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what is the difference between a Rhumb line and great circle
✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔a great circle is the shortest line between
two points
a rhumb line is a line between two points that cut the meridians at the
same angle
when is a air mass considered unstable ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔when it constantly rises
is wind in true or magnetic ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔True
are the stages of a CB ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Developing
Mature
Dissipating
from how long on the runway are the yellow edge lights? ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔600m or one third of the runway
,what colour are taxi lights ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔green centre
lights, blue edge lights
what are the Aircraft approach Categories ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔A
- VAT = 91< Circling 100
B - VAT = 91-120 Circling 135
C - VAT = 121 - 140 Circling 180
D - VAT = 141 - 165 Circling 205
what is VAT? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔VREF speed worked out as 1.3
VS0
what is VS0? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Stall Speed in landing config
what is V2? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔the speed an aircraft came
safely climb way on one engine
what is VA ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔the speed that is it safe to make
full manoeuvring inputs
how do you work out the VAT speed? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔VSO x
1.23
,what is VLE? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Max speed for landing gear
extended
what is VLO? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔max speed for operating the
landing gear
what is VMC and VMCA, VMCG, VMCL? ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔minimum control speed, in the air, on the ground, in
landing config - with the critical engine out
what is VNO ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔max operational speed
what is Vx ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔best angle of climb
to avoid obstacles
what is Vy ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔best rate of climb
to get attitude quickly
what are the four main types of fog ✔✔CORRECT
ANSWERS✔✔radiation - air is cooled by the heat escaping due to no
cloud, so air temp in lowered to due point.
Advection - warm air moves over clod ground
hill - warm air is cooled by being pushed up over a mountain
, frontal - cause when a warm front is pushed over the cold air in front of
it
how much runway do you have left when you see alternating whit and
red centre lights ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔900m
how much runway do you have left when you see red centre lights
✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔300m
what is MEA? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Minimum Enroute Altitude
Guarantees 1000ft clearance (2000 mountainous)
and radio signal reception along the route
what is MSA? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Minimum Safe Altitude which
provides1,000 feet clearance above obstruction in that sector within 25
NM of the facility
what is the MMEL? ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔master minimum
equipment list
what does PUDSOD stand for ✔✔CORRECT ANSWERS✔✔Pitot blocked
under read on descent
Static blocked over read on descent