Mozambique IACM Private Pilot (PPL-A) study guide
Mozambique IACM Private Pilot (PPL-A) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane), or PPL(A), is the entry-level licence that allows you to fly non-commercially, carrying passengers but not receiving payment for the flight. In Mozambique it is issued by the Instituto de Aviação Civil de Moçambique (IACM), which sets the theoretical examination and the flight-training requirements that sit alongside it. The Mozambique IACM Private Pilot (PPL-A) study guide has 9 sections and about 2,666 words.
01Air Law and ATC Procedures (Mozambique IACM PPL)
Air law questions test precise recall of rules, not general airmanship. Anchor your revision on the structure of Mozambican regulation: the IACM (Instituto de Aviação Civil de Moçambique) is the civil aviation authority, and national rules are built on ICAO Annexes and SARPs.
325 words, about 2 min02Human Performance and Limitations
This domain rewards understanding of how the pilot as a system fails. Cover the senses used in flight (vision, hearing, vestibular system), spatial disorientation, hypoxia and hyperventilation, decompression, carbon monoxide, fatigue, stress, workload, decision-making, and the psychology of error.
298 words, about 1 min03Meteorology
Meteorology questions test your ability to read the atmosphere and its products. Understand the standard atmosphere (ISA: 15 °C at sea level, lapse rate 2 °C per 1,000 ft, pressure 1013.25 hPa), pressure systems, and how altimeters respond to pressure and temperature.
313 words, about 2 min04Communications (VFR)
VFR communications questions test standard phraseology, readback discipline and correct use of frequencies. Learn the structure of a radio call: station addressed, your call sign, position and altitude, intentions, and any request.
269 words, about 1 min05Principles of Flight
Principles of flight questions test the four forces, the generation of lift, and the factors that change performance. Understand the lift equation qualitatively: lift depends on air density, velocity squared, wing area and lift coefficient, and the coefficient depends on angle of attack and configuration.
324 words, about 2 min06Operational Procedures
Operational procedures questions test disciplined execution: pre-flight, taxi, take-off, departure, cruise, approach, landing and emergencies. Know the purpose of checklists and the discipline of read-do versus do-read items; know the content of a passenger briefing; and understand the actions for engine failure after take-off, forced landing, fire, and radio failure.
289 words, about 1 min07Flight Performance and Planning
Performance and planning questions test your ability to compute and to sanity-check. Know the take-off and landing distance factors: mass, density altitude, wind, runway slope and surface.
296 words, about 1 min08Aircraft General Knowledge
AGK questions test systems knowledge: airframe, powerplant, fuel, oil, electrical, pitot-static, and flight instruments. Understand the four-stroke cycle (induction, compression, combustion, exhaust), the function of the carburettor and the risk of carburettor icing, and the purpose of mixture control with altitude.
272 words, about 1 min09Navigation
Navigation questions test map reading, the triangle of velocities, and time/distance/fuel calculations. Know the terms: true course, true heading, magnetic heading, compass heading, wind correction angle, and the difference between true and magnetic north (variation) and between magnetic and compass north (deviation).
280 words, about 1 min