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quiz me on – PPL Law

Where should a pilot look to determine if a previously noted defect had been repaired?
Tech log
1 Airworthiness Certificate. 2 Certificate of Registration. 3 Aircraft Technical Log. 4 Pilot's Flight Crew Licence. 5 Pilot's Radio Licence if a radio is fitted. 6 Aircraft Flight Manual. The three documents that must be carried are:
1,3, and 6
If an aircraft is unpressurised and is not fitted with an oxygen breathing apparatus, the maximum altitude that flight can be planned at for a continuous period of 50 minutes, ignoring magnetic track/altitude requirements, is:
10,000 feet

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

Flying with a cold or flu is not advisable due to:
sinus and middle ear effects
SELECT THE MOST CORRECT ANSWER:
Time x Fatigue = Stress
One of the first things you should do if you are involved in an accident is:
call CAA on 0508 accident (0508 222 433)

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

How is a warm front shown on a weather map?
A red line with semi-circles showing the direction of travel.
What are some hazards to VFR aircraft to flying around a thunderstorm?
Turbulence, icing, hail.
The layer in the atmosphere called the troposphere:
normally has a decreasing temperature and contains the majority of the atmospheres water vapour.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What is the mature stage of a thunderstorm?
Precipitation is larger and goes against updraughts, severe turbulence can hit the ground due to up and down draughts, the anvil forms and lightening and shower activity begins.
What are the characteristics of a polar continental air mass?
Cold and very dry.
What does 'albedo' mean?
Whiteness, which refers to the ability of a surface to reflect solar radiation.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

Generally speaking, what is the prevailing wind in New Zealand?
Westerly
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
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

( 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
Select all the influences that change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
Clouds, dust, water vapor
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

The process of turning water vapor directly into ice is called?
Deposition
What holds more water?
Warm air
The condensation process, during which water vapor turns to liquid, requires what?
Condensation nuclei

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

With regards to latitude, where on the Earths surface receives the most solar radiation?
Equator
What does relative humidity (RH) indicate?
Amount of water the air can hold
What is an isobar?
Line of equal pressure

( from a question pool of 28 )