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quiz me on – Atmosphere

Freezing is a process that changes what?
Liquid to ice
With regards to latitude, where on the Earths surface receives the most solar radiation?
Equator
What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

When the weather report states the sky is covered by 3-4 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
SCT
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 5-7 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
BKN

( 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 type of information is sent when transmitting mode C?
Position and altitude
What type of radar works on the echo principal?
Primary

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

elevation above mean sea level
AMSL is
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
A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

When an aircraft flies at 100kts directly into a steady 20kt headwind, its indicated airspeed will be ____ and its ground speed will be ____?
100Kts, 80Kts
To obtain maximum distance over the ground, the airspeed to use is the
best lift/drag speed.
A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

South is expressed as what direction?
180?
Magnetic dip is
the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the horizontal plane at any specific location
The reference plane, which we measure latitude from, is the plane of ____?
Equator

( 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 red
Give way to other aircraft and continue circling
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Aerodrome unsafe, do not land
Series of red flashes

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

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.
Under what condition is pressure altitude and density altitude the same value?
At standard temperature.
What is absolute altitude?
The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Speechless technique using unmodulated - YES or AFFIRMATIVE
activate button once
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 Perfectly Readable with the readability Scale of?
5
Speechless technique using unmodulated - SAY AGAIN
activate button three times

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

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 

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

( from a question pool of 6 )