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quiz me on – Atmosphere

What is the area between 2 highs and 2 lows referred to?
Col
What is the sea level pressure considered to be in ISA conditions?
1013hPa
What is dew point?
100% relative humidity

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quiz me on – PPL MET

When the weather report states the sky is covered by 8 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
OVC
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas
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 is the ionosphere propagation effect?
Results from charged particles in the atmosphere interfering with satellite signal travel times
What results from water vapor in the tropopause slowing down the satellite signals, which cause ranging errors?
Tropospheric Propagation Effect
What causes receiver error?
Satellite not correctly matching pseudo-random code with that of the satellite

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time
height above sea level
Elevation is
List viewGround position is
a position vertically below an aircraft

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

What is the estimated time en route from Airport A to airport B, with a distance of 50nm and a ground speed of 100 knots. Add 3-1/2 minutes for departure and climb-out.
34 minutes.
Ground speed (GS) is
The speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground, measured in knots
the length of the arc of a great circle which subtends an angle of 1' (minute) of a degree at the centre of the Earth and is equal to 6,076 feet (1,852 meters)
A Nautical mile (nm) is

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

True direction is
horizontal direction expressed as angular distance from True North
A circle on the Earths surface, whose centre is the centre of the Earth, is called a ____?
Great circle
Magnetic North is
the direction of the Earth's magnetic Pole, to which the North-seeking Pole of a magnetic needle points

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Flashing white
Return to starting point on aerodrome
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Series of green flashes
Cleared to taxi
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Steady red
Give way to other aircraft and continue circling

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quiz me on – PPLNAV

Assuming a climb is held at a constant IAS, what will the TAS do as we climb?
Increase
During a night flight, you observe steady red and green lights ahead and at the same altitude. What is the general direction of movement of the other aircraft?
The other aircraft is flying towards or away from you.
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

Speechless technique using unmodulated - AT NOMINATED POSITION
activate button four times
Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Readable, but with difficulty is the readability Scale of?
3
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 with the readability Scale of?
4

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quiz me on – ELT

An ELT can activate itself

True

What frequency/s does an ELT transmit on?

121.5 and 406MHz

What does ELT stand for?

Emergency locator transmitter 


( from a question pool of 6 )