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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
An aircraft is operating over terrain with an elevation 600 feet AMSL. Assuming the altimeter is correctly set to the local QNH, what is the minimum indicated altitude on the altimeter at which the aircraft may operate (away from low flying zones and populated areas)?
1100 feet
Which statement is NOT true regarding the use of traffic information provided by radar services?
Traffic information from radar absolves the pilot in command from their duty to see and avoid"

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

The bends is usually caused by:
the nitrogen in the blood coming out of solution and forming bubbles. It is usually a problem for high altitude unpressurised flight
IN THE SIMPLIFIED MODEL OF THE WAY IN WHICH THE HUMAN BRAIN FUNCTIONS:
Information processing is a continual process of receiving, sorting, deciding upon, filing or discarding data
Distant aircraft that are not on a collision path with you will:
Track across your windscreen, or move up or down across your windscreen

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

On a weather map, what shows an indication of the pressure gradient?
Isobars.
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.
What can prevent terrestrial radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide, water vapour, water droplets.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What is a gust?
Momentary increase in wind speed which is produced by an obstruction.
Which of the following is a potential danger to VFR flight through a front?
Turbulence.
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 most turbulence with regards to a southwesterly wind?
North – East of the ranges
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 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

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Solar radiation is what?
Energy given off by the sun
Which location has the highest albedo?
Snow field
What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

The amount of water vapor in the air, depends primarily on what?
Temperature
The condensation process, during which water vapor turns to liquid, requires what?
Condensation nuclei
Super saturation

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What units are displayed on barometers?
hPa
What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone
Would snowfields have a high or low albedo?
High

( from a question pool of 28 )