Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – Atmosphere

What would indicate a strong wind?
High pressure gradient
Is the tropopause higher or lower over the poles?
Lower
What height does the stratopause extend from the Earths surface?
150,000 ft

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads SCT ?
3-4 oktas
How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads FEW ?
1-2 oktas
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 1-2 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
FEW

( 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
When a RAIM warning is displayed, it indicates that the minimum level of navigation accuracy displayed is?
Minimum navigation accuracy is not met

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

elevation above mean sea level
AMSL is
A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time
QNH is
the sea level pressure, when set to QNH the altimeter reads altitude

( 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
A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches
a unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters)
A Statute mile is

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

An isogonal is
the lines on a map connecting all points of equal magnetic Variation
Deviation is the angular difference between which two directions?
Compass and magnetic
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 on the Ground -Danger, be on the alert
Alternating red and green flashes
ATC light signals to an Aircraft on the Ground -Stop
Steady red
ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Cleared to land
Steady green

( from a question pool of 24 )

quiz me on – PPLNAV

During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate?
Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight.
How many Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are required to yield a three dimensional position (latitude, longitude, and altitude) and time solution?
4
Under what condition is pressure altitude and density altitude the same value?
At standard temperature.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Speechless technique using unmodulated - SAY AGAIN
activate button three times
Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Readable, but with difficulty is the readability Scale of?
3
Speechless technique using unmodulated - NO
activate button twice

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

When may you test your ELT?

First 5 minutes after the hour 

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

Switch to ARM and notify ATS unit and RCCNZ

What frequency/s does an ELT transmit on?

121.5 and 406MHz


( from a question pool of 6 )