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quiz me on – PPL Law

Can a maintenance flight be conducted by a PPL holder in their own aircraft?
Yes
Is a pilot able to fly an aircraft VFR in class G airspace with passengers if the radio has been removed?
Yes as long as there is no requirement to contact ATS
When on approach to land a pilot is told by the tower "SAAB VACATING THE RUNWAY, CLEARED TO LAND". This instruction constitutes a:
Qualified clearance which may be used for arriving and departing aircraft

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

THE TIME TAKEN FOR A PILOT WHO IS MAINTAINING A GOOD LOOKOUT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL COLLISION IS:
5 or more seconds
Other factors that may reduce mid-air collisions include:
All of these
Hypoxia and its onset is only affected by altitude. Health factors do not change when hypoxia occurs.
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( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What could cause a low cloud base due to thermal rising?
A high dewpoint temperature.
How often are SPECIs issued?
Whenever weather deteriorates below predetermined minima.
What is a local sea breeze?
A breeze during the day blowing from the sea to the land,

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What sort of wind strength is generally associated with katabatic winds?
Light winds, normally without turbulence.
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 effect will hoar frost have on an aircraft's performance if it is not removed?
Hoar frost has a significant effect on reducing an aircraft's performance.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

Does the North or South Island experience greater annual temperature fluctuations?
North
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
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)

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

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

When the temperature remains constant with height, this is known as?
Isothermal
What is bigger?
Rain drops
What is meant by the term coalescence?
Cloud droplets forming together

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is terrestrial radiation?
Radiation emitted back into the atmosphere from the Earth
What is the dew point?
Temperature the air becomes saturated
What does relative humidity (RH) indicate?
Amount of water the air can hold

( from a question pool of 28 )