Oman CAA PPL Theory Exam case studies
Oman CAA PPL Theory Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Oman Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) theoretical knowledge examination is the ground-school hurdle you clear before flight training counts toward a PPL(A). It is aimed at student pilots training at an Oman CAA-approved flying school, and at licence holders converting or adding a rating who must show theoretical knowledge. The Oman CAA PPL Theory Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,741 words.
1Muscat Control Zone Transit at a Marginal VFR Level
At 0815 UTC you depart Sohar for Muscat in a Cessna 172, VFR, at 3,500 ft AMSL. Muscat Approach clears you to transit the control zone: 'Maintain 3,500 ft, report abeam Seeb.' The latest Muscat METAR gives wind 360/08 kt, visibility 7 km, few cloud at 2,800 ft, temperature 41°C, QNH 1002 hPa.
606 words, about 3 min2Engine Roughness After a Hot-Weather Departure
You are flying a Cessna 172 with a Lycoming O-320 engine from Sohar on a hot afternoon. Outside air temperature is 43°C, QNH 1004 hPa, and the aerodrome elevation is 100 ft.
617 words, about 3 min3High Density Altitude Departure from a Desert Strip
You are planning a VFR departure from a 950 m desert strip near Haima at 1500 local time. Aerodrome elevation is 1,500 ft, QNH is 1002 hPa, and OAT is 46°C.
548 words, about 3 min4Fatigue, Heat and Suspected Hypoxia at 9,500 ft
You are on the third leg of a hot-day ferry flight in an unpressurised Cessna 172, cruising at 9,500 ft AMSL. You have been awake since 0500, have flown 2.5 hours, and last drank water 4 hours ago.
471 words, about 2 min5Radio Failure on Arrival at Salalah
You are arriving VFR at Salalah from the east in a Cessna 172 at 2,000 ft AMSL. The controller has cleared you to enter the control zone, report 10 NM, and expect a right base for runway 25.
499 words, about 2 min