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Exam simulation General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL General Navigation 120 questions on 120 minutes

1 - The highest value of longitude is found:
2 - When approaching the International Date line from the East, you:
3 - Given: Runway direction 305°(M), Surface W/V 260°(M)/30 kt. Calculate the cross-wind component?
4 - Given: Distance A to B is 360 NM. Wind component A - B is -15 kt, Wind component B - A is +15 kt, TAS is 180 kt. What is the distance from the equal-time-point to B?
5 - Given: Magnetic track = 075°, HDG = 066°(M),VAR = 11°E, TAS = 275 kt. Aircraft flies 48 NM in 10 MIN. Calculate the true W/V °?
6 - Complete the following statement regarding magnetic variation. The charted values of magnetic variation on Earth normally change annually due to:
7 - You are flying from A (50°N 10°W) to B (58°N 02°E). If initial great circle track is 047°(T) what is final great circle track?
8 - On an oblate spheroid representing the Earth's shape:
9 - Which aeronautical chart symbol indicates a group of lighted obstacles?
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10 - An aircraft follows a great circle in the Northern Hemisphere. At a certain moment the aircraft is in the position on the great circle where the great circle direction is 270°(T). Continuing on the great circle the:
11 - Given: CON VOR/DME (N5354.8 W00849.1). Abbey Shrule aerodrome (N5335 W00739). What is the CON radial and DME distance when overhead Abbey Shrule aerodrome?
12 - Given: The coordinates of the heliport at Issy les Moulineaux are N48°50' E002°16.5'. What are the coordinates of the position directly on the opposite side of the earth?
13 - The north and south magnetic poles are the only positions on the Earth's surface where:
14 - An aircraft in the northern hemisphere makes an accurate rate one turn to the right/starboard. If the initial heading was 330°, after 30 seconds of the turn the direct reading magnetic compass should read:
15 - What is the ratio between the litre and the US-GAL?
16 - Given: TAS = 485 kt, HDG (T) = 168°, W/V = 130/75kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?
17 - Complete line 1 of the 'FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG'; positions 'A' to 'B'. What is the HDG°(M) and ETA?'
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18 - An island appears 30° to the left of the centre line on an airborne weather radar display. What is the true bearing of the aircraft from the island if at the time of observation the aircraft was on a magnetic heading (MH) of 020° with the magnetic variation (VAR) 25°W?
19 - During the initial alignment of an inertial navigation system (INS) the equipment:
20 - Isogonic lines connect positions that have:
21 - Which of the following is an occasion for carrying out a compass swing on a Direct Reading Compass?
22 - The automatic flight control system (AFCS) in an aircraft is coupled to the guidance outputs from an inertial navigation system (INS). The aircraft is flying between inserted waypoints No. 3 (55°00'N 020°00'W) and No.4 (55°00'N 030°00'W). With DSRTK/STS selected on the CDU, to the nearest whole degree, the initial track read-out from waypoint No. 3 will be:
23 - An aircraft is flying with the aid of an inertial navigation system (INS) connected to the autopilot. The following two points have been entered in the INS computer: WPT 1: 60°N 030°W WPT 2: 60°N 020°W. When 025°W is passed the latitude shown on the display unit of the inertial navigation system will be:
24 - The initial great circle track from A to B is 080° and the rhumb line track is 083°. What is the initial great circle track from B to A and in which hemisphere are the two positions located?
25 - Given: Pressure Altitude 29000 FT, OAT -55°C. Calculate the Density Altitude?
26 - An aircraft departs from Schiphol airport (STF 1 h) (52.3° N 004.8° E) and flies to Santa Cruz (17.8° S 063.2° W) in Bolivia, South America via Miami (25.8° N 080.2° W) in Florida. The departure time (off blocks) is 07:45 ST at the 10th of November, taxi time before take off Schiphol is 25 min. The flight time to Miami over the Atlantic Ocean is 09:20. The total taxi time in Miami to and from the gate is 25 min. The time spent at the gate is 02:40. From Miami to Santa Cruz the airborne time is 06:30. Calculate the time and date of touch down in Santa Cruz in ST Bolivia if the difference between ST and UTC is 4 h.
27 - What is the definition of "morning civil twilight"?
28 - Which aeronautical chart symbol indicates a group of unlighted obstacles?
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29 - Isogrives are lines that connect positions that have:
30 - An island is observed to be 15° to the left. The aircraft heading is 120°(M), variation 17°(W). The bearing °(T) from the aircraft to the island is:
31 - Given: GS = 135 kt. Distance from A to B = 433 NM. What is the time from A to B?
32 - An aircraft at FL330 is required to commence descent when 65 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL100. The mean GS during the descent is 330 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?
33 - Given SHA VOR/DME (N5243.3 W00853.1), radial 120° and distance 35 NM, what is the aircraft position?
34 - An aircraft is flying at FL180 and the outside air temperature is -30°C. If the CAS is 150 kt, what is the TAS?
35 - An island appears 45° to the right of the centre line on an airborne weather radar display. What is the true bearing of the aircraft from the island if at the time of observation the aircraft was on a magnetic heading (MH) of 215° with the magnetic variation (VAR) 21°W?
36 - Given: TAS = 230 kt, HDG (T) = 250°, W/V = 205/10kt. Calculate the drift and GS?
37 - On a Lambert Conformal Conic chart earth convergency is most accurately represented at the:
38 - Two positions plotted on a polar stereographic chart, A (80°N 000°) and B (70°N 102°W) are joined by a straight line whose highest latitude is reached at 035°W. At point B, the true course is:
39 - The constant of cone of a Lambert conformal conic chart is quoted as 0.3955. At what latitude on the chart is earth convergency correctly represented?
40 - Which of the following statements concerning Earth magnetism is completely correct?
41 - Which statement is true about the parallel of origin of a conformal chart?
42 - Given: TAS = 270 kt, True HDG = 145°, Actual wind = 205°(T)/30kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?
43 - Which statements is true?
44 - When the time is 2000 UTC, it is:
45 - Which of the following alternatives is correct when you cross the international date line?
46 - An aircraft passes position A (60°00'N 120°00'W) enroute to position B (60°00'N 140°30'W). What is the great circle track on departure from A?
47 - Given: TAS = 465 kt, HDG (T) = 124°,W/V = 170/80kt. Calculate the drift and GS?
48 - A great circle is defined as:
49 - An aircraft's compass must be swung:
50 - Given: true track is 348°, drift 17° left, variation 32° W, deviation 4°E. What is the compass heading?
51 - A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.80. A straight line course drawn on this chart from A (53°N 004°W) to B is 080° at A; course at B is 092°(T). What is the longitude of B?
52 - Refer to figure: Two consecutive waypoints of a flight plan are Stornoway VOR/DME (N58°12,4', W006°11,0') and Glasgow VOR/DME (N55°52,2', W 004°26,7). During the flight the Actual Time Over Stornoway is 11:15 UTC and Estimated Time Over Glasgow is 11:38 UTC. At 11:21 UTC the fix of the aircraft is exactly over reporting point RONAR. What is the Revised UTC over Glasgow, based on this last fix?
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53 - You are flying from A (30°S 20°E) to B (30°S 20°W). At what longitude will the GC track equal the RL track?
54 - The compression factor of the Earth:
55 - Which of the following statement is correct concerning gyro-compassing of an inertial navigation system (INS)?
56 - Given: CON VOR (N5354.8 W00849.1) DME 30 NM, CRN VOR (N5318.1 W00856.5) DME 25 NM, Aircraft heading 270°(M), Both DME distances decreasing. What is the aircraft position?
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57 - Given: TAS = 197 kt, True course = 240°, W/V = 180/30kt. Descent is initiated at FL 220 and completed at FL 40. Distance to be covered during descent is 39 NM. What is the approximate rate of descent?
58 - Given: True HDG = 054°, TAS = 450 kt, Track (T) = 059°, GS = 416 kt. Calculate the W/V?
59 - You are flying from A (30°S 20°E) to B (30°S 20°W). What is the initial GC track?
60 - The term drift refers to the wander of the axis of a gyro in:
61 - The chart distance between meridians 10° apart at latitude 65° North is 9,5 cm. The chart scale at this latitude approximates:
62 - When decelerating on a westerly heading in the Northern hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn:
63 - The prime meridian is:
64 - What is the average track (°T) and distance between CON VOR (N5354.8 W00849.1) and BEL VOR (N5439.7 W00613.8)?
65 - An aeroplane is flying at TAS 180 KT on a track of 090° The W/V is 045° / 50 KT. How far can the aeroplane fly out from its base and return in one hour?
66 - Given: Distance 'A' to 'B' is 475 NM, Planned GS 315 kt, ATD 1000 UTC, 1040 UTC - fix obtained 190 NM along track. What GS must be maintained from the fix in order to achieve planned ETA at 'B'?
67 - Given: Compass Heading 090 Deviation 2W Variation 12E, TAS 160 KT Whilst maintaining a radial 070 from a VOR station, the aircraft flies a ground distance of 14 NM in 6 MIN. What is the W/V (T)?
68 - What is the change of longitude between A (45°00'N 163°14'E) and B (31°33'N 157°02'E)?
69 - A ground feature was observed on a relative bearing of 315° and 3 min later on a relative bearing of 270°. The W/V is calm aircraft GS 180 KT. What is the minimum distance between the aircraft and the ground feature?
70 - The Sun moves from East to West at a speed of 15° longitude an hour. What ground speed will give you the opportunity to observe the Sun due South at all times at 60°00'N?
71 - At the magnetic equator, when accelerating after take off on heading West, a direct reading pivot suspended compass:
72 - A straight line on a chart 4.89 cm long represents 185 NM. The scale of this chart is approximately:
73 - Given: Distance 'A' to 'B' 1973 NM Groundspeed 'out' 430 kt Groundspeed 'back' 385 kt Safe endurance 7 HR 20 MIN. The distance from 'A' to the Point of Safe Return (PSR) 'A' is:
74 - Given: TAS = 370 KT True HDG = 181°W/V = 095°(T) / 35 kt. Calculate the true track and GS?
75 - An aircraft takes-off from an airport 2 hours before sunset. The pilot flies a track of 090°(T), W/V 130°/ 20 kt, TAS 100 kt. In order to return to the point of departure before sunset, the furthest distance which may be travelled is:
76 - What is the ISA temperature value at FL 330?
77 - In producing chart projections, the following projection surfaces may be used:
78 - ATT Mode of the Inertial Reference System (IRS) is a back-up mode providing:
79 - Approximately how many nautical miles correspond to 12 cm on a map with a scale of 1: 2 000 000?
80 - 5 HR 20 MIN 20 SEC corresponds to a longitude difference of:
81 - What is the average track (°M) and distance between CRN NDB (N5318.1 W00856.5) and BEL VOR (N5439.7 W00613.8)?
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82 - When accelerating on an easterly heading in the Northern hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn:
83 - An aircraft at FL390 is required to descend to cross a DME facility at FL70. Maximum rate of descent is 2500 FT/MIN, mean GS during descent is 248 kt. What is the minimum range from the DME at which descent should commence?
84 - How does the chart convergency change with latitude in a Lambert Conformal projection?
85 - On The Earth's ellipsoid one degree of latitude near the equator is:
86 - How is the radio position determined by the FMC in the modern transport aircraft Electronic Flight Instrument System?
87 - The maximum difference between geocentric and geodetic latitude occurs at about:
88 - Generally what line lies closer to the poles?
89 - Given: Maximum allowable tailwind component for landing 10 kt. Planned runway 05 (047° magnetic). The direction of the surface wind reported by ATIS 210°. Variation is 17°E. Calculate the maximum allowable wind speed that can be accepted without exceeding the tailwind limit?
90 - On which of the following chart projections is it NOT possible to represent the north or south poles?
91 - An aeroplane flies from A (59°S 142°W) to B (61°S 148°W) with a TAS of 480 KT. The autopilot is engaged and coupled with an Inertial Navigation System in which AB track is active. On route AB, the true track:
92 - Position "Elephant Point" is situated at (58°00'N, 135°30'W). Standard time for this location is listed in the Air Almanac as UTC -8. If sunset occurs at 00:57 UTC on 21st January, what is the time of sunset in LMT?
93 - A great circle intersects the equator on 030°W with a great circle direction of 035°(T). An aircraft tracking the great circle will reach the maximum Northern/Southern latitude in position
94 - How many centimetres are equivalent to 36,25 inches?
95 - A straight line on a Lambert Conformal Projection chart for normal flight planning purposes:
96 - Compass deviation is defined as the angle between:
97 - Given: GS = 105 kt. Distance from A to B = 103 NM. What is the time from A to B?
98 - Given: True Heading = 090° TAS = 200 kt W/V = 220° / 30 kt. Calculate the GS?
99 - Using the given coordinates, what are the radial and DME distance from SHA VOR/DME (N5243.3 W00853.1) to position N5210 W00920?
100 - Two places on the parallel of 47°S lie 757,8 km apart. Calculate the difference in longitude.
101 - The duration of civil twilight is the time:
102 - The local hour angle of the mean sun at 1200 LMT is:
103 - You are flying from A (30°S 20°E) to B (30°S 30°W). What is the approximate final GC track?
104 - What is meant by "Aphelion"?
105 - The resultant of the first integration of the output from the east/west accelerometer of an inertial navigation system (INS) in NAV MODE is:
106 - An aircraft at FL370, M0.86, OAT -44°C, headwind component 110 kt, is required to reduce speed in order to cross a reporting point 5 MIN later than planned. If the speed reduction were to be made 420 NM from the reporting point, what Mach Number is required?
107 - On a polar stereographic chart, the initial great circle course from A 70°N 060°W to B 70°N 060°E is approximately:
108 - In a navigation chart a distance of 49 NM is equal to 7 cm. The scale of the chart is approximately:
109 - At 0000 Local Mean Time of an observer:
110 - Given: True Heading = 090° TAS = 180 kt. GS = 180 kt. Drift 5° right. Calculate the W/V?
111 - Given: True altitude 9000 FT, OAT -32°C, CAS 200 kt. What is the TAS?
112 - Which definition of the equator is correct?
113 - On a Mercator chart, the scale:
114 - Which of the aeronautical chart symbols indicates a basic, non-specified, navigation aid?
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115 - Given: True HDG = 307°, TAS = 230 kt, Track (T) = 313°, GS = 210 kt. Calculate the W/V?
116 - On a Lambert chart (standard parallels 37°N and 65°N), with respect to the straight line drawn on the map between A ( N49° W030°) and B (N48° W040°), the:
117 - Given: Position 'A' is N00° E100°, Position 'B' is 240°(T), 200 NM from 'A'. What is the position of 'B'?
118 - (Refer to figure 061-0 5) Complete line 2 of the FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG, position "C" to "D". What is the HDG° (M) and ETA?
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119 - The scale on a Lambert conformal conic chart:
120 - What is the chart distance between longitudes 179°E and 175°W on a direct Mercator chart with a scale of 1: 5 000 000 at the equator?