Visual flight rules quiz: Summer 2025-26

1. What expression is used to begin a distress message?
   1. MAYDAY
   2. PAN PAN
   3. SQUAWK
   4. EMERGENCY
2. You are obviously descending, but the altimeter is reading a constant altitude. What will the vertical speed indicator read?
   1. the accurate rate of descent
   2. a rate of descent less than actually occurring
   3. a slight climb
   4. zero
3. In class G, pilots of radio-equipped VFR aircraft should monitor the appropriate frequency and announce if in potential conflict. What is the appropriate frequency?
   1. 126.7
   2. nearest CTAF
   3. area VHF
   4. if in the vicinity of an aerodrome published on charts, the CTAF; otherwise, the area VHF
4. When refuelling an aircraft, what must you ensure?
   1. at least 2 fire extinguishers are within 6–15 m from the refuelling point
   2. a fire extinguisher is available at the refuelling point
   3. at least 2 fire extinguishers are within 10 m of the refuelling point
   4. a fire extinguisher is on board the aircraft
5. You intend to undertake a flight approaching dusk and are not authorised to fly at night. What is the recommendation for landing prior to the end of daylight?
   1. you must be on the ground before last light
   2. you should plan to arrive at the airfield at least 10 minutes before last light
   3. you should plan to arrive at the airfield at least 15 minutes before last light
   4. you should be clear of the runway by last light
6. In radiotelephony, what should the altitude 3,500 feet be transmitted as?
   1. three and a half thousand
   2. thirty-five hundred
   3. three thousand five hundred
   4. three five zero zero
7. Your aeroplane has a maximum take-off weight of 1,090 kg, with a basic empty weight of 670 kg. You wish to carry 3 passengers whose total weight is 225 kg, plus 20 kg of baggage. Your weight is 80 kg. What is the weight in kilograms of the maximum amount of fuel (AVGAS) that you can have onboard at take-off?
   1. 90
   2. 75
   3. 95
   4. 175
8. Within a Mandatory Broadcast Area, what does a surveillance flight information service (SFIS) provide?
   1. traffic information
   2. traffic and separation services
   3. SARwatch services
   4. ATC services
9. What is the minimum height at which an aeroplane is allowed to fly over a populous area?
   1. 1,500 ft AMSL
   2. 1,000 ft on the area QNH
   3. 1,000 ft AGL
   4. 500 ft AGL
10. If you have submitted a flight plan, which of the following changes does NOT require you to notify ATS of the change?
    1. planned departure time if changed by more than 30 minutes
    2. planned departure time if changed by less than 60 minutes
    3. cruising level
    4. alternate aerodromes
11. What is one rule that could apply to the carriage of children in aircraft?
    1. children must wear a seat belt or harness at all times during flight
    2. children are not permitted to occupy a control seat in an aircraft fitted with dual controls
    3. a child may be carried on the lap of an adult if their combined weight does not exceed 77 kg
    4. two children, whose combined weight does not exceed 77 kg, may occupy the same seat if seated side by side
12. The GAF indicates there will be SCT stratus with the cloud top at 3,000 feet AMSL along your planned route OCTA. You plan VFR using radio navigation aids along this route. Your planned track is 045 deg (M). To maintain VMC and conform to the ‘Table of Cruising Levels’, what is the lowest altitude you can plan?
    1. A 035
    2. A 050
    3. A 030
    4. A 055
13. Given wind velocity = 140 (M)/20, what cross wind component would you expect for landing on runway 17?
    1. 10 kt from the right
    2. 10 kt from the left
    3. 5 kt from the right
    4. 5 kt from the left
14. If a weather event or phenomenon occurs or is expected to occur that was not originally forecast in the GAF, what will be issued?
    1. an AIRMET
    2. a new GAF
    3. an amended GAF
    4. a SPECI
15. You are planning to depart on a private VFR day flight. Route distance = 180 nm, groundspeed = 110 kt, cruise fuel flow = 40 L/h, approved holding rate = 24 L/h, taxi allowance = 10 L, 30-minute final reserve at approved holding rate, TAF destination indicates CAVOK. What is the closest figure in litres for the minimum fuel required for this flight?
    1. 77
    2. 87
    3. 95
    4. 91

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