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Unit 10 Flashcards

1
Q

VOTs

A

permit you to check the accuracy of your VOR receiver on the ground

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2
Q
A

VORTAC

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3
Q
A

VOR

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4
Q
A

VOR-DME

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5
Q

OBS to/from indications

A

0º FROM

180º TO

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6
Q

Omnibearing selector (OBS)

A

course selector

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7
Q

Course deviation indicator (CDI)

A

position of the selected course relative to your airplane (needle)

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8
Q

At what frequency do VOR ground stations transmit?

A

very high frequency (VHF): 108.00 to 117.95 MHz

Reception varies proportionally to altitude of receiving equipment

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9
Q

VOR

A

magnetic course info (azimuth)

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10
Q

VORTAC

A

magnetic course + range info from TACAN

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11
Q

VOR/DME

A

magnetic course + similar range info but doesn’t have TACAN

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12
Q

GPS

A

satellite-based radio navigational

  • Provides highly accurate position & velocity info
  • Unaffected by weather
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13
Q

Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring (RAIM)

A

determine if satellite is providing accurate info

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14
Q

GPS NOTAMs

A

announce satellite outages

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15
Q

Pilotage

A

navigation by reference to landmarks & checkpoints

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16
Q

Dead reckoning

A

navigation solely by means of computations based on time, airspeed, distance, direction

17
Q

How many Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites are required to yield a three-dimensional position (latitude, longitude, and altitude) and time solution?

A

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