Practice

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ADVISABLE - use the Practice Exam before attempting the actual exam.
The actual exam will be presented in a similar format.
The 15 minutes allowed for this practice does not affect actual exam time.
This practice will not be marked.
At any time click the "End Practice" button to end practice.

What is meant by 'click' or 'clicking'?
The computer 'mouse' operates the pointer on the screen.
Move the 'mouse' on its mat to move the pointer.
Place the pointer where you want to make a selection.
Then depress (click) the left button on the 'mouse' to action that selection.

To continue to the next page, click "Next Question" button on the screen top left, or click directly on next button (below the one with the arrow).

If you do not understand anything, ask the exam supervisor NOW
You must know how to use the system before proceeding to the actual exam.

Note the round buttons by the left hand side of this screen:

purple buttons contain exam information (labelled "Info") and data (labelled "Data")
grey buttons (with numbers and bracketed M) are exam questions
bracketed [M:1] means question carries one mark; [M:2] means two marks, and so on.
the arrow indicates the page you are at

To continue to the next page, click "Next Question" button on the screen top left, or click directly on next button (below the one with the arrow).

Purple buttons contain exam information and data.
There will be at least one purple button in any exam.
The first button, titled "Info", always shows exam information
(eg. 'no of questions', 'total marks', 'permitted documents', etc).
In an actual exam, you may click the "Info" button to see exam details.

In some exams there may be a second purple button, titled "Data".
A "Data" button has exam data relevant to some or all exam questions.
Some exams may have more than one "Data" button.
In an actual exam, click the "Data" button(s) to see the exam data.
Any time you need to review the exam data, click the "Data" button(s).

A scroll bar on the left column means there are more buttons than displayed.
The supervisor can show you how to use the scroll bar, if required.

Time remaining for the exam is displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

Now click the next button to continue this practice.

To move from question to question, do one of the following:

click the "Previous Question" button (top left hand corner).
click the "Next Question" button.
click a numbered button directly.

Answer as many practice questions as you wish.

Questions are displayed singly, one per page.
An arrow points at the button of the question or page you are looking at.
Questions may be in multi-choice or 'fill in the blank' format.
An exam may have questions of one or both formats.

Sequence in Answering

Questions may be answered in any order.
You may return to an answered question anytime to change your answer.
When a question has been answered, its button changes colour from grey to blue.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

Multi-choice Questions

Each question has between 3 to 5 alternative answers.
Each alternative answer has an indented 'circle' on its left.
You may now wish to see what a multi-choice question looks like.
After doing so, return to this page to continue reading the instructions.
Just click a grey button below until you get a multi-choice question.
Select your desired answer by clicking the correct 'circle'.
Your selection appears as a black dot in the 'circle'.
To change a selection, click again on the desired 'circle'.
The black dot will then move to the new selection.
You may change your selection as many times as you wish.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

'Fill in the Blank' Questions

Each question has a blank field to be filled in with a numerical value.
You may now wish to see what a 'fill in the blank' question looks like.
After doing so, return to this page to continue reading the instructions.
Just click a grey button below until you get a 'fill in the blank' question.
Click on the blank field of the question.
Type in your answer with the numerical keys on your keyboard.
Enter only numbers, and never a letter.
Do not use a comma in values such as 1,000 or 10,000. Just type in 1000 or 10000
Do not enter a full-stop AFTER a numerical answer.
If an answer requires a decimal point, the full-stop may be used, eg 1.98
The question will indicate how many decimal places will be required. An example of 'to 2 decimal places' would be 1.98, while 'to one decimal place' would be 1013.2
If a 'minus' value is involved, eg. minus 56.5, type in the minus symbol and without leaving a space the value, eg -56.5
To change an answer, click again on the blank field.
Erase what you had typed by backspacing or using the Delete key.
Then type in your new answer.

Now click the "Next Question" button, or the next round button to proceed.

When you are ready to start the actual exam, click the "End Practice" button.
CyberExams will prompt you to confirm you wish to proceed - click OK to continue.
You will then see a page titled "Practice Exam Completed", with a button labelled "Start Exam".

Click "Start Exam" when you are ready. The actual exam will then be loaded.

(While loading the exam, the screen will show "Loading. Please wait ...".)

DO NOT COMMENCE NAVIGATING DURING THIS LOADING STAGE
(You may cause an interrupted download)

LEAVE COMPUTER ALONE UNTIL LOADING HAS BEEN COMPLETED
(Do NOT touch the mouse or keyboard at this stage)

The 'Time Remaining' clock will start when the exam has completely loaded.

Now click the "Next Question" button or the next round button to continue.

When you have completed the exam, if you wish, click the "Submit Exam" button
CyberExams will prompt you to confirm you are ready to submit your answers.
Click "OK" if you are sure you want to complete the exam session.

WARNING - once you click "OK", you cannot return to the exam.
Almost immediately, your result will be displayed.
Ask the supervisor for your official Result Advice and KDR.

WARNING - when allowable time expires, the exam will automatically submit itself and be assessed.
Should this happen, a message will appear to notify you.

Consult the exam supervisor NOW if you have any difficulties.

If you do not understand anything, ask the exam supervisor NOW
You must know how to use the system before proceeding to the actual exam.

If you wish, you may return to any previous page seen by clicking its button.
Or you may click the "Next Question" button or a question button to continue.

Question 1 of 8 (Marks: 1)

What is the ICAO 4-letter location identifier for Canberra airport?
YSCB
YACT
YCAN
YCBR

Question 2 of 8 (Marks: 1)

An aircraft with a TAS of 100 kts is flying with a tail wind component of 20 kts. What would be its groundspeed?

kts.

Question 3 of 8 (Marks: 1)

What passenger is classified as an infant?

One who has not reached his/her -
1st birthday
2nd birthday
3rd birthday

Question 4 of 8 (Marks: 1)

For a healthy individual in an unpressurized aircraft, what is the highest altitude that may be flown without the need to increase the percentage of oxygen in the breathing air?
10,000 feet
12,000 feet
14,000 feet
16,000 feet

Question 5 of 8 (Marks: 1)

ICAO has adopted the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) as a model atmosphere to enable comparison between aircraft heights over a wide range of meteorological situations.

What is the ISA sea-level pressure (to 2 decimal places)?

hPa.

Question 6 of 8 (Marks: 1)

Question 7 of 8 (Marks: 1)

For a straight and level flight, which force is equal and opposite to Thrust?
Lift
Weight
Drag
Total Reaction

Question 8 of 8 (Marks: 1)

In which cloud type is turbulence most likely?
AS
CI
ST
CB

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