Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

When a change of state from Vapor to ice takes place, the process is called?
Deposition
Deposition is a process that changes what?
Vapor to ice
A ridge is an extension to what?
High

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads BKN ?
5-7 oktas
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 8 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
OVC
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 3-4 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
SCT

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What does secondary radar require?
Transponder
What causes receiver error?
Satellite not correctly matching pseudo-random code with that of the satellite
What type of information is sent when transmitting mode C?
Position and altitude

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

Ground level is
the level of the ground
Height is
the vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point measured from a specific datum and includes the vertical dimension of an object
AGL is
height above ground level

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

the ratio of a given chart length to the actual distance on the Earth that it represents
scale and the relationship between chart and earth distances is
Velocity is
the speed and direction of particular object
A Metre is
a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards or 3.3 feet

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

Compass deviation is
the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields within your aircraft
Compass bearing is
the direction from us to another object - expressed as Compass bearing
A line joining places of equal variation is called?
Isogonal

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Danger, be on the alert
Alternating red and green flashes
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Steady green
Cleared to land
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Alternating red and green flashes
Danger, be on the alert

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

When flying over a built up area, a pilot should fly no lower than
1,000 feet AGL
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.
Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the altimeter indicates
true altitude at field elevation.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Perfectly Readable is the readability Scale of?
5
Speechless technique using unmodulated - activate button once
YES or AFFIRMATIVE
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 Unreadable with the readability Scale of?
1

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

Why must you not turn the ELT off (to ARM) after an emergency activation?
May interfere with search procedures

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

Switch to ARM and notify ATS unit and RCCNZ

What frequency/s does an ELT transmit on?

121.5 and 406MHz


( from a question pool of 6 )