Flight Performance and Planning - Quiz BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

What must be considered for cross-border flights?

Accepted Answer

Requires flight plans

Answer

Transmission of hazard reports

Answer

Approved exceptions

Answer

Regular location messages

Question 2

While overflying a waypoint, it is stated that a distance of 2 NM has been taken 10 min. What will be the expected time of endurance for the complete distance of 18 NM?

Accepted Answer

90 min.

Answer

60 min.

Answer

12 min.

Answer

180 min.

Question 3

Information about operational limits, loading and performance about an aircraft can be taken from which document?

Accepted Answer

Operating handbook.

Answer

Airworthiness certificate.

Answer

Certificate of registration

Answer

Flight Log book.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 5

The Empty Mass of a gas balloon includes:

Accepted Answer

Basket, basket ring, Valve, net, hull and towing rope.

Answer

Ballast packages, basket, hull, valve and towing rope.

Answer

Basket, burner, ballast packages, hull, net and towing rope.

Answer

Burner, ballast packages, instruments, net and towing rope.

Question 6

Given the following masses: Empty mass 240 kg Instruments 20 kg per gas container (full): 30 kg per person: 80 kg Up to which pressure altitude can the balloon climb with 5 persons and 4 gas containers in the basket, assuming temperatures 10° below ISA? (use attachment ECQB-PPL_BPL001) Siehe Anlage 1

Accepted Answer

17000 ft

Answer

3000 ft

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13000 ft

Answer

7000 ft

Question 7

At time of take-off, ground wind speed is 3 m/s. Along take-off flight path, at a distance of 360 m obstacles erect up to 40 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

1.5 m/s

Answer

1 m/s

Answer

2 m/s

Answer

0.5 m/s

Question 8

Before take-off, the balloon pilot realises that the maximum take-off mass has been exceeded by 5%. What has to be done?

Accepted Answer

The load has to be reduced to maximum take-off mass

Answer

During take-off, special care has to be taken for obstacles

Answer

With exceeding up to 5%, normal take-off can be performed.

Answer

Take-off has to be approved by the airfield manager on duty

Question 9

(For this question, please use annex PFP-062) According ICAO, what symbol indicates a civil airport (not international airport) with paved runway? Siehe Anlage 6

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 10

The maximum number of passengers can be found ...

Accepted Answer

In the operating handbook.

Answer

In the certicate of registration.

Answer

In the Flight Log book.

Answer

In the airworthiness certificate.

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