BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence

Question 1

A distance of 7.5 cm on an aeronautical chart represents a distance of 60.745 NM in reality. What is the chart scale?

Accepted Answer

1 : 1500000

Answer

1 : 500000

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1 : 1000000

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1 : 150000

Question 2

In what situation is it appropriate to set the transponder code 7600?

Accepted Answer

Loss of radio

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Hijacking

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Flight into clouds

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Emergency

Question 3

How can you obtain meteorological information concerning airports during a cross-country flight?

Accepted Answer

VOLMET

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AIRMET

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METAR

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GAMET

Question 4

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 5

Which labelled point represents the highest performance and the ideal level of arousal in the diagram? See figure (HPL-002). P = Performance; A = Arousal / Stress.

Accepted Answer

Point C

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Point A

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Point D

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Point B

Question 6

What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere at 6000 ft?

Accepted Answer

21 %

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78 %

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12 %

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18.9 %

Question 7

For what approximate time period can the short-time memory store information?

Accepted Answer

10 to 20 seconds

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3 to 7 seconds

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30 to 40 seconds

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35 to 50 seconds

Question 8

Which weather chart shows the actual air pressure as in MSL along with pressure centers and fronts?

Accepted Answer

Surface weather chart

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Wind chart

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Hypsometric chart

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Prognostic chart

Question 9

What is the relationship between pressure and volume of a dry gas at constant temperature?

Accepted Answer

The volume is inversely proportional to pressure

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The volume increases proportional with pressure

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The volume increases by a factor of 4 with double pressure

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The ratio between pressure and volume is constant

Question 10

QFE is the...

Accepted Answer

Barometric pressure at a reference datum, typically the runway threshold of an airfield

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Magnetic bearing to a station

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Barometric pressure adjusted to sea level, using the international standard atmosphere (ISA)

Answer

Altitude above the reference pressure level 1013.25 hPa

Examination quizzes BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence

BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence 10 Questions no time limit

Examination quizzes BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence

BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence 10 Questions no time limit

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