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quiz me on – PPL Law

A pilot notes that the aircraft they are about to fly on a Part 91 operation during the day has one airspeed indicator, one altimeter, a compass and a clock (as well as engine and ancillary instruments). Do these instruments comply with the minimum requirements for day flight under Part 91?
Yes
In Class C airspace, ATC will separate SVFR traffic from:
IFR flights by day only
How should a pilot with a total radio failure acknowledge a message received from the tower during the day?
Rock the wings

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

What is anthropometry?

The study of human measurements

Two major factors for avoiding mid-air collisions are:
situational awareness and visual scanning
GOOD PILOT JUDGEMENT:
Involves returning home if the weather ahead looks as though it is deteriorating

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What are some hazards to VFR aircraft to flying around a thunderstorm?
Turbulence, icing, hail.
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 conditions are required for the formation of mountain waves?
A large mountain range, wind of at least 15 knots and increasing with height, blowing at roughly 90 degrees to the mountain range. Layers of instability and stability.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

How does Carbon Dioxide affect the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide can trap heat, stopping it from escaping the atmosphere causing a warming effect (the greenhouse effect).
What is the average strength of a sea breeze?
10-15 knots.
What cloud is normally associated with katabatic winds?
Low level cloud and fog.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

With regards to Ardmore (with the Whitford ranges to the north) where would you expect the best visibility with a northerly wind?
Over the airport
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
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 does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle
When air particles warm due to being in touch with the Earth's surface, this is called?
Conduction
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What is meant by the term coalescence?
Cloud droplets forming together
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water
What holds more water?
Warm air

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What does relative humidity (RH) indicate?
Amount of water the air can hold
What conditions give the highest rates of evaporation?
Ward dry wind, Low pressure
What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone

( from a question pool of 28 )