Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

What is relative humidity?
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is commonly regarded as having low-level divergence airflows?
Anti-cyclone
When changing ice to liquid water, is latent heat required or released?
Required

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads FEW ?
1-2 oktas
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

( 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
What is the ionosphere propagation effect?
Results from charged particles in the atmosphere interfering with satellite signal travel times
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

an average level for the surface the Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is
a position vertically below an aircraft
Ground position is
AGL is
height above ground level

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches
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
Velocity is
the speed and direction of particular object

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

In the southern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate
a turn momentarily.
Compass North is
the uncorrected direction indicated by the North seeking end of a compass needle
The Equator is
a line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the Poles dividing the Earth into Hemispheres

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Stop
Steady red
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 -Land at this aerodrome and proceed to apron
Flashing white

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

What is absolute altitude?
The vertical distance of the aircraft above the surface.
Unless otherwise authorized, what is the maximum indicated airspeed at which a person may operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL?
250 knots.
How many satellites make up the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
24.

( 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 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

What does ELT stand for?

Emergency locator transmitter 

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

Switch to ARM and notify ATS unit and RCCNZ

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 )