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What instrument measures the height of an aircraft above a given atmospheric pressure?
What instrument measures the height of an aircraft above a given atmospheric pressure?
- Vertical speed indicator
- Barometer
- Altimeter (correct)
- Airspeed indicator
How is altitude defined?
How is altitude defined?
- The vertical distance measured from a specified datum
- The horizontal distance measured from a specified datum
- The vertical distance measured from mean sea level (MSL) (correct)
- The horizontal distance measured from mean sea level (MSL)
What is the purpose of a flight level?
What is the purpose of a flight level?
- To measure the speed of the aircraft during flight
- To indicate the pressure at which the aircraft is flying
- To express the vertical distance between different levels and mean sea level
- To maintain a safe separation between aircraft based on pressure intervals (correct)
What does Tactical Level 3 involve?
What does Tactical Level 3 involve?
What is the appropriate cruising level for an IFR flight operating in controlled airspace, as per ICAO Annex 2 and local Aeronautical Information Publication?
What is the appropriate cruising level for an IFR flight operating in controlled airspace, as per ICAO Annex 2 and local Aeronautical Information Publication?
For VFR flights in cruising levels, which of the following takes precedence over the levels specified in the table of cruising levels?
For VFR flights in cruising levels, which of the following takes precedence over the levels specified in the table of cruising levels?
In areas where the vertical separation minimum (RVSM) is applied, what is the appropriate cruising level for an aircraft flying at a magnetic course of 18° - 359° within controlled airspace?
In areas where the vertical separation minimum (RVSM) is applied, what is the appropriate cruising level for an aircraft flying at a magnetic course of 18° - 359° within controlled airspace?
What are the cruising levels for an IFR flight operating in uncontrolled airspace when flying above FL 410?
What are the cruising levels for an IFR flight operating in uncontrolled airspace when flying above FL 410?
According to ATM-BASIC 61, what should be the cruising level for an aircraft flying a magnetic course of 0° - 179°?
According to ATM-BASIC 61, what should be the cruising level for an aircraft flying a magnetic course of 0° - 179°?
In VFR flights, when should cruising levels be conducted at a flight level appropriate to the magnetic track?
In VFR flights, when should cruising levels be conducted at a flight level appropriate to the magnetic track?
What does an altimeter set with QNE reference indicate?
What does an altimeter set with QNE reference indicate?
What is the significance of the transition altitude?
What is the significance of the transition altitude?
What is the purpose of the transition level?
What is the purpose of the transition level?
What is the relationship between the transition layer and the transition altitude?
What is the relationship between the transition layer and the transition altitude?
Which aircraft position is expressed in terms of flight levels when climbing through the transition layer?
Which aircraft position is expressed in terms of flight levels when climbing through the transition layer?
Where is the Transition Altitude established for each aerodrome?
Where is the Transition Altitude established for each aerodrome?
How are consecutive flight levels separated?
How are consecutive flight levels separated?
What is the purpose of the Centralized Airspace Data Function (CADF) in the Flexible Use of Airspace Concept?
What is the purpose of the Centralized Airspace Data Function (CADF) in the Flexible Use of Airspace Concept?
What does an altimeter measure?
What does an altimeter measure?
What is the purpose of setting the corrected pressure into a barometric scale located on the face of an altimeter?
What is the purpose of setting the corrected pressure into a barometric scale located on the face of an altimeter?
Which reference for barometric pressure indicates the MSL atmospheric pressure deduced from the actual aerodrome pressure?
Which reference for barometric pressure indicates the MSL atmospheric pressure deduced from the actual aerodrome pressure?
What does QFE reference for barometric pressure indicate?
What does QFE reference for barometric pressure indicate?
What is the function of an aneroid barometer in an altimeter?
What is the function of an aneroid barometer in an altimeter?
What does QNE reference for barometric pressure indicate?
What does QNE reference for barometric pressure indicate?
What does a QFE reference set on an altimeter indicate?
What does a QFE reference set on an altimeter indicate?
What are some of the values defined by ICAO related to altitude and atmosphere?
What are some of the values defined by ICAO related to altitude and atmosphere?
What is the main reliance for daily allocation and promulgation of flexible airspace structures in the Flexible Use of Airspace Concept?
What is the main reliance for daily allocation and promulgation of flexible airspace structures in the Flexible Use of Airspace Concept?
What is the primary purpose of the altimeter setting window or Kollsman window in an aircraft?
What is the primary purpose of the altimeter setting window or Kollsman window in an aircraft?
Why is it necessary to update QNH periodically?
Why is it necessary to update QNH periodically?
