Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

Freezing is a process that changes what?
Liquid to ice
Is the pressure laps rate more or less in cold air?
More
What height does the stratopause extend from the Earths surface?
150,000 ft

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads FEW ?
1-2 oktas
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas

One is 

1

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What causes receiver error?
Satellite not correctly matching pseudo-random code with that of the satellite
What causes Multi path error?
Satellite signals arriving at the receiver from different directions and different times
What is the ionosphere propagation effect?
Results from charged particles in the atmosphere interfering with satellite signal travel times

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

AGL is
height above ground level
Altitude is
the vertical distance of a level, a point, or an object considered as a point measured from mean sea level
height above ground level
AGL is

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

What is the specific fuel reserve requirements for flights under VFR during daylight hours in an airplane?
Enough to fly to the first point of intended landing and to fly after that for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed.
To obtain maximum distance over the ground, the airspeed to use is the
best lift/drag speed.
Speed is
the rate at which distance changes over time

( 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
Compass deviation is
the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields within your aircraft
In the southern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate
a turn momentarily.

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Flashing white
Land at this aerodrome and proceed to apron
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Steady green
Cleared to land
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Cleared to land
Steady green

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

During a night flight, you observe a steady white light and a flashing red light ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is flying away from you.

East is expressed  as what direction?

090?
How many Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are required to yield a three dimensional position (latitude, longitude, and altitude) and time solution?
4

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Your contact with a ground station fails on the selected frequency. You should?
Attempt to establish communication on another frequency appropriate to the route
Speechless technique using unmodulated - YES or AFFIRMATIVE
activate button once
You are unable to receive any signals from your VHF radio when you know the set is serviceable, it is switched on correctly, the volume is up and the squelch control is set correctly. What is the possible cause of your non-reception?
You are out of range of any stations

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

An ELT can activate itself

True

What does ELT stand for?

Emergency locator transmitter 

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

Switch to ARM and notify ATS unit and RCCNZ


( from a question pool of 6 )