ATPL SAMRA Exam Top 10 Questions and Answers

Question 1: Meteorology

___________ fog forms when very cold air moves over warmer waters.

 A) Upslope fog

 B) Radiation fog

 C) Ice fog

 D) Steam fog

Question 2: Meteorology

________ forms when supercooled water droplets freezes instantly without spreading further back. 

 A) Mixed Clear ice

 B) Frost 

 C) Rime ice 

 D) Clear ice

Question 3: Aircraft Systems

Which of the following systems would be affected by a radar altimeter failure? 

 A) Aircraft altimeter

 B) ILS CAT 1 approaches

 C) FMS navigation

 D) Ground Proximity Warning System 

Question 4: Meteorology

Virga is associated with which phenomenon?

 A) Heavy Rain 

 B)Strong updrafts

 C) Dry microburst

 D) Strong mechanical turbulence. 

Question 5: Meteorology

What is the characteristics of Clear Ice?

 A) Small droplets with a low catch rate

 B) Large droplets with a low catch rate

 C) Large droplets with a high catch rate

 D) Small droplets with a high catch rate

Question 6: Meteorology

Where is the jet stream and the CAT most severe?

 A) On the Leeward side of the Subtropical jet.

 B) On the Polar side 

 C) In the sloping tropopause on the Warm air side.

 D) In the sloping tropopause below core.

Question 7: Radio aids and navigation

What is the GNSS RAIM alert limit?

 A) 5 NM en route, 2 NM terminal and 1 NM NPA

 B) 5 NM en route, 3 NM terminal and 0.3 NM NPA

 C) 3 NM en route, 2 NM terminal and 0.3 NM NPA

 D) 2 NM en route, 1 NM terminal and 0.3 NM NPA

Question 8: Weather Radar

What do "Hooks" and "Fingers" represent on weather radar? 

 A) Severe icing

 B) A tornado

 C) A developing thunderstorm

 D) Moderate rain

Question 9: Aircraft Systems

What does a Machmeter do? 

 A) It displays the ratio of TAS to the groundspeed.

 B) It displays the ratio of TAS to the local speed of sound (at flight temperature)

 C) It displays the ratio of IAS to the local speed of sound (at flight temperature)

 D) It displays the ratio of Mach airspeed to the local speed of sound (at flight temperature)

Question 10: Flight Operations

When air subsides, the relative humidity __________.

 A) decreases

 B) increases

 C) stays the same

 D) none of the options