Navigation: General Knowledge

Question 1

Air navigation

Answer 1

The process of determining the geographic position and maintaing the desired direction of an aircraft relative to the surface of the earth

Question 2

What are the three types of air navigation?

Answer 2

1. Dead reckoning
2. Visual
3. Electronic

Question 3

Dead Reckoning Navigation

Answer 3

Directing an aircraft and determining its position by the application of direction and speed data from a previous position

Question 4

What are the four main components of dead reckoning naviation?

Answer 4

1. Position
2. Time
3. Speed
4. Direction

“PTSD”

Question 5

Position

Answer 5

The geographic point defined by coordinates

Question 6

Latitude

Answer 6

Angular distance north or south of the equator

“Latitude is FLATitude”

Question 7

Longitude

Answer 7

Angular distance east or west from the Prime Meridian

Question 8

Direction

Answer 8

Angular distance from a reference

Question 9

Speed

Answer 9

The magnitude of the velocity of an aircraft

Question 10

What are the three primary aircraft instruments essential for dead reckoning navigation?

Answer 10

1. BDHI/Remote gyro vertical compass card
2. Clock
3. Airspeed indicator

Question 11

What function does the BDHI/Remote gyro vertical compass card have?

Answer 11

Providing direction & position

Question 12

What function does the clock have?

Answer 12

Providing time

Question 13

What function does the airspeed indicator have?

Answer 13

Providing speed

Question 14

Visual navigation

Answer 14

Navigation that requires maintaining direct visual contact with the Earth’s surface

Question 15

Electronic Navigation

Answer 15

Navigation that requires the use of electronic devices to determine position

Question 16

What is the primary use of a divider?

Answer 16

To measure distance

Question 17

What are isogonic lines?

Answer 17

A line connecting points of equal variation found on most Lambert conformal chart

Question 18

What are parallels?

Answer 18

Lines of latitude

(generally run horizontally on a chart)

Question 19

Great Circle Route

Answer 19

The shortest distance between any two points on the earth’s surface

Question 20

Course

Answer 20

The intended flight path

Question 21

Heading

Answer 21

The direction in which the aircraft is pointed

Question 22

Track

Answer 22

The actual flight path

Question 23

What are the two types of Lambert Conformal Charts?

Answer 23

1. Operational Navigation Chart
2. Tactical Pilot Chart

Question 24

What is a plotter used for?

Answer 24

Used to aid in drawing course lines and measuring direction

Question 25

Variation

Answer 25

The angular distance between True North and Magnetic North from any given position on the earth’s surface

Question 26

What line of latitude is a Great Circle for a Lambert conformal chart?

Answer 26

The Equator

The only line of latitude to bisect the center of the Earth is the Equator

Question 27

What line of longitude is considered a great circle?

Answer 27

All lines of longitude are Great Circles

This is because they all bisect the center of the Earth

Question 28

What is another name for lines of longitude?

Answer 28

Meridians

Question 29

What is another name for lines of lattitude?

Answer 29

Parallels

Question 30

What is the primary purpose of a jet log?

Answer 30

Fuel planning

Question 31

What are the two types of Lambert Conformal charts?

Answer 31

• Operational Navigation Chart
• Tactical Pilotage Chart

Question 32

Describe parallels on Lambert Conformal charts.

Answer 32

Equally spaced concentric circles

The equator is the only parallel that is a Great Circle

Question 33

Describe meridians on Lambert Conformal charts.

Answer 33

Straight lines converging towards the poles

All meridians are Great Circles

Question 34

How many degrees are in an hour?

Answer 34

15°