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quiz me on – PPL Law

A pilots aircraft type rating covers Cessna 172 aircraft. An emergency airlift is required from a country airstrip to transfer a critically ill accident victim to the nearest hospital. There is no other pilot available to fly the Cessna 206 which is available at the strip and which the pilot has flown dual on one occasion. Is the pilot permitted to carry out this flight under the Civil Aviation Act Section 13A, Emergency Flights, in the Cessna 206?
No

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 correctly describes a Runway Lead In Lighting (RLLS) system?
Fixed or flashing omni-directional red lights used to help guide an aircraft to an aerodrome or the commencement of the approach lighting

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

In the event of a serious incident or accident occurring to an aircraft, all operational and maintenance records for that aircraft must be preserved for:
14 days
A medical condition where oxygen starvation occurs is known as:
Hypoxia
You are the pilot for a group of divers who are travelling away for a weekend. For the return trip you:
decide that the best option is to delay the scuba divers for at least 24 hours. However the people who only been snorkeling need not delay

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What is visibility?
The ability to see through air.
If the cloud is said to be 1 okta, this is classified as:
FEW.
What is diurnal variation?
The change of air temperatures over a 24 hour cycle.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What low level cloud appears as grey or white in patches, sheets or layers, and almost always with dark rounded masses or rolls?
Stratocumulus.
What is meant by continuous precipitation?
Continuous precipitation is from thick cloud that is not likely to clear in the short term.
How is wind reported in a METAR?
Degrees true and knots.

( 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 best visibility with regards to a westerly wind?
East of the ranges
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 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

When warm air particles rise and warm other air particles, this is called?
Convection
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator
Select all the influences that change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
Clouds, dust, water vapor

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What holds more water?
Warm air
What is meant by the term coalescence?
Cloud droplets forming together
When the temperature of air increases with height, this is known as?
Inversion

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What units are displayed on barometers?
hPa
Does higher or lower altitudes have a higher ambient pressure?
Lower
Would snowfields have a high or low albedo?
High

( from a question pool of 28 )