NZ CAA PPL Aircraft Technical study guide
NZ CAA PPL Aircraft Technical · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NZ CAA PPL Aircraft Technical examination is the technical knowledge paper that New Zealand private pilot licence candidates sit alongside the other PPL theory subjects. It tests the aircraft itself rather than navigation, meteorology or human factors: general aircraft knowledge, airframes, engines, systems and instruments; flight performance, loading and weight and balance; and aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and the documents that must be on board and current. It is aimed at student pilots working through a Part 141 or Part 61 training syllabus toward a PPL, and at licence holders refreshing technical knowledge. Because the subject is examined against current Civil Aviation Rules and advisory material, you should study the latest rule parts and CAA guidance rather than older textbooks, and use your aircraft's flight manual and weight and balance data for the performance and loading sections. Topics on this exam: Aircraft Technical (aircraft general knowledge, airframes, engines, systems and instruments), Flight performance, loading and weight and balance, and Aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and documents. The NZ CAA PPL Aircraft Technical study guide has 3 sections and about 1,203 words.
01Aircraft Technical: airframes, engines, systems and instruments
This domain tests the PPL candidate's understanding of how a light aircraft is built and how its systems behave in flight. Questions are practical: identify a system, interpret an indication, or explain a limitation.
408 words, about 2 min02Flight performance, loading and weight and balance
This domain tests whether you can use POH data and loading calculations to predict whether a flight is legal and safe. Expect density altitude, takeoff/landing distance, climb, and CG questions.
409 words, about 2 min03Aircraft maintenance, airworthiness and documents
This domain tests the NZ CAA PPL candidate's knowledge of Part 43 maintenance, Part 91 operating requirements, and the documents that make a flight legal. The Certificate of Airworthiness is issued by the CAA and remains valid while the aircraft is maintained in accordance with its maintenance programme.
386 words, about 2 min