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quiz me on – Atmosphere

What holds more water vapor?
Warm air
What does relative humidity (RH) indicate?
Amount of water the air can hold
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
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 3-4 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
SCT

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What type of radar works on the echo principal?
Primary
When a RAIM warning is displayed, it indicates that the minimum level of navigation accuracy displayed is?
Minimum navigation accuracy is not met
What type of information is sent when transmitting mode C?
Position and altitude

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time
AGL is
height above ground level
Dead reckoning (DR) position is
the process of calculating one's current position by using a previously determined position, or fix, and advancing that position based upon known or estimated speeds over elapsed time, and course

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

the ratio of a given chart length to the actual distance on the Earth that it represents
scale and the relationship between chart and earth distances is
A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches
What is the estimated time en route from Airport A to airport B, with a distance of 50nm and a ground speed of 100 knots. Add 3-1/2 minutes for departure and climb-out.
34 minutes.

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

South is expressed as what direction?
180?
A circle on the Earths surface, whose centre is the centre of the Earth, is called a ____?
Great circle
Compass deviation is
the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields within your aircraft

( from a question pool of 31 )

quiz me on – ATC Lights

ATC light signals to an Aircraft in Flight -Return for landing (clearance to land and to taxi will be given in due course)
Series of 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 on the Ground -Alternating red and green flashes
Danger, be on the alert

( 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.
How many satellites make up the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
24.
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.

( from a question pool of 18 )

quiz me on – Radio check and Speechless

Speechless technique using unmodulated - SAY AGAIN
activate button three times
Speechless technique using unmodulated - activate button three times
SAY AGAIN
Q: You have been asked for a Radio check, Readable, but with difficulty is the readability Scale of?
3

( from a question pool of 21 )

quiz me on – ELT

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

What frequency/s does an ELT transmit on?

121.5 and 406MHz


( from a question pool of 6 )