PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

Which statement about lift and angle of attack is correct?

Accepted Answer

Increasing the angle of attack too far may result in a loss of lift and an airflow separation

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Too large angles of attack can lead to an exponential increase in lift

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Increasing the angle of attack results in less lift being generated by the aerofoil

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Decreasing the angle of attack results in more drag being generated by the aerofoil

Question 2

What could be a reason for changing the runway indicators at aerodromes (e.g. from runway 06 to runway 07)?

Accepted Answer

The magnetic variation of the runway location has changed

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The magnetic deviation of the runway location has changed

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The direction of the approach path has changed

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The true direction of the runway alignment has changed

Question 3

Urgency messages are defined as...

Accepted Answer

Messages concerning the safety of an aircraft, a watercraft or some other vehicle or person in sight.

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Messages concerning urgent spare parts which are needed for a continuation of flight and which need to be ordered in advance

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Information concerning the apron personell and which imply an imminent danger to landing aircraft.

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Messages concerning aircraft and their passengers which face a grave and imminent threat and require immediate assistance

Question 4

What is the usual direction of movement of a polar front low?

Accepted Answer

Parallel to the the warm-sector isobars

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To the northwest during winter, to the southwest during summer

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To the northeast during winter, to the southeast during summer

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Parallel to the warm front line to the south

Question 5

What is the diffeence between spin and spiral dive?

Accepted Answer

Spin: stall at inner wing, speed constant; Spiral dive: airflow at both wings, speed increasing rapidly

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Spin: stall at outer wing, speed constant; Spiral dive: airflow at both wings, speed increasing rapidly

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Spin: stall at outer wing, speed increasing rapidly; Spiral dive: airflow at both wings, speed constant

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Spin: stall at inner wing, speed increasing rapidly; Spiral dive: airflow at both wings, speed constant

Question 6

The position of the center of gravity equals... See figure (PFP-052e) (1,00 P.) Siehe Anlage 1

Accepted Answer

142 in.

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147.5 in.

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145.7 in.

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137.5 in

Question 7

What visual flight conditions can be expected after the passage of a cold front?

Accepted Answer

Good visiblity, formation of cumulus clouds with showers of rain or snow

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Scattered cloud layers, visbility more than 5 km, formation of shallow cumulus clouds

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Medium visibility with lowering cloud bases, onset of prolonged precipitation

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Poor visibility, formation of overcast or ground-covering stratus clouds, snow

Question 8

The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of...

Accepted Answer

1,0° C / 100 m.

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2° / 1000 ft.

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0,6° C / 100 m.

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0,65° C / 100 m.

Question 9

Smoke enters the cockpit during an engine fire. Which actions have to be taken immediately?

Accepted Answer

Switching off the heating and the ventilating system

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Switching off the master switch and the ignition

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Switching off the pitot and front window heating

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Switching off the avionics and the cabin lighting

Question 10

Moderate to severe turbulence has to be expected...

Accepted Answer

On the lee side of a mountain range when rotor clouds are present.

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With the appearance of extended low stratus clouds (high fog)

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Overhead unbroken cloud layers.

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Below thick cloud layers on the windward side of a mountain range

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