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quiz me on – PPL Law

A child may be carried by an adult and securely attached to the adult's safety belt provided the child is under the age of:
4
May an applicant for a medical withhold any relevant information from a Medical Examiner?
No, all relevant information must be provided
A pilot flying VFR in a CTA class C at 5500 feet notes that the cloud ceiling ahead is at 6000 feet. Can they continue their flight at the present altitude under Special VFR?
No, a SVFR clearance can only be granted in a CTR

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

Sartime is:
time allocated by pilot, when search and rescue will be initiated

You gone to work with a cold and during the climb you experience a severe and sharp pain behind the bridge of your nose, between your eyes. It is likely that you are experiencing:

Sinus pain

Two major factors for avoiding mid-air collisions are:
Situational awareness and visual scanning

( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

What is the adiabatic process?
A change in the temperature in a parcel of air without the exchange of heat energy with the surroundings.
The layer in the atmosphere called the troposphere:
normally has a decreasing temperature and contains the majority of the atmospheres water vapour.
Which statement is correct regarding a weather system approaching from the west?
When an anticyclone approaches, the air pressure will rise and the winds are normally from a southerly quarter.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

How does the topography of New Zealand affect the climate in a southeasterly wind?
Strong winds, instability and rain on the east coast with fine and dry weather on the west coast.
What are the flight conditions like below an inversion?
Poor visibility, turbulent air, moist air increasing the risk of carb icing, wind shear and turbulence can be experienced climbing through the inversion.
What is an inversion associated with?
Stability.

( 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 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 Napier (with the Ruahine ranges to the west) where would you expect the cloud to sit with an Easterly wind?
Over the airport

( 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
Solar radiation is what?
Energy given off by the sun
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

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
What is meant by the term coalescence?
Cloud droplets forming together

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is the sea level pressure considered to be in ISA conditions?
1013hPa
What is the average pressure lapse rate?
1 hPa per 30 feet
What is solar radiation?
Energy given off by the sun

( from a question pool of 28 )