NCAA PPL (Helicopter) Theory Exam case studies
NCAA PPL (Helicopter) Theory Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The NCAA PPL (Helicopter) Theory Exam is the ground-examination stage of the private pilot licence for helicopters, delivered in nine subject papers that mirror the standard EASA-style PPL(H) syllabus: air law, helicopter general knowledge, flight performance and planning, human performance, meteorology, navigation, operational procedures, principles of flight, and VHF radiotelephony. It is aimed at student pilots who have begun flight training or intend to, and who need to demonstrate ground knowledge before or alongside their flying hours. The NCAA PPL (Helicopter) Theory Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,736 words.
1Cost-Sharing, Night Currency and a Private Helipad
A PPL(H) holder based at Lagos (DNMM) is asked by three friends to fly them to a private helipad near Epe on Saturday. The pilot plans to depart at 17:10; sunset is 18:52 and the return is planned for 20:30.
502 words, about 3 min2Carburettor Ice at 6,500 ft
An R44 is cruising at 6,500 ft pressure altitude on a cross-country flight. OAT is 8°C and the dew point is 6°C.
563 words, about 3 min3Density Altitude and the Confined Helipad
A Bell 206B is scheduled to depart from a confined helipad at Jos, elevation 4,200 ft, with QNH 1013 hPa and OAT 31°C. The basic empty mass is 2,100 lb.
562 words, about 3 min4Inadvertent IMC and the Leans
A PPL(H) pilot is flying a single-engine helicopter VFR from a valley to a ridge-top farm. The forecast was for scattered cloud at 3,000 ft, but the cloud base has lowered to 900 ft AGL and visibility is reducing in drizzle.
521 words, about 3 min5Deteriorating Weather and a Fuel Diversion
A helicopter is 20 minutes into a 60 nm leg from A to B. Planned TAS is 90 kt and the wind at cruise level is 270°/30 kt; the planned track is 090°.
588 words, about 3 min