Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

What does relative humidity (RH) indicate?
Amount of water the air can hold
What is relative humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is the temperature considered to be in ISA conditions?
+ 15C

( 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
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads SCT ?
3-4 oktas

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What causes Multi path error?
Satellite signals arriving at the receiver from different directions and different times
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

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

A Fix is
the geographical position of an aircraft at a specific time determined by visual reference to features on the ground or by radio navigation aids
A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time
List viewGround position is
a position vertically below an aircraft

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

scale and the relationship between chart and earth distances is
the ratio of a given chart length to the actual distance on the Earth that it represents
the length of 1/10,000th part of the average distance between Equator and either Pole
A Kilometre is
Speed is
the rate at which distance changes over time

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

Compass bearing is
the direction from us to another object - expressed as Compass bearing
The average value of variation in New Zealand is approximately?
20? East
Compass North is
the uncorrected direction indicated by the North seeking end of a compass needle

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Return to starting point on aerodrome
Flashing white
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Alternating red and green flashes
Danger, be on the alert
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Danger, be on the alert
Alternating red and green flashes

( 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.
When flying over a built up area, a pilot should fly no lower than
1,000 feet AGL
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.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Readable is the readability Scale of?
4
Speechless technique using unmodulated - activate button twice
NO
Speechless technique using unmodulated - SAY AGAIN
activate button three times

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

What frequency/s does an ELT transmit on?

121.5 and 406MHz

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 )