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quiz me on – PPL Law

What is the minimum legal fuel reserve for a VFR flight during the night in a fixed wing aircraft?
45 minutes
What is the minimum altitude for carrying out a standard overhead join at an aerodrome?
1500 ft AGL
When is a pilot allowed to take a passenger for an aerobatic flight?
The pilot must hold a current aerobatics rating

( from a question pool of 180 )

quiz me on – Human Factors

GOOD PILOT JUDGEMENT:
Involves returning home if the weather ahead looks as though it is deteriorating
You are in a climb to 10,000 feet AMSL flying single pilot IFR and with 10 passengers on board. Passing 9,000 feet you experience a severe and sharp pain behind the "Bridge" of your nose between your eyes. You remember feeling "A cold" coming on early that morning. The most likely cause for the pain is that you:
are experiencing "Sinus" pain

The black hole phenomenon is a visual illusion that:

Leads pilots to think their approach angle is steeper than it actually is


( from a question pool of 110 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 2

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 is a danger of turbulence?
Potential loss of control and structural damage.
What techniques should a VFR pilot adopt to allow safe flight around a tornado?
Pilots should remain well clear of tornados at all times.

( from a question pool of 62 )

quiz me on – Met Exam 1

What can prevent terrestrial radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide, water vapour, water droplets.
What is sublimation?
Ice changing directly to water vapour.
How is a stationary front shown on a weather map?
Alternating blue lines with triangles and red lines with semi-circles pointing opposite directions.

( 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)
Generally speaking, what is the prevailing wind in New Zealand?
Westerly
With regards to Tauranga (with the Kaimai ranges to the south) where would you expect the best visibility with regards to a westerly wind?
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
What gas in the atmosphere protects us from Ultraviolet light?
Ozone
When warm air particles rise and warm other air particles, this is called?
Convection

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What holds more water?
Warm air
What is meant by the term sleet?
Rain and snow
Super saturation

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

When changing water vapor to ice, is latent heat required or released?
Released
What is the average pressure lapse rate?
1 hPa per 30 feet
What is the area between 2 highs and 2 lows referred to?
Col

( from a question pool of 28 )