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5 HR 20 MIN 20 SEC corresponds to a longitude difference of ;
80°05’
265 US-GAL equals ; ( Specific gravity 0.80 )
803 kg.
730 ft/min equals ;
3.7 m/sec
1215 UTC LAJES VORTAC ( 38°46’N 027°05’W ) RMI reads 178° , range 135 NM. Calculate the aircraft position at 1215 UTC ?
40°55’N 027°55’W
1300 UTC DR position 37°30’N 021°30’W alter heading PORT SANTO NDB ( 33°03’N 016°23’W ) , TAS 450 kt , Forecast W/V 360°/30 kt. Calculate the ETA at PORT SANTO NDB ?
1348
A chart has the scale 1 : 1 000 000. From A to B on the chart measures 1.5 inches ( one inch equals 2.54 centimetres ) , the
distance from A to B in NM is ;
20.6
A chart has the scale 1 : 1 000 000. From A to B on the chart measures 3.8 cm , the distance from A to B in NM is ;
20.5
A course of 120°( T ) is drawn between “X” ( 61°30’N ) and “Y” ( 58°30’N ) on a Lambert Conformal conic chart with a scale of 1 : 1 000 000 at 60°N. The chart distance between “X” and “Y” is ;
66.7 cm
A definition of a Magnetic Track angle is ;
The direction of a line referenced to Magnetic North.
A direct Mercator graticule is based on a projection that is ;
cylindrical.
A direct reading compass should be swung when ;
there is a large , and permanent , change in magnetic latitude.
A flight is to be made from “A” 49°S 180’E/W to “B” 58°S 180’E/W. The distance in kilometres from “A” to “B” is approximately ;
1000.
A great circle intersects the equator in 030°W with a great circle direction of 035°( T ). An aircraft tracking the great circle will reach the maximum Northern/Southern latitude in position ;
( 55°N , 060°E ).
A great circle on the Earth running from the North Pole to the South Pole is called ;
a meridian.
A great circle track crosses the equator at 30°W has an initial track of 035°T. It’s highest or lowest North/South point is ;
55ºN 060ºE.
A great circle track joins position A ( 59°S 141°W ) and B ( 61°S 148°W ). What is the difference between the great circle
track at A and B ?
It increases by 6°.
A ground feature appears 30° to the left of the centre line of the CRT of an airborne weather radar. If the heading of the aircraft is 355° ( M ) and the magnetic variation is 15° East , the true bearing of the aircraft from the feature is ;
160°
A ground feature was observed on a relative bearing of 315° and 3 MIN later on a relative bearing of 270°. The W/V is calm , aircraft GS 180 kt. What is the minimum distance between the aircraft and the ground feature ?
9 NM
A ground feature was observed on a relative bearing of 325° and five minutes later on a relative bearing of 280°. The aircraft
heading was 165° ( M ) , variation 25°W , drift 10°Right and GS 360 kt. When the relative bearing was 280° , the distance and true
bearing of the aircraft from the feature was ;
30 NM and 240°.
A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.75. The initial course of a straight line track drawn on this chart from A ( 40°N 050°W ) to B is 043°( T ) at A , course at B is 055°( T ). What is the longitude of B ?
34°W
A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.80. A straight line course drawn on this chart from A ( 53°N
004°W ) to B is 080° at A , course at B is 092° ( T ). What is the longitude of B ?
011°E
A Lambert conformal conic projection , with two standard parallels ;
the scale is only correct along the standard parallels.
A line drawn on a chart which joins all points where the value of magnetic variation is zero is called an ;
agonic line.
A Mercator chart has a scale at the equator = 1 : 3 704 000. What is the scale at latitude 60° S ?
1 : 1 852 000
A nautical mile is ;
1852 metres.
A negative ( westerly ) magnetic variation signifies that ;
True North is East of Magnetic North.
A pilot accidently turning OFF the IRS in flight , and then turns it back ON a few moments later. Following this incident
it can only be used for attitude reference.
A rhumb line from a position 86°N 30°W has an initial track of 085°T is it ;
a spiral to the North pole
A Rhumb line is ;
a line on the surface of the earth cutting all meridians at the same angle.
A rhumb line on a Direct Mercator chart appears as a ;
straight line.
A ring laser gyro is ;
a device which measures angular movements.
A route is flown from ( 80°S , 100°W ) to ( 80°S , 140°E ). At 160°W the Grid Track ( GT ) and True Track ( TT ) on a
Polar Stereographic chart with a grid orientated on the 180º meridian are respectively ;
290º(G) and 270º(T).
A route is flown from ( 80°S , 100°W ) to ( 80°S , 140°E ). At 180°E/W the Grid Track ( GT ) and True Track ( TT ) on a Polar Stereographic chart , whose grid is aligned with the Greenwich meridian , are respectively ;
110º(G) and 290º(T).
A route is flown from ( 85°S , 100°E ) to ( 85°S , 140°W ). At 160°E the Grid Track ( GT ) and True track ( TT ) on a Polar Stereographic chart with a grid orientated on the 180º meridian are respectively ;
070º(G) and 090º(T).
A route is flown from ( 85°S , 100°E ) to ( 85°S , 140°W ). At 180°E/W the Grid Track ( GT ) and True Track ( TT ) on a Polar Stereographic chart , whose grid is aligned with the Greenwich meridian , are respectively ;
250º(G) and 070º(T).
A straight line drawn on a chart measures 4.63 cm and represents 150 NM. The chart scale is ;
1 : 6 000 000
A straight line from A ( 53ºN , 155ºW ) to B ( 53ºN , 170ºE ) is drawn on a Lambert Conformal conical chart with standard parallels at 50ºN and 56ºN. When passing the meridian 175ºE , the True Track is ;
260.0º
A straight line from A ( 53ºS , 155ºE ) to B ( 53ºS , 170ºW ) is drawn on a Lambert Conformal conical chart with standard parallels at 50ºS and 56ºS. When passing 175ºW , the True Track is ;
078.0º
A straight line from A ( 75ºN , 120ºE ) to B ( 75ºN , 160ºE ) is drawn on a Polar Stereographic chart. When passing the
meridian 155ºE , the True Track is ;
105º
A straight line from A ( 75ºS , 120ºE ) to B ( 75ºS , 160ºE ) is drawn on a Polar Stereographic chart. When passing the meridian 155ºE , the True Track is ;
075º
A straight line is drawn on a Lamberts conformal conic chart between two positions of different longitude. The angular difference between the initial true track and the final true track of the line is equal to ;
chart convergency
A straight line on a chart 4.89 cm long represents 185 NM. The scale of this chart is approximately ;
1 : 7 000 000
A straight line on a Lambert Conformal Projection chart for normal flight planning purposes ;
is approximately a Great Circle
A useful method of a pilot resolving , during a visual flight , any uncertainty in the aircraft’s position is to maintain visual contact with the ground and ;
set heading towards a line feature such as a coastline , motorway , river or railway.
A VOR is situated at position ( N55°26’ , W005°42’ ). The variation at the VOR is 9°W. The position of the aircraft is
( N60°00’N , W010°00’ ). The variation at the aircraft-position is 11°W. The initial TT-angle of the great circle from the aircraft position to the VOR is 101.5°. Which radial is the aircraft on ?
294
A VOR is situated at position ( 74ºN , 094ºW ) , local variation is 50ºW. A Polar Stereographic chart supplied with a
Greenwich grid is used for navigation. To proceed along ( magnetic ) radial 238 inbound an aircraft has to follow a Grid Track of ;
103º
After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the aircraft is 3 NM South of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. To reach destination B from this position , the TH should be ;
292°
After alignment of the stable platform of an Inertial Navigation System , the output data from the platform is ;
acceleration north/south and east/west , attitude and true heading.
After alignment of the stable platform of the Inertial Navigation System , the output data from the INS computer to the platform is
rate corrections to the gyros.
An aeronautical chart is conformal when ;
at any point the scale over a short distance in the direction of the parallel is equal to the scale in the direction of the meridian and the meridians are perpendicular to the parallels.
An aeroplane flies from A ( 59°S 142°W ) to B ( 61°S 148°W ) with a TAS of 480 kt. The autopilot is engaged and coupled with an Inertial Navigation System in which AB track is active. On route AB , the true track ;
increases by 5°.
An aeroplane is flying at TAS 180 kt on a track of 090°. The W/V is 045° / 50kt. How far can the aeroplane fly out from its base and return in one hour ?
85 NM
An Agonic line is a line that connects ;
positions that have 0° variation.
An aircraft at FL120 , IAS 200 kt , OAT –5° and wind component +30 kt , is required to reduce speed in order to cross a reporting point 5 MIN later than planned. Assuming flight conditions do not change , when 100 NM from the reporting point IAS
should be reduced to ;
159 kt.
An aircraft at FL140 , IAS 210 kt , OAT –5°C and wind component minus 35 kt , is required to reduce speed in order to cross a reporting point 5 MIN later than planned. Assuming that flight conditions do not change , when 150 NM from the reporting point the IAS should be reduced by ;
20 kt.
An aircraft at FL290 is required to commence descent when 50 NM from a VOR and to cross that VOR at FL80. Mean GS during descent is 271 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required ?
1900 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL310 , M0.83 , temperature –30°C , is required to reduce speed in order to cross a reporting point five minutes later than planned. Assuming that a zero wind component remains unchanged , when 360 NM from the reporting point Mach Number should be reduced to ;
M0.74
An aircraft at FL330 is required to commence descent when 65 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL100. The mean GS during the descent is 330 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required ?
1950 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL350 is required to commence descent when 85 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL80. The mean
GS for the descent is 340 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required ?
1800 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL350 is required to cross a VOR/DME facility at FL110 and to commence descent when 100 NM from the facility. If the mean GS for the descent is 335 kt , the minimum rate of descent required is ;
1340 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL350 is required to descend to cross a DME facility at FL80. Maximum rate of descent is 1800 FT/MIN and mean GS for descent is 276 kt. The minimum range from the DME at which descent should start is ;
69 NM
An aircraft at FL360 is required to descent to FL120. The aircraft should reach FL120 at 40 NM from the next waypoint. The rate of descent is 2000 ft/min. The average GS is 420 kt. The minimum distance from the next waypoint at which descent should start
124 NM
An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent at 120 NM from a VOR and to cross the facility at FL130. If the mean GS for the descent is 288 kt , the minimum rate of descent required is ;
960 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent when 100 NM from a DME facility and to cross the station at FL120.
If the mean GS during the descent is 396 kt , the minimum rate of descent required is approximately ;
1650 FT/MIN
An aircraft at FL370 , M0.86 , OAT −44°C , headwind component 110 kt , is required to reduce speed in order to cross a reporting point 5 MIN later than planned. If the speed reduction were to be made 420 NM from the reporting point , what Mach Number is required
M0.81
An aircraft at FL390 is required to descend to cross a DME facility at FL70. Maximum rate of descent is 2500 FT/MIN ,
mean GS during descent is 248 kt. What is the minimum range from the DME at which descent should commence ?
53 NM
An aircraft at latitude 02°20’N tracks 180°( T ) for 685 km. On completion of the flight the latitude will be ;
03°50’S
An aircraft at latitude 10°North flies south at a groundspeed of 445 km/hr. What will be its latitude after 3 HR ?
02°00’S
An aircraft at latitude 10°South flies north at a GS of 890 km/hr. What will its latitude be after 1.5 HR ?
02°00’N
An aircraft at position 60°N 005°W tracks 090°( T ) for 315 km. On completion of the flight the longitude will be ;
000°40’E
An aircraft departing A ( N40º00’ E080º00’ ) flies a constant true track of 270º at a ground speed of 120 kt. What are the coordinates of the position reached in 6 HR ?
N40º00’ E064º20’
An aircraft departs from position A ( 04°10’S 178°22’W ) and flies northward following the meridian for 2950 NM. It then flies westward along the parallel of latitude for 382 NM to position B. The coordinates of position B are ?
45°00’N 172°38’E
An aircraft departs from Schiphol airport and flies to Santa Cruz in Bolivia ( South America ) via Miami in Florida. The departure time ( off blocks ) is 07:45 ST at the 10th of November , taxi time before take off at Schiphol is 25 minutes. The flight time to Miami over the Atlantic Ocean is 09 h 20 m. The total taxi time in Miami to and from the gate is 25 minutes. The time spend at the gate is 02 h 40 m. From Miami to Santa Cruz the airborne time is 06 h 30 m. Calculate the time and date of touch down in Santa Cruz in ST Bolivia if the difference between ST and UTC is 5 hours ;
21:05 10th Nov.
An aircraft equipped with an Inertial Navigation System ( INS ) flies with INS 1 coupled with autopilot 1. Both inertial navigation systems are navigating from way-point A to B. The inertial systems” Central Display Units ( CDU ) shows ;
− XTK on INS 1 = 0
− XTK on INS 2 = 8L ( XTK = cross track )
From this information it can be deduced that ;
at least one of the inertial navigation systems is drifting.
An aircraft flies a great circle track from 56°N 070°W to 62°N 110°E. The total distance travelled is ?
3720 NM
An aircraft flies at FL 250. OAT = –45°C. The QNH , given by a meteorological station with an elevation of 2830 ft , is 1033 hPa. Calculate the clearance above a mountain ridge with an elevation of 20410 ft ;
4200 ft
An aircraft flies from waypoint 7 ( 63°00’N , 073°00’W ) to waypoint 8 ( 62°00’N , 073°00’W ). The aircraft position is
( 62°00’N , 073°10’W ). The cross track distance in relation to the planned track is ;
4.7 NM R
An aircraft flies the following rhumb line tracks and distances from position 04°00’N 030°00’W 600 NM South , then 600 NM East , then 600 NM North , then 600 NM West. The final position of the aircraft is ;
04°00’N 029°58’W
An aircraft follows a great circle in the Northern Hemisphere. At a certain moment the aircraft is in the position on the great
circle where the great circle direction is 270°(T). Continuing on the great circle the ;
track angle will decrease and the latitude will decrease.
An aircraft follows a radial to a VOR/DME station. At 10:00 the DME reads 120 NM. At 10:03 the DME reads 105 NM. The estimated time overhead the VOR/DME station is ;
10:24
An aircraft has to fly over a mountain ridge. The highest obstacle , indicated in the navigation chart , has an elevation of 9800 ft. The QNH , given by a meteorological station at an elevation of 6200 ft , is 1022 hPa. The OAT = ISA+5ºC. Calculate the approximate indicated altitude to obtain a clearance of 2000 ft.
Between 11500 ft and 11700 ft.
An aircraft in the northern hemisphere is making an accurate rate one turn to the right. If the initial heading was 135° , after
30 seconds the direct reading magnetic compass should read ;
more than 225°
An aircraft in the northern hemisphere makes an accurate rate one turn to the right/starboard. If the initial heading was 330° , after 30 seconds of the turn the direct reading magnetic compass should read ;
less than 060°
An aircraft is at position ( 53ºN , 006ºW ) and has a landmark at position ( 52º47’N , 004º45’W ) , with a relative bearing of 060º. Given ;
Compass Heading = 051º
Variation = 16ºW
Deviation = 2ºE
What is the true bearing of the position line to be plotted from the landmark to the aircraft on a Lambert chart with standard parallels at 37ºN and 65ºN ?
278º
An aircraft is departing from an airport which has an elevation of 2000 ft and the QNH is 1003 hPa. The TAS is 100 kt , the
head wind component is 20 kt and the rate of climb is 500 ft/min. Top of climb is FL 050. At what distance from the airport will this be achived
7.2 NM
An aircraft is departing from an airport which has an elevation of 2000 ft and the QNH is 1003 hPa. The TAS is 100 kt , the head wind component is 20 kt and the rate of climb is 1000 ft/min. Top of climb is FL 050. At what distance from the airport will this be achived
3.6 NM
An aircraft is departing from an airport which has an elevation of 2000 ft and the QNH is 1003 hPa. The TAS is 100 kt , the head wind component is 20 kt and the rate of climb is 1000 ft/min. Top of climb is FL 100. At what distance from the airport will this be achived ?
10.3 NM
An aircraft is departing from an airport which has an elevation of 2000 ft and the QNH is 1023 hPa. The TAS is 100 kt , the
head wind component is 20 kt and the rate of climb is 1000 ft/min. Top of climb is FL 100. At what distance from the airport will this
be achieved ?
11.1 NM
An aircraft is descending down a 6% slope whilst maintaining a G/S of 300 kt. The rate of descent of the aircraft is approximately ;
1800 FT/MIN
An aircraft is flying according the flight log at the Annex. After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the
aircraft is 3 NM North of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. To reach destination B from this
position the TH should be ;
(refer to image 5)
112º
An aircraft is flying according the flight log at the Annex. After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the aircraft is 3 NM North of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. To reach destination B from this position the TH should be ; (refer to image 9)
258º
An aircraft is flying at FL100. The OAT = ISA – 15°C. The QNH given by a station at an elevation 3000 ft is 1035 hPa. Calculate the approximate True Altitude ;
10 200 ft
An aircraft is flying at FL150 , with an outside air temperature of –30° , above an airport where the elevation is 1660 ft and the QNH is 993 hPa. Calculate the true altitude ; ( Assume 30 ft = 1 hPa )
13 660 ft
An aircraft is flying at FL180 and the outside air temperature is –30°C. If the CAS is 150 kt , what is the TAS ?
195 kt
An aircraft is flying at FL 200. OAT = 0°C. When the actual air pressure on an airfield at MSL is placed in the subscale of the altimeter the indicated altitude is 19300 ft. Calculate the aircraft’s true altitude ;
21.200 ft
An aircraft is flying at FL200. The QNH , given by a meteorological station at an elevation of 1300 ft is 998.2 hPa.
OAT = –40ºC. The elevation of the highest obstacle along the route is 8 000 ft. Calculate the aircraft’s approximate clearance above the highest obstacle on this route ;
10.500 ft
An aircraft is flying at FL250 , OAT = –45°C. The QNH , given by a station at MSL , is 993.2 hPa. Calculate the
approximate True Altitude
23400 ft
An aircraft is flying from A to B a distance of 50 NM. The True course in the flight log is 090º , the forecast wind is 225º(T)/15 kt and the TAS is 120 kt. After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the aircraft is 3 NM South of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. To reach destination B from this position , the correction angle on the heading should be ;
17º
An aircraft is flying from A to B a distance of 50 NM. The True Course in the flight log is 270º , the forecast wind is 045º(T)/15 kt and the TAS is 120 kt. After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the aircraft is 3 NM South of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. To reach destination B from this position , the correction angle on the heading should be
17º
An aircraft is flying from A to B. The true course according to the flight log is 090º , the estimated wind is 225º(T)/15 kt and the TAS is 120 kt. After 15 minutes of flying with the planned TAS and TH the aircraft is 3 NM South of the intended track and 2.5 NM ahead of the dead reckoning position. The Track angle error ( TKE ) is ;
5ºR