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quiz me on – PPL Law

What is night?
The hours between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight
How much can an individual be fined for committing a safety offence by operating an aircraft in a careless manner?
$7,000
What are the earliest takeoff time and the latest landing time for day operations at the Whangarei aerodrome (Zone 1) on the 21st of February? (Requires AIP GEN 2.75)
0639 NZDT and 2038 NZDT

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

A medical condition where oxygen starvation occurs is known as:
hypoxia

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 

When gases expand in your blood and cause pain, injury or discomfort, it is known as:
barotrauma

( 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.
What is the layer of air below the tropopause called?
Troposphere.
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

What is visibility?
The ability to see through air.
Prevailing westerly winds. Northern areas are subtropical with the remainder being temperate.
How can white out affect visibility?
Visibility distance remains unaffected but range can be greatly reduced.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

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
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
With regards to Whakatane (which has high ground to the east) what conditions would you expect at the airport if there were a strong easterly wind?
No cloud, turbulent, good visibility

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Solar radiation is what?
Energy given off by the sun
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from Ultraviolet light?
Ozone
What does diurnal mean?
24 hour cycle

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What is meant by the term sleet?
Rain and snow
Clouds are made up of mainly what?
Water
When flying beneath an inversion, when moisture is readably available, there is an increased risk of?
Carb icing

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone
Does higher or lower altitudes have a higher ambient pressure?
Lower
Condensation is when a water vapor turns to what?
Water liquid

( from a question pool of 28 )