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Exam simulation General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL General Navigation 120 questions on 120 minutes

1 - If the mean Sun moves 121°30' along the equator, that equals:
2 - 5 HR 20 MIN 20 SEC corresponds to a longitude difference of:
3 - What is the value of the convergence factor on a Polar Stereographic chart?
4 - The compression factor of the Earth:
5 - The diameter of the Earth is approximately:
6 - A Lambert's conical conformal chart has standard parallels at 63°N and 41°N. What is the constant of the cone?
7 - A correct definition of longitude is:
8 - Given: GS = 510 kt. Distance A to B = 43 NM. What is the time (MIN) from A to B?
9 - The scale quoted on a Lambert's chart is:
10 - Given: Course 040°(T), TAS is 120 kt, Wind speed 30 kt. Maximum drift angle will be obtained for a wind direction of:
11 - On a Lambert conformal conic chart the convergence of the meridians:
12 - Which definition describes best the notion "poles"?
13 - 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?
14 - An aircraft flies a great circle track from 56° N 070° W to 62° N 110° E. The total distance travelled is?
15 - An aircraft at FL290 is required to commence descent when 50 NM from a VOR and to cross that VOR at FL80. Mean GS during descent is 271kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?
16 - A rhumb line from a position 86°N 30°W has an initial track of 085°T is it:
17 - Given: Distance 'A' to 'B' 3623 NM Groundspeed 'out' 370 kt Groundspeed 'back' 300 kt The time from 'A' to the Point of Equal Time (PET) between 'A' and 'B' is:
18 - The first law of Kepler states:
19 - Using the given coordinates, what are the radial and DME distance from CRK VOR/DME (N5150.4 W00829.7) to position N5230 W00750?
20 - An aircraft's compass must be swung:
21 - An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent when 100 NM from a DME facility and to cross the station at FL120. If the mean GS during the descent is 396 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is approximately:
22 - When decelerating on a westerly heading in the Northern hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn:
23 - In order to fly from position A (10°00'N, 030°00'W) to position B (30°00'N, 050°00'W), maintaining a constant true course, it is necessary to fly:
24 - How does the convergency of any two meridians on the Earth change with varying latitude?
25 - A ground feature was observed on a relative bearing of 325° and five minutes later on a relative bearing of 280°. The aircraft heading was 165°(M), variation 25°W, drift 10° Right and GS 360 kt. When the relative bearing was 280°, the distance and true bearing of the aircraft from the feature was:
26 - Seasons are due to the:
27 - What is the change in longitude (in degrees and minutes) from A (45°N 165°30'E) to B (45°N 155°40'W)?
28 - 730 fpm equals:
29 - Given: ILS GP angle = 3.5 DEG, GS = 150 KT. What is the approximate rate of descent?
30 - What is the longitude of a position 6 NM to the east of 58°42'N 094°00'W?
31 - Complete line 1 of the 'FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG'; positions 'A' to 'B'. What is the HDG°(M) and ETA?'
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32 - On a polar stereographic projection chart showing the South Pole, a straight line joins position A (70°S 065°E) to position B (70°S 025°W). The true course on departure from position A is approximately:
33 - Complete line 6 of the 'FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG', positions 'L' to 'M'. What is the HDG°(M) and ETA?
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34 - Using latitude and longitude for a place:
35 - On a Direct Mercator chart, a rhumb line appears as a:
36 - The parallels on a Lambert Conformal Conic chart are represented by:
37 - (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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38 - Given: Waypoint 1. 60°S 030°W Waypoint 2. 60°S 020°W. What will be the approximate latitude shown on the display unit of an inertial navigation system at longitude 025°W?
39 - An aircraft is descending down a 6% slope whilst maintaining a GS of 300 KT. The rate of descent of the aircraft is approximately:
40 - Given: AD = Air distance GD = Ground distance TAS = True Airspeed GS = Groundspeed. Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate ground distance (GD) gone?
41 - "Mean time" has been introduced in order to:
42 - Which statement about ST is true?
43 - Given: A NORTHERN polar stereographic chart whose grid is aligned with the zero meridian. Grid track 344°, Longitude 115°00'W, Calculate the true course?
44 - Some inertial reference and navigation systems are known as strapdown. This means that:
45 - The two standard parallels of a conical Lambert projection are at N10°40'N and N41°20'. The cone constant of this chart is approximatively:
46 - A great circle track crosses the equator at 30°W has an initial track of 035°T. Its highest or lowest North/South point is:
47 - 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:
48 - You are flying from A (30°S 20°E) to B (30°S 20°W). What is the initial GC track?
49 - Which of the aeronautical chart symbols indicates an NDB?
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50 - Given: Distance 'A' to 'B' 1973 NM Groundspeed 'out' 430 kt Groundspeed 'back' 385 kt The time from 'A' to the Point of Equal Time (PET) between 'A' and 'B' is:
51 - On a Lambert conformal chart the distance between meridians 5° apart along latitude 37° North is 9 cm. The scale of the chart at that parallel approximates:
52 - On a Lambert conformal conic chart, with two standard parallels, the quoted scale is correct:
53 - What is the value of the magnetic dip at the magnetic south pole?
54 - Refer to E(LO)1 or attachment. Given: SHA VOR (N5243.3 W00853.1) radial 129°, CRK VOR (N5150.4 W00829.7) radial 047°. What is the aircraft position?
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55 - An aircraft departing A(N40° 00' E080° 00') flies a constant true track of 270° at a ground speed of 120 KT. What are the coordinates of the position reached in 6 h?
56 - Given: CRK VOR/DME (N5150.4 W00829.7) Kerry aerodrome (N5210.9 W00931.4). What is the CRK radial and DME distance when overhead Kerry aerodrome?
57 - What is the local mean time, position 65°25'N 123°45'W at 2200 UTC?
58 - Given: GS = 345 kt. Distance from A to B = 3560 NM. What is the time from A to B?
59 - Which of the following alternatives is correct when you cross the international date line?
60 - Given: GS = 135 kt. Distance from A to B = 433 NM. What is the time from A to B?
61 - In a navigation chart a distance of 69 NM is equal to 17 cm. The scale of the chart is approximately:
62 - The value of magnetic variation:
63 - When accelerating on an easterly heading in the Northern hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn:
64 - Using the given coordinates, what are the radial and DME distance from CRK VOR/DME (N5150.4 W00829.7) to position N5140 W00730?
65 - The purpose of the TAS input, from the air data computer, to the Inertial Navigation System is for:
66 - 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?
67 - Given: TAS = 270 kt, Track (T) = 260°,W/V = 275/30kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?
68 - Generally what line lies closer to the poles?
69 - The chart distance between meridians 10° apart at latitude 65° North is 3.75 inches. The chart scale at this latitude approximates:
70 - Given: TAS = 155 kt, HDG (T) = 216°, W/V = 090/60kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS.
71 - A small circle:
72 - 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:
73 - The scale on a Lambert conformal conic chart:
74 - Approximately how many nautical miles correspond to 12 cm on a map with a scale of 1: 2 000 000?
75 - A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.75. The initial course of a straight line track drawn on this chart from A (40°N 050°W) to B is 043°(T) at A; Course at B is 055°(T). What is the longitude of B?
76 - A chart has the scale 1:1.000.000. From A to B on the chart measures 3,8 cm. The distance from A to B in NM is:
77 - Given SHA VOR/DME (N5243.3 W00853.1), radial 120° and distance 35 NM, what is the aircraft position?
78 - 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?
79 - 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?
80 - Given: Distance 'Q' to 'R' 1760 NM Groundspeed 'out' 435 kt Groundspeed 'back' 385 kt. The time from 'Q' to the Point of Equal Time (PET) between 'Q' and 'R' is:
81 - At 0020 UTC an aircraft is crossing the 310° radial at 40 NM of a VOR/DME station. At 0035 UTC the radial is 040° and DME distance is 40 NM. Magnetic variation is zero. The true track and ground speed are:
82 - Given: TAS = 95 kt, HDG (T) = 075°, W/V = 310/20kt. Calculate the drift and GS?
83 - What is meant by "Aphelion"?
84 - During a low level flight 2 parallel roads that are crossed at right angles by an aircraft. The time between these roads can be used to check the aircraft:
85 - An aircraft obtains a relative bearing of 315° from an NDB at 0830. At 0840 the relative bearing from the same NDB is 270°. Assuming no drift and a GS of 240 kt, what is the approximate range from the NDB at 0840?
86 - The polar Stereographic projection is:
87 - The main reason for mounting the detector unit of a remote reading compass in the wingtip of an aeroplane or a helicopter tail-boom is:
88 - Given: GS = 435 kt. Distance from A to B = 1920 NM. What is the time from A to B?
89 - An aircraft at latitude 10° South flies north at a GS of 890 kph. What will its latitude be after 1.5 h?
90 - Which aeronautical chart symbol indicates a non-compulsory reporting point?
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91 - On a Mercator chart, the scale:
92 - At what approximate latitude is the length of one minute of arc along a meridian equal to one NM (1852 m) correct?
93 - Given: TAS = 132 kt, HDG (T) = 053°,W/V = 205/15kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?
94 - Kepler's second law states that:
95 - Which of the aeronautical chart symbols indicates a VORTAC?
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96 - Given: Half way between two reporting points the navigation log gives the following information: TAS 360 kt, W/V 330°/80kt, Compass heading 237°, Deviation on this heading -5°, Variation 19°W. What is the average ground speed for this leg?
97 - Given: SHA VOR (N5243.3 W00853.1) radial 223°, CRK VOR (N5150.4 W00829.7) radial 322°. What is the aircraft position?
98 - Given: True course A to B = 250° Distance A to B = 315 NM TAS = 450 kt. W/V = 200°/60kt. ETD A = 0650 UTC. What is the ETA at B?
99 - A pilot accidentally turning OFF the INS in flight, and then turns it back ON a few moments later. Following this incident:
100 - Given: TAS = 270 kt, True HDG = 145°, Actual wind = 205°(T)/30kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?
101 - The convergence factor of a Lambert conformal conic chart is quoted as 0.78535. At what latitude on the chart is earth convergency correctly represented?
102 - Calculate the D lat from 001°15'N 090°00'E to 090°00'S 090°00'W:
103 - The shortest distance between 2 points on the surface of the Earth is:
104 - Given: ETA to cross a meridian is 2100 UTC GS is 441 kt. TAS is 491 kt. At 2010 UTC, ATC requests a speed reduction to cross the meridian at 2105 UTC. The reduction to TAS will be approximately:
105 - On a Direct Mercator chart, meridians are:
106 - What is the final position after the following rhumb line tracks and distances have been followed from position 60°00'N 030°00'W?South for 3600 NM, East for 3600 NM, North for 3600 NM, West for 3600 NM. The final position of the aircraft is:
107 - Given: TAS = 235 kt, HDG (T) = 076°W/V = 040/40kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?
108 - On a Mercator chart, at latitude 60°N, the distance measured between W002° and E008° is 20 cm. The scale of this chart at latitude 60°N is approximately:
109 - When flying on a westerly great circle track in the southern hemisphere you will:
110 - 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:
111 - An observer is situated on the parallel of 23.5°S. Which statement about the passage of the apparent Sun in relation to this position is correct?
112 - Given: TAS = 130 kt, Track (T) = 003°, W/V = 190/40kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?
113 - An aircraft is maintaining a 5.2% gradient is at 7 NM from the runway, on a flat terrain; its height is approximately:
114 - In producing chart projections, the following projection surfaces may be used:
115 - An aircraft at position 60°N 005°W tracks 090°(T) for 315 km. On completion of the flight the longitude will be:
116 - When it is 1000 Standard Time in Kuwait, the Standard Time in Algeria is (STF Kuwait 03 h, Algeria 01 h):
117 - A chart has the scale 1: 1 000 000. From A to B on the chart measures 1.5 inches (one inch equals 2.54 cm), the distance from A to B in NM is:
118 - Given: True HDG = 002°, TAS = 130 kt, Track (T) = 353°, GS = 132 kt. Calculate the W/V?
119 - Which definition of the equator is correct?
120 - A map is conformal when: