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Exam questions Flight Performance and Planning - BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License: Flight Performance and Planning 10 Questions no time limit

1 - What has to be expected when diving into an inversion layer from above?
2 - A cross-country flight is made using the ICAO 1 : 500.000 aeronautical chart. An overflight crosscheck shows that a distance of 4 cm in the chart has been passed within 12 minutes. After how many more minutes, the overflight of another waypoint at a chart distance of additional 6 cm can be expected?
3 - (For this question, please use annex PFP-063) According ICAO, what symbol indicates a general spot elevation?
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4 - (For this question, please use annex PFP-061) According ICAO, what symbol indicates a group of unlighted obstacles?
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5 - 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 12000 ft ? (use attachment ECQB-PPL_BPL001)
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6 - During a flight, a flight plan can be filed at the...
7 - While overflying a waypoint, it is stated that a distance of 3 NM has been taken 10 min. What will be the expected time of endurance for the complete distance of 18 NM?
8 - 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?
9 - Up to which altitude is an overflight prohibited according to the NOTAM? See figure (PFP-024)
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10 - After take-off with a balloon, obstacles at a distance of 600 m erect in expected flight path up to 40 m height. Rate of climb is expected with 1.5 m/s. What maximum actual wind speed can be accepted to maintain a clearance of 50 m above obstacles, assuming double the actual wind speed for calculation?