PPL WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
If your licence is endorsed with a seaplane rating but not a landplane rating you
must? - ANSWER-(3,2,5)
-Minimum 3 hours of landplane training
-At least 2 hours dual instruction
-5 Takeoffs and landings as sole occupant of the aeroplane.
*Training must include exercises on taxiing. takeoffs and landings, including
crosswind landings.
What's a blanket type rating? - ANSWER-Allows you to fly many different aeroplane
types, usually within a particular category and class without obtaining individual type
ratings.
When you are issued PPL, what blanket type rating will it typically be endorsed with?
- ANSWER-"All single pilot non high performance, single engine land aeroplanes"
In reality, what will you normally have to do to fly a new type of aircraft? - ANSWER-
Familiarization flights for insurance purposes.
What's an individual type rating? - ANSWER-Required for high performance
aeroplanes and aeroplanes requiring more than 1 crew member.
With PPL, what conditions are you restricted to flying in? - ANSWER-Visual
Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
What Rules must PPL holder comply with? - ANSWER-Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
What do you need to fly at night? - ANSWER-Night Rating.
What does one need for VFR Over The Top (OTT)? - ANSWER-VFR Over The Top
Rating.
What does one need to fly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions(IMC)? -
ANSWER-Instrument Rating.
How is "night" defined? - ANSWER-The period from the end of evening civil twilight
to the beginning of morning civil twilight- this is when the sun's disk is more than 6
degrees below the horizon.
How is "night" explained practically? - ANSWER-The period commencing 1/2 hour
after sunset and ending 1/2 hour before sunrise in place where the sun rises and
sets daily.
What requirements must be met for an aerodrome to be usable a night? (land or
water) - ANSWER-Fixed (steady) white lights to mark take-off and landing areas,
ANSWERS
If your licence is endorsed with a seaplane rating but not a landplane rating you
must? - ANSWER-(3,2,5)
-Minimum 3 hours of landplane training
-At least 2 hours dual instruction
-5 Takeoffs and landings as sole occupant of the aeroplane.
*Training must include exercises on taxiing. takeoffs and landings, including
crosswind landings.
What's a blanket type rating? - ANSWER-Allows you to fly many different aeroplane
types, usually within a particular category and class without obtaining individual type
ratings.
When you are issued PPL, what blanket type rating will it typically be endorsed with?
- ANSWER-"All single pilot non high performance, single engine land aeroplanes"
In reality, what will you normally have to do to fly a new type of aircraft? - ANSWER-
Familiarization flights for insurance purposes.
What's an individual type rating? - ANSWER-Required for high performance
aeroplanes and aeroplanes requiring more than 1 crew member.
With PPL, what conditions are you restricted to flying in? - ANSWER-Visual
Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
What Rules must PPL holder comply with? - ANSWER-Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
What do you need to fly at night? - ANSWER-Night Rating.
What does one need for VFR Over The Top (OTT)? - ANSWER-VFR Over The Top
Rating.
What does one need to fly in Instrument Meteorological Conditions(IMC)? -
ANSWER-Instrument Rating.
How is "night" defined? - ANSWER-The period from the end of evening civil twilight
to the beginning of morning civil twilight- this is when the sun's disk is more than 6
degrees below the horizon.
How is "night" explained practically? - ANSWER-The period commencing 1/2 hour
after sunset and ending 1/2 hour before sunrise in place where the sun rises and
sets daily.
What requirements must be met for an aerodrome to be usable a night? (land or
water) - ANSWER-Fixed (steady) white lights to mark take-off and landing areas,
