Quiz BPL Gas - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

Which are the properties of a Lambert conformal chart?

Accepted Answer

The chart is conformal and nearly true to scale

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Great circles are depicted as straight lines and the chart is an equal-area projection

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Rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines and the chart is conformal

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The chart is conformal and an equal-area projection

Question 2

What is the function of the red blood cells (erythrocytes)?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen transport

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Immune defense

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Blood sugar regulation

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Blood coagulation

Question 3

1000 ft equal...

Accepted Answer

300 m.

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3000 m.

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30 km.

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30 m.

Question 4

A risk factor for decompression sickness is...

Accepted Answer

Scuba diving prior to flight

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100 % oxygen after decompression.

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Sports

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Smoking.

Question 5

The aerostatic lift corresponds to which force?

Accepted Answer

The weight of the displaced air

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The dynamic force due to airstream across the top of the hull

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The drag due to airstream around the balloon envelope

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The weight of the balloon less ballast

Question 6

How can you obtain meteorological information concerning airports during a crosscountry flight?

Accepted Answer

VOLMET

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AIRMET

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METAR

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GAMET

Question 7

The burst of a hydrogen pressure line may result in what risk?

Accepted Answer

The risk of hydrogen self-igniting and burning with invisible flame.

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The risk of hydrogen collecting in the basket and causing breath shortness.

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The risk of hydrogen self-igniting and burning with a bright flame.

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The risk of hydrogen dissipating to the atmosphere and poisening the air

Question 8

The term "aerodrome elevation" is defined as...

Accepted Answer

The highest point of the landing area

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The average value of the height of the manoeuvring area.

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The highest point of the apron

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The lowest point of the landing area.

Question 9

At time of take-off, ground wind speed is 2 m/s. Along take-off flight path, at a distance of 320 m obstacles erect up to 30 m. What is the minimum rate of climb to keep a clearance of 50 m above the obstacles? (Consider double the ground wind speed for the flight path)

Accepted Answer

1 m/s

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1.5 m/s

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2 m/s

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0.5 m/s

Question 10

Given the following masses: Empty mass 260 kg Instruments 20 kg per gas container (full): 30 kg per person: 80 kg Assuming temperature ISA+10, how many persons may be carried in the basket at maximum, if the balloon with 4 gas containers has to climb up to pressure altitude 12.000 ft ? (use attachment ECQB-PPL_BPL001) Siehe Anlage 1

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3

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5

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4

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2

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