Chapter 11, Distance Measuring Equipment

Question 1

DME is based on what type of radar?

Answer 1

Secondary

Question 2

DME provides the following information to
the crew

Answer 2

Distance to a navigation aid

Question 3

When tuned into a VORTAC, commercial
aircraft obtain their distance and bearing
information from the

Answer 3

TACAN and VOR

Question 4

DME signals are transmitted

Answer 4

By line of sight

Question 5

An RDMI provides the following
information

Answer 5

Distance and bearing to a navigation
aid

Question 6

Slant range errors are greatest when the
aircraft is flying at

Answer 6

High altitudes and close to the navigation
aid

Question 7

To select a co-located VOR-DME navigation
aid, the crew tunes into the

Answer 7

VOR frequency

Question 8

The DME interrogator is part of the

Answer 8

Airborne equipment

Question 9

The varying interval between pulse-pairs
ensures that the interrogator

Answer 9

Recognises its own pulse-pairs and rejects
other signals

Question 10

When a DME indicator is receiving no
computed data, it will display

Answer 10

Dashes

Question 11

Using a collocated VOR–DME navigation aid
produces what type of position fix?

Answer 11

Rho–theta

Question 12

Distance and bearing signals from a TACAN
navigation aid are transmitted on

Answer 12

UHF

Question 13

Using two DME navigation aids provides how
many calculated positions?

Answer 13

Two

Question 14

DME operates in which frequency band?

Answer 14

UHF