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quiz me on – PPL Law

In order to exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Licence and carry passengers, the PIC must have completed at least 3 takeoffs and landings in the last 90 days in the same type of aircraft, have a current Class 1 or 2 medical certificate and have:


Completed a Biennial Flight Review in the last 2 years



Following an extended period of flying away from home base, by when must a pilot enter applicable flight details into their log book?
Within 48 hours of returning to home base
What requirement must a person fulfil to be able to hold a type rating?
Hold a current pilots licence (PPL or better)

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

THE TIME TAKEN FOR A PILOT WHO IS MAINTAINING A GOOD LOOKOUT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL COLLISION IS:
5 or more seconds
Aircraft windscreens should be:
cleaned on a regular basis to improve the vision for the pilot
On the base leg of a circuit as you approach for landing, you see a green light from the tower clearing you to land. As you turn onto final you see a red pyrotechnic. What does the red pyrotechnic mean?
notwithstanding any previous instructions, do not land

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

If the cloud is said to be 1 okta, this is classified as:
FEW.
What happens to the air pressure as a warm front approaches?
The pressure decreases.
What is a danger of turbulence?
Potential loss of control and structural damage.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

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.
What are the characteristics of drizzle?
Small and close water drops. Low air buoyancy is required for drizzle to fall. Normally associated with shallow, low lever cloud such as stratus.
How is New Zealand's climate influenced by the oceanic surroundings?
The oceanic surroundings give a high moisture content and small temperature fluctuations throughout the year.

( from a question pool of 94 )

quiz me on – NZ Climate

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)
What latitudes does New Zealand sit between?
34 – 47 degrees South
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

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Select all the influences that change the amount of incoming solar radiation?
Clouds, dust, water vapor
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from Ultraviolet light?
Ozone

( 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
When the temperature remains constant with height, this is known as?
Isothermal
When the temperature of air increases with height, this is known as?
Inversion

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What height does the stratopause extend from the Earths surface?
150,000 ft
Is the pressure laps rate more or less in cold air?
More
What is terrestrial radiation?
Radiation emitted back into the atmosphere from the Earth

( from a question pool of 28 )