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quiz me on – Atmosphere

Freezing is a process that changes what?
Liquid to ice
What units are displayed on barometers?
hPa
When ice melts directly into a gas, it is called what?
Sublimation

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 5-7 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
BKN
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 does secondary radar require?
Transponder
What causes Multi path error?
Satellite signals arriving at the receiver from different directions and different times
What type of radar works on the echo principal?
Primary

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

height above sea level
Elevation is
elevation above mean sea level
AMSL is
the indicated altitude when an altimeter is set to ISA at sea level (1013), when set to 1013 the altimeter reads Flight Levels (FL)
Pressure Altitude (PA) is

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

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
A Nautical mile (nm) is
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)
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.

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

True North is
the direction along the Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole
Compass bearing is
the direction from us to another object - expressed as Compass bearing
List viewLongitude of a place is
its angular distance in degrees East or West from the Prime Meridian

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

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
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Cleared to take off
Steady green

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

Which initial action should a pilot take prior to entering controlled airspace?
Contact the tower and request permission to enter.
What is density altitude?
The pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature.
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.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Speechless technique using unmodulated - activate button twice
NO
Speechless technique using unmodulated - NO
activate button twice
Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Readable now and then is the readability Scale of?
2

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

An ELT can activate itself

True

What does ELT stand for?

Emergency locator transmitter 

When may you test your ELT?

First 5 minutes after the hour 


( from a question pool of 6 )