Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

What is terrestrial radiation?
Radiation emitted back into the atmosphere from the Earth
Freezing is a process that changes what?
Liquid to ice
What is relative humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

When the weather report states the sky is covered by 8 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
OVC

One is 

1
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

When a RAIM warning is displayed, it indicates that the minimum level of navigation accuracy displayed is?
Minimum navigation accuracy is not met
What is the ionosphere propagation effect?
Results from charged particles in the atmosphere interfering with satellite signal travel times
What type of information is sent when transmitting mode C?
Position and altitude

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

height above ground level
AGL is
AGL is
height above ground level
an average level for the surface the Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

the rate at which distance changes over time
Speed is
A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches
Ground speed (GS) is
The speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground, measured in knots

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

A circle on the Earths surface, whose centre is the centre of the Earth, is called a ____?
Great circle
Latitude of a place is
its angular distance in degrees North or South from the equator
Magnetic direction is
horizontal direction expressed as angular distance from Magnetic North

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Aerodrome unsafe, do not land
Series of red flashes
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Cleared to take off
Steady green
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Flashing white
Land at this aerodrome and proceed to apron

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

What is absolute altitude?
The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface.
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, what is the minimum safe altitude for a pilot to operate an aircraft?
An altitude of 500 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 1,000 feet.
What is density altitude?
The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

An aircraft shall acknowledge the receipt of a message not requiring a read back by transmitting?
The aircrafts call sign
Speechless technique using unmodulated - NO
activate button twice
Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Your Reply to test transmissions should be as follows: The identification of the station calling The identification of the station replying Information regarding the readability of Readable, but with difficulty with the readability Scale of?
3

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

An ELT can activate itself

True

What action must you take if your ELT has inadvertently activated? 

Switch to ARM and notify ATS unit and RCCNZ

What does ELT stand for?

Emergency locator transmitter 


( from a question pool of 6 )