5. Time Flashcards
Express the following dates and times as six-figure date/time groups:
a. November 29, 10:15 a.m.
b. July 19, 3:17 p.m.
c. April 1, 5 p.m.
291015; 191517; 011700
Express the following dates and times as eight-figure date/time groups:
a. November 29, 10.15 a.m.
b. July 19, 3:17 p.m.
c. April 1, 5 p.m.
11291015; 07191517; 04011700
The term ‘Local Mean Time’ uses the local …….. of ……..
meridian; longitude
NZ Standard Time (NZST) uses the …….. …….. …….. of …….. as the reference for the entire country.
180-degree meridian; longitude
UTC is …….. hours (ahead of / behind) NZST.
12; behind
You advise ATC that you plan to take off at 3:14 p.m. on 21st January. How is this expressed in UTC.
0214 UTC (January = NZDT)
Sunlight (is / is not) the same as the end of daylight.
is not
The end of Evening Civil Twilight (is / is not) that same as the end of daylight.
is not
High ground to the west of an airport will cause the (earlier / later) onset of darkness.
earlier
Cloud cover will cause the (earlier / later) onset of darkness.
earlier
Smog will cause the (earlier / later) onset of darkness.
earlier
Sunrise and sunset times vary with the …….. and the ……..
latitude; date
For adjustment of NZST into NZDT, clocks are (advanced / retarded) by ……..hours(s).
advanced; one
The international date line is found on or near the ……..-degree (parallel of latitude / meridian of longitude). On crossing the dateline travelling west, you enter the (previous / next) day.
180; meridian; next
If it is 1000 hours local mean time at Greenwich, what is the local mean time at 120E.
1800
If it is 4:15 p.m. local time at 21°30’W, what is the local mean time at 45°45’E?
8:44 pm
If it is 0255 local time at 32°18’E, what is the NZDT?
1346 NZDT
If it is 1850 hours local time at 160°30’W on 20th June, what are the date and standard time in NZ.
1732 21 June
In wintertime in NZ, the length of a day is (longer / shorter), and the duration of twilight is (longer / shorter) in Auckland than in Christchurch.
shorter: shorter
The sun rises in Napier (176°52’E) at 1850 UTC. What time will it rise that day at Wanganui (175°01E)
1857 UTC
What is the earliest take-off time (NZDT) for a day VFR flight on 28th February if the daylight table in the AIPNZ Volume 4 indicates:
1748
0719
0648 NZDT
