Pilot Course Quiz - www.paragliders.my

Created by

Yusmar Yahaya

Beginner & Intermediate Pilot Course

It contains 20 randomly selected questions from the database covering subjects on equipment, weather, aerodynamics, airmanship, rules & regulations and some essential calculations.

This quiz is intended to be used an exercise, not as certification examination.

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Category: Meteorology

What is wind gradient?

The type of winds based on its position

The volume of wind at different altitude

The variation of wind speed at different height

The amount of wind behind an obstacle

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Category: Equipment

You do not have the accurate information/value of your glider's surface area (SA) and needed to calculate the Aspect Ratio (AR), what is the simple formula to get the AR of the glider?

Wing span (WS) * Average chord (C)

Wing span (WS) / Average chord (C)

Wing span (WS) - Average chord (C)

Wing span (WS) + Average chord (C)

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Category: Equipment

What is the danger of flying an aging glider (high porosity)?

There's no danger as long as the wind is good

The glider is still flyable but more difficult to control

Glider is more prone of getting into parachutal stall

The glider is more sensitive on the brake controls

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Category: Equipment

If your paraglider is soaked wet with sea water, what needs to be done?

Dry it immediately and store in a shade with fans

Wipe with cloth until it's dry

Rinse with clean plain water and hang it to dry under a shade

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Category: Equipment

At what intervals should you inspect and repack your reserve parachute?

Every 8 months

Every 3 months

Every 6 months

Every 12 months

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Category: Meteorology

What is an aeronautical night?

Any flying activities performed at night

After sunset and before sunrise

Paragliding area that is brightly lit by the moon at night

30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise

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Category: Equipment

What is the safety caution when using an airbag harness design?

Generally thinner and easily torn if landing on trees

Potentially less protection during launching or if not fully inflated

Some harnesses are not certified

Nothing, it works just as good as any harnesses

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Category: Aerodynamics

If the speed of airflow going over the glider's surface area doubles...

The character drag will decrease by 2 times

The sequitur drag will increase by 2 times

The induced drag will increase by 4 times

The parasitic drag will increase by 4 times

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Category: Equipment

Your glider has a glide ratio of 8:1 when flying with total weight of 100kg in an open harness, what is an approximate force value of the drag?

13.5kg (13daN)

10.5kg (10daN)

12.5kg (12.5daN)

8.0kg (8.0daN)

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Category: PreFlight

Before attempting to fly, what is the checklist that you should do? (Multiple selection)

Inform the site operator of your flight plan

Call the police and ground authorities

Present your proficiency rating information

Inspect the equipment to be in order and functional

Observe and assess the weather condition

Update social media platform on your attempt

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Category: Equipment

Your glider's Aspect Ratio (AR) is 5.0 and which following statements are correct?

The root chord is 5 times the average length

The span is 2 times the root chord

The surface area is 5 times the root chord

The span is 5 times larger than the average chord

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Category: PreFlight

Upon arrival at a flying site for the first time, what should you do? (Multiple selection)

Inspect your equipment thoroughly

Update social media of your arrival

Consult the site operator on local rules

Present your proficiency ratings information

Study and analyse the weather condition

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Category: Equipment

You would like to find our the Aspect Ratio (AR) of your glider but need the value for the wing's surface area, how do you calculate it?

Root chord / number of cells

Wing span * Average chord

Wing span / Average chord

Root chord / Wing span

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Category: Meteorology

Air pressure is a result of...

The amount of pressure that is being blown by air

The amount of air moving in an area

The internal pressure of the glider to stay inflated

The weight of air exerting pressure on the earth

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Category: Equipment

In comparison with gliders that has high aspect ratio, gliders with low aspect ratio are generally... (Multiple selection)

More robust and does not damage easily

Less active inflight behaviour

Slower in glide speed

Having steeper/poorer glide ratio

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Category: PreFlight

Before committing the launch and takeoff, what is the final thing that you must check?

Must sure that the camera is switched on

Social media platform is updated

The airspace traffic in front of takeoff is clear

Radio is functioning and volume is loud

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Category: Equipment

If the distance between carabiners at the harness is tightened (reduced length), what pilot will feel as the result while going through rough air?

Less turbulence with lesser chances of riser twist

More turbulence with lesser chances of riser twist

Less turbulence with higher chances of riser twist

More turbulence with higher chances of riser twist

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Category: Equipment

Which condition will cause the most damage to glider's fabric?

Glider that is not folded properly after each flight

Glider that is exposed to lots of heat

Glider left to dry in packing while staying wet/moist

Glider that is often wet from rain

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Category: Equipment

What is the EN certification for helmets suitable for paragliding?

EN-962

EN-969

EN-966

EN-996

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Category: Equipment

A glider that has A, B, C and D risers, which riser has the least load during a flight?

B

A

D

C

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Category: Rules & Regulations

Upon launching, you noticed that one of the lower line's sheath is badly damaged, what should you do?

Proceed to landing immediately

Try to repair it when condition is stable

Do nothing, continue flying carefully

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Category: Airmenship

While doing ridge soaring with other pilots and there is an incoming pilot that could cause a collision, which pilot has the right of way? (Multiple selection)

Pilot with the ridge on his/her left side

Lower pilot has right

Pilot with the ridge on his/her right side

Higher pilot has right

Subject to the site's local rules

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Category: Equipment

Your glider's wing span is 11.28m, the surface area is 26.47m² and what is the Aspect Ratio (AR)?

4.55

4.68

4.75

4.81

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Category: Equipment

Does waist strap setting (horizontal distance between both carabiners) influence the behaviour of a glider?

Yes, especially during rough or turbulent air

Not at all

None as all harnesses are certified

Only when flying low aspect ratio glider

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Category: Aerodynamics

Which law of physics that applies for a paraglider to gain aerodynamic lift.

Bernoulli's Principle

Archimedes's Theory

Boyle's Law

Moore's Law

Newton's Law

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Category: PreFlight

What is the correct sequence of launching?

Inflate, Turn, Launch and Stay close to terrain

Inflate, Decide, Launch and Stay away from terrain

Inflate and Launch, everything else is subjective

Inflate, Control, Decide, Launch and Stay away from terrain

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Category: Accidents & Incidents

When you are in situation that requires for deploying the reserve chute, which of the following are correct? (Multiple selection)

In a stall situation, I throw the reserve towards the horizon

In a SAT autorotation towards left, I throw the reserve in the direction of the glider's trailing edge

In any other or unsure situation (confused state), I throw the reserve strongly away from the collapsed glider

In a spiral lock situation, I throw the reserve in the same direction/movement

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Category: Equipment

How do you calculate the Aspect Ratio (AR) of a glider to get the exact value?

Wing span (S) / Root chord (C)

Square root of wing span (^S) * wing surface area (A)

Square root of wing span (S²) / wing surface area (A)

Wing span (S) * Root chord (C)

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Category: Equipment

Your glider's minimum load is 75kg and maximum load is 95kg. The glider's span is 10m with a surface area of 25m². What is the wing loading of your glider at minimum load?

2.0kg/m²

4.0kg/m²

3.0kg/m²

5.0kg/m²

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Category: Aerodynamics

When a glider is flown at the maximum TOW (takeoff weight), aerodynamic stall will occur...

At higher speed than when flying at minimum TOW load.

At the same speed than when flying at minimum TOW load

At slower speed than when flying at minimum TOW load.

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Category: PreFlight

You are flying in calm air at an air speed of 30kmh with a sink rate of 1m/s. Then you enter an area with headwind of 8kmh, what is your speed in relation to the ground (groundspeed)?

22 km/h

28 km/h

38 km/h

25 km/h

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Category: Rules & Regulations

You have completed the paragliding pilot training and logged 80 flights including several ridge soaring flights, which glider rating should you use?

EN-B

EN-A

EN-C

EN-D

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Category: Equipment

You would like to find out the Aspect Ratio (AR) of your glider but requires the value for its average chord, how to you calculate it?

(Span / 2)*(Root Chord / Number of cells)

Screw it, I'm emailing the manufacturer for it.

(Root Chord + Wingtip Chord) / 2

(Root Chord * Span) / 2

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