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NAVAIDs Flashcards

1
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NAVAID

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Radio Navigational Aid

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Radio Navigational Aid

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  1. Electronic
  2. Airborne or on Surface.
    Provides
  3. Guidance info
  4. Position data
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What is an airborne or surface electronic device that provides guidance info or position data to aircraft in flight?

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Radio Navigational Aid

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GNSS

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Global Navigational Satellite System

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Global Navigational Satellite System

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Any satellite navigation system.

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Waypoint

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  1. Predetermined
  2. geographical position
  3. used for navigation
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Precision approach

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Approach procedure in which vertical guidance is provided

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DME

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Distance Measuring Equipment

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What does Distance Measuring Equipment do?

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Calculates slant range distance from aircraft to ground station

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10
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What radar system does Distance Measuring Equipment operate like?

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Secondary radar in reverse

Transponder on ground, interrogator in aircraft

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11
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What navigation system operates similarly to secondary radar in reverse?

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Distance Measuring Equipment

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12
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How accurate is Distance Measuring Equipment?

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  1. Under 200 NM
  2. within 1/2NM
  3. or 3% of distance
  4. (whichever is greater)
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13
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Is Distance Measuring Equipment limited to line of sight?

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Yes

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14
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Where is Distance Measuring Equipment least accurate?

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Over ground station at high altitude

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15
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On what band does Distance Measuring Equipment transmit?

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Ultra High Frequency (UHF)

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16
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ILS

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Instrument Landing System

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17
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What are the 4 Instrument Landing System components?

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  1. Localizer
  2. Marker Beacons
  3. Glideslope
  4. Approach Lights
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18
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What is a Localizer?

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  1. Radio transmitter
  2. provides horizontal guidance
  3. to a runway centerline
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19
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What band does a localizer transmit on?

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VHF

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20
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What is the localizer’s reliable vertical signal range?

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  1. 18 NM from antennae

2. 1000’ above highest terrain and 4500’ above antennae

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21
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What is the localizer’s reliable lateral signal range Up to 18 NM from antenna?

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10 NM from course

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22
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What is the localizer’s reliable lateral signal range Up to 10 NM from antenna?

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10-35 NM from course

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23
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Where is the localizer located?

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departure end of a runway

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24
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What does the localizer transmit behind it?

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a “back course”

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25
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How is a localizer identified?

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I- followed with the Morse Code identifier

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26
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Is ILS usable if Localizer is out of service?

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No

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27
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What do marker beacons identify?

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points on an instrument approach

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28
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Are marker beacons used in all ILS’s?

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No

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29
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What aural signal does does an aircraft receive when passing over a marker beacon?

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Morse Code

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30
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What visual signal does does an aircraft receive when passing over a marker beacon?

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colored light

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31
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What is a glide scope?

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  1. proper path of descent for an aircraft

2. the radio beam that marks #1

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32
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What does the glide scope provide?

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Vertical guidance to the runway

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33
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At about what distance does the glidescope provide vertical guidance to the runway?

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about 1000’ from approach end on the localizer’s front course

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34
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What band does the glidescope transmit on?

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UHF

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35
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What is the typical glidescope descent angle?

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3 degrees

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36
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About how many feet out is the outer marker of the glidescope intercepted by the aircraft?

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1,400’

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37
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About how many feet out is the middle marker of the glidescope intercepted by the aircraft?

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200’

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38
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What is the reliable range of most glidescopes?

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10 NM (some exceed this)

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39
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What do approach lights provde?

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Visual references for the pilot

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40
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What is an Inertial Navigation System?

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Navigational device on board an aircraft

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41
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Does an Inertial Navigation System need outside input from devices outside the aircraft?

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No

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42
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What tools does an Inertial Navigation System use?

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Gyros
accelerometers
navigation computer

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43
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Does the accuracy of an Inertial Navigation System degrade over time?

A

yes

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44
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When is an Inertial Navigation System aligned?

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A point prior to departure

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45
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At what rate does the accuracy of an Inertial Navigation System degrade?

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1-2 NM / hr

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46
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GPS

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Global Positioning System

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47
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Is the GPS satellite based?

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Yes

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48
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What is the lowest number of GPS satellites observable from any point on earth?

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5

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49
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What information does GPS transmit?

A

Position

Time

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50
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What is the minimum number of GPS satellites needed for 2-D accuracy?

51
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What is the minimum number of GPS satellites needed for 3-D accuracy?

52
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What type of information can GPS transmit with 3-D accuracy?

53
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What is the percent probability that GPS can get the horizontal position of a target within 100m or less?

54
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What is the percent probability that GPS can get the horizontal position of a target within 300m or less?

55
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Is GPS affected by weather?

56
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What systems aid/enhance GPS accuracy/reliability?

A

GBAS
RAIM
WAAS

57
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RAIM?

A

Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

58
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Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring?

A

on aircraft

verifies satellite data integrity

59
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WAAS?

A

Wide Area Augmentation System

60
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Wide Area Augmentation System?

A

ground based

allows GPS navigation for arrival/departure

61
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What type of guidance (vertical or horizontal) does WAAS allow?

A

Vertical (like a glide slope)

62
Q

NDB?

A

Nondirectional Radio Beacon

63
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What is the least accurate NAVAID?

64
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Non-directional Radio Beacon?

A
  1. a radio transmitter at a known location

2. used as an aviation or marine navigational aid.

65
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How does a Non-directional Radio Beacon help naviagation?

A
  1. Transmits a radio signal
  2. Pilot hones in on the signal
  3. Aircraft equipment points in the direction of the signal
  4. Can be used to transmit voice
66
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What can interfere with a Non-directional Radio Beacon signal?

A
  1. Weather

2. Other NDBs at night

67
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What is an NDB referred to as when used in conjunction with an ILS?

A

compass locator

68
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TACAN?

A

Tactical Air Navigation

69
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What organization uses Tactical Air Navigation?

70
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Is TACAN more accurate than VOR?

71
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Can TACAN penetrate solid objects?

72
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On what band does TACAN transmit?

73
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What information does TACAN provide pilots?

A
  1. Bearing

2. Distance

74
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How many degrees around the system does TACAN transmit to pilots?

75
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Does TACAN have the same classifications/range as VORs?

76
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Does TACAN use channels or frequencies to transmit?

77
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VOR?

A

Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range

78
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Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range?

A
  1. short-range radio nav system

2. aircraft with a receiving unit can determine its position and stay on course

79
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What is the primary NAVAID in the NAS?

80
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Can VOR penetrate solid objects?

81
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In what direction is Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range oriented?

A

magnetic north

82
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In what direction around the transmitter can VOR transmit?

A

360 degrees

83
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What is Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Ranges transmission accuracy?

A

1 degree normally

84
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What does VOR Transmit?

A
  1. Morse Code identifier

2. voice identification

85
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Can Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range transmit voice communications?

86
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What are the 3 classes of VOR?

A 
Terminal (T)
Low Altitude (L)
High Altitude (H)
87
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Where is Terminal VOR used?

A

in navigation around a terminal area

88
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Up to what altitude can Terminal VOR transmit?

89
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Up to what distance can Terminal VOR transmit?

90
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How is Low Altitude (L) VOR normally used?

A

to navigate airways

91
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Up to what altitude can Low Altitude (L) VOR transmit?

92
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Up to what distance can Low Altitude (L) VOR transmit?

93
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What is High Altitude (H) VOR used for?

A

to navigate all ATS routes

94
Q

What is High Altitude (H) VORs range Below 14,500’?

95
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What is High Altitude (H) VORs altitude limit to which it can transmit to a distance of 40 NM?

96
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What is High Altitude (H) VORs range from 14,500’ - 17,999’?

97
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What are High Altitude (H) VORs 2 altitude ranges to which it can transmit to a distance of 100 NM?

A
  1. 14,500’ - 17,999’

2. Above FL450

98
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What is High Altitude (H) VORs range from FL180 - FL450?

99
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What is High Altitude (H) VORs altitude range to which it can transmit to a distance of 130 NM?

A

FL180 - FL450

100
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What is High Altitude (H) VORs range Above FL450?

101
Q

VORTAC?

A

VHF Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation

102
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VHF Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation?

A

VOR and TACAN combined.

103
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What does VHF Omni-Directional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) transmit?

A

Morse Code identifier for VOR and TACAN

104
Q

Do VOR frequencies and TACAN channels have standard pairings?

105
Q

RNAV?

A

Area navigation

106
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Area navigation?

A
  1. Method of IFR

2. aircraft choose any course within a network of navigation beacons

107
Q

FMS?

A

flight management system

108
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What does FMS allow?

A

pre-programming routes

109
Q

How is the flight management system updated?

A

constantly via aircraft navigation systems

110
Q

How are Area navigation routes constructed?

A

series of waypoints

111
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Can published RNAV routes be flight planned?

112
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Are random Area navigation routes direct and point-to-point?

113
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Do random RNAV routes require ATC radar monitoring?

114
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What are the 4 advantages of Area navigation?

A
  1. Pilots fly preferred routes
  2. Less time/fuel used
  3. Can reduce ATCs need to vector
  4. Provides instrument approaches
115
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ATS?

A

Air Traffic Service

116
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Air Traffic Service?

A

service which regulates and assists aircraft in real-time to ensure their safe operations.

117
Q

What are the 3 types of ATS routes?

A

Air navigation
Colored Federal airways
Other named routes

118
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What are the 3 types of Air navigation routes?

A

VOR airways
RNAV routes
Jet routes

119
Q

What class airspace do VOR Airways serve?

120
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What class airspace do Jet Routes serve?

121
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What flights levels do Jet Routes serve?

A

FL180 - FL450

122
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What class airspace do RNAV Routes serve?

A

Class A & E

123
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What flights levels do High altitude RNAV Routes serve?

A

FL180 - FL450

124
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What flights levels do low altitude RNAV Routes serve?

A

Below FL180

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