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quiz me on – PPL Law

Which option correctly describes a Runway Lead In Lighting (RLLS) system?
Fixed or flashing omni-directional red lights used to help guide an aircraft to an aerodrome or the commencement of the approach lighting
What is a UNICOM service?
A ground communications facility which provides local aerodrome information to aircraft. A UNICOM is not an ATS unit
When may a Student Pilot carry passengers while acting as PIC?
There are no circumstances under which a Student Pilot, while PIC, may carry passengers

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

Break-off phenomenon usually occurs during:
periods of low visual stimulus and low mental activity for the pilot
You are the pilot for a group of divers who are travelling away for a weekend. For the return trip you:
decide that the best option is to delay the scuba divers for at least 24 hours. However the people who only been snorkeling need not delay
Regarding hazardous thought processes on the flightdeck, "It won't happen to me" is an example of:
invulnerability

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What is QNH?
The air pressure at sea level. With QNH set on the altimeter subscale the altimeter will read height above sea level.
What does 'albedo' mean?
Whiteness, which refers to the ability of a surface to reflect solar radiation.
What should pilots be cautious of in terms of up and down drafts when there is a strong north-westerly wind blowing across the Southern Alps?
Downdrafts on the leeward side of the mountain.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What type of cloud looks like sheep wool and is not associated with any form of precipitation?
Cirrocumulus.
What is required for a radiation inversion to be formed?
Clear skies, dry air, light winds.
What are the characteristics of a tropical continental air mass?
Warm and very dry.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

With regards to Napier (with the Ruahine ranges to the west) where would you expect the cloud to sit with an Easterly wind?
Over the airport
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 most turbulence with regards to a southwesterly wind?
North – 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
Select all the influences that change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
Clouds, dust, water vapor
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from Ultraviolet light?
Ozone

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What is bigger?
Rain drops
Super saturation
The amount of water vapor in the air, depends primarily on what?
Temperature

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is solar radiation?
Energy given off by the sun
With the field elevation set on the altimeter, what will the sub scale read?
QFE
When changing water vapor to ice, is latent heat required or released?
Released

( from a question pool of 28 )