

Your eating habits, your illness and the small sweet protein bar have collectively brought on hypoglycaemia

Aircraft accidents are generally caused by:
poor pilot judgement

A healthy young adult will typically have a diastolic pressure of about:


80 mmHg


( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

How often are SPECIs issued?
Whenever weather deteriorates below predetermined minima.
How can mechanical turbulence be avoided?
By flying high over the obstructions or avoiding the leeward side.
What is required for sea fog to form?
Moist air moving over cool water.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What is sublimation?
Ice changing directly to water vapour.
How does the presence of ice crystals affect the growth of cloud drops?
Water vapour touches the ice crystals and freezes instantly which increases their size.
What should pilots be cautious of in terms of up and down drafts when there is a strong north-westerly wind blowing across the Southern Alps?
Downdrafts on the leeward side of the mountain.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

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
With regards to Whakatane (which has high ground to the east) what conditions would you expect at the airport if there were a strong easterly wind?
No cloud, turbulent, good visibility
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

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

What is the term used to describe the long-wave radiation emitted by the Earth back into the atmosphere?
Terrestrial radiation
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator
What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What holds more water?
Warm air
The condensation process, during which water vapor turns to liquid, requires what?
Condensation nuclei
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What would indicate a strong wind?
High pressure gradient
What is the area between 2 highs and 2 lows referred to?
Col
What is solar radiation?
Energy given off by the sun

( from a question pool of 28 )