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quiz me on – PPL Law

Is a person who holds a PPL but not a Medical Certificate permitted to act as PIC of an aircraft?
No. To fly as PIC, all pilots must hold a current Medical Certificate
What are the vertical limits of QNH zones?
Surface to 13000 feet
While in Class G airspace the operable transponder in an aircraft is on mode C and code 1200. Is an ATC clearance required before entering transponder mandatory Class C airspace?
Yes, a clearance must be requested and issued before entering the particular airspace

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

In flight, an aircraft that appears stationary in the windscreen is considered:
High risk

Which of the statements about the use of aircraft checklists is correct?

Checklists, poorly executed, can become automatic and carried out from memory rather than by checking the actual item status

You are making a straight-in visual approach on a clear night to an unfamiliar and isolated airport which has excellent runway lighting but no approach lights or aids. At about five miles out the runway seems to move up in the wind screen and you suddenly feel you are very low on approach. It is most likely that you are experiencing the:

black hole phenomenon 


( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

How does Ozone affect the atmosphere?
Ozone filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What wind strength is shown when a 25kt wind sock is hanging at a 30 degree angle?
8 kts.
Which option is correct concerning the cross section of a cold occlusion?
The warm front is wedged above the cold front and there is colder air behind the front than in front of it.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What are the flight conditions like below an inversion?
Poor visibility, turbulent air, moist air increasing the risk of carb icing, wind shear and turbulence can be experienced climbing through the inversion.
What is the layer of air below the tropopause called?
Troposphere.
What are the flying conditions generally like in the presence of an inversion?
Good visibility above the inversion and poor visibility below the inversion.

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

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from Ultraviolet light?
Ozone
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 is bigger?
Rain drops
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water
What process takes place when the ground cools after sunset, and cools the air touching the surface?
Conduction

( 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 would indicate a strong wind?
High pressure gradient
What height does the stratopause extend from the Earths surface?
150,000 ft

( from a question pool of 28 )