Navigation Flashcards
The angle between true heading and magnetic heading is called _______.
Variation
The shortest distances between two places on the surface of the earth is represented by a __________.
Great circle
Given... Track = 090 degrees True Variation = 12 degrees West Deviation = 3 degrees East What is the compass heading?
099 degrees
An aircraft flying VFR from west to east in Canada at an altitude below 18000 feet ASL (but above 3000 feet) shall fly ________.
Odd thousands plus 500 feet.
Lines drawn on a chart joining places having the same variation are called ______.
Isogonic lines
On east and west heading, deceleration causes the compass to register a turn towards ________.
South
An airplane is 1 mile off it’s intended track after travelling 30 miles. The error in the track is approximately _______.
2 degrees
The scale on a VFR navigation chart (VNC series) is _______.
1:500,000
A rhumb line is ________.
A curved line on the surface of the earth, cutting all the meridians it meets at the same angle.
A straight line drawn between any two points on the Mercator Projection map.
Given…
Magnetic track 090 degrees, wind 270 degrees magnetic at 20 knots, True airspeed 100 knots, trip distance 300 nautical miles, the estimated time enroute is ________.
2 hours 30 minutes
