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Question 1

DESCRIBE the basic concepts, principles, and terminology used in air navigation

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Question 2

DESCRIBE types of air navigation

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Question 3

DESCRIBE the four basic elements of dead reckoning navigation

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Question 4

DESCRIBE the flight instruments used in dead reckoning navigation

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Question 5

DESCRIBE a great circle route

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Question 6

DESCRIBE Lambert Conformal charts

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Question 7

DESCRIBE the relationship among heading, course, and track

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Question 8

EXPLAIN magnetic variation

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Question 9

COMPUTE true and magnetic directions using magnetic variation

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Question 10

DESCRIBE the global timekeeping system

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Question 11

SOLVE global timekeeping problems

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Question 12

LOCATE geographic points on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter to within +/- 1/2 nautical mile and expressed in latitude and longitude

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Question 13

PLOT geographic points on a navigational chart given their latitude and longitude using a navigation plotter to within +/- 1/2 nautical mile

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Question 14

PLOT courses on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile

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Question 15

MEASURE directions on a navigational chart using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile

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Question 16

PLOT an aircraft’s geographic position on a navigational chart based on its relationship to a TACAN station using a navigation plotter and dividers to within +/- one degree and +/- 1/2 nautical mile

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Question 17

DESCRIBE the CR-3 air navigation computer

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Question 18

SOLVE rate problems using the CR-3 computer to a tolerance of +/- one unit on the logarithmic scale

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Question 19

SOLVE fuel conversion problems using the CR-3 computer to a tolerance of +/- one unit on the logarithmic scale

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Question 20

DESCRIBE the effect of air density on true airspeed and Mach number

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Question 21

DEFINE indicated airspeed

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Question 22

DEFINE calibrated airspeed

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Question 23

DEFINE true airspeed

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Question 24

DEFINE ground speed

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Question 25

DESCRIBE the factors affecting the different types of airspeed

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Question 26

CALCULATE true airspeed using the CR-3 air navigation computer given indicated airspeed, calibration data, altimeter setting, indicated altitude, and outside air temperature to within +/- 2 KTS

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Question 27

CALCULATE Mach number using the CR-3 air navigation computer given indicated airspeed, calibration data, altimeter setting, indicated altitude, and outside air temperature to within +/-.01

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Question 28

DESCRIBE the flight planning process as it pertains to air navigation

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Question 29

DESCRIBE the jet log

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Question 30

PERFORM time and fuel planning using the en-route portion of the jet log

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Question 31

CALCULATE true heading, crab angle, and groundspeed using the CR-3 air navigation computer given true airspeed, true course, and preflight wind direction and velocity to within +/- 3 degrees and +/-3 KTS (wind velocity less than 70 KTS), or +/-5 degrees and +/- 5 KTS (wind velocity greater than 70 KTS)

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Question 32

CALCULATE wind direction and velocity using the CR-3 air navigation computer given true heading, true airspeed, track, and groundspeed to within +/- 3 degrees and +/-3 KTS (wind velocity less than 70 KTS), or +/-5 degrees and +/- 5 KTS (wind velocity greater than 70 KTS)

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Question 33

CALCULATE the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a destination when given an updated ground speed

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Question 34

CALCULATE the estimated fuel remaining (EFR) at a destination when given the current fuel onboard and a predicted fuel flow

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