Exam quiz Navigation - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

There is no acceleration/deceleration error on a heading of

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North or south

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East or west

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240 degrees or 60 degrees

Question 2

What code should a pilot set their transponder to when flying VFR?

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3/A Code 1200

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3/A Code 2400

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3/A Code 1400

Question 3

When an air traffic controller issues radar traffic information in relation to the 12-hour clock, the reference the controller uses is the aircraft's

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ground track

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true course

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magnetic heading

Question 4

In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the east if

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a left turn is entered from a north heading

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an aircraft is accelerated while on a north heading

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an aircraft is decelerated while on a south heading

Question 5

Deviation in a magnetic compass is caused by the

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magnetic fields within the aircraft distorting the lines of magnetic force

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difference in the location between true north and magnetic north

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presence of flaws in the permanent magnets of the compass

Question 6

When squawking the VFR code (1200) on your transponder, what is the minimum mode the transponder must be in?

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Mode A

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Mode F

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Mode C

Question 7

How can you get in-flight weather updates for your destination airport while still 150 - 200 miles away?

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Retrieve the latest METAR and TAF using FIS-B

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Contact Flight Watch for an update

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Tune in the ATIS for the destination airport

Question 8

In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate initially a turn toward the west if

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a right turn is entered from a north heading

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an aircraft is accelerated while on a north heading

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a left turn is entered from a north heading

Question 9

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying north in a calm wind: ''TRAFFIC 9 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND...'' Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

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West

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South

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North

Question 10

Deviation error of the magnetic compass is caused by

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certain metals and electrical systems within the aircraft

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northerly turning error

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the difference in location of true north and magnetic north

Question 11

On a turn from south:

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The compass exaggerates the rate of turn

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The compass will lag behind the airplane

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The compass will match the exact heading

Question 12

(Refer to Figure 59, area 4.) You are flying along the coastline at 7,000' under the 9,000' MSL Class B shelf southeast bound (area 4). Are you required to have an ADS-B Out system?

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Yes

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No, the flight is taking place below 10,000' MSL

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No, the flight is taking place outside of Class B airspace

Question 13

What should you do if your GPS database is out of date?

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The flight plan waypoints should be verified against a current official source, like a VFR Sectional Chart or Chart Supplement U.S.

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Avoid flying into IMC conditions

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You cannot legally fly with a GPS if its navigation database is out of date

Question 14

What is a limitation of using a GPS without RAIM capability?

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The pilot would not be alerted that the navigation solution had deteriorated and an undetected navigation error could occur

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Navigation accuracy would be continuously degraded

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The GPS should not be used for long-distance navigation

Question 15

When the course deviation indicator (CDI) needle is centered during an omnireceiver check using a VOR test signal (VOT), the omnibearing selector (OBS) and the TO/FROM indicator should read

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0° FROM or 180° TO, regardless of the pilot's position from the VOT

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0° TO or 180° FROM, regardless of the pilot's position from the VOT

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180° FROM, only if the pilot is due north of the VOT

Question 16

If you are on a cross-country flight, to keep from losing your course you should:

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Refer to selected ground features and checkpoints

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Fly your planned heading

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File a flight plan with ATC

Question 17

(Refer to figure 20.) En route to First Flight Airport (area 5), your flight passes over Hampton Roads Airport (area 2) at 1456 and then over Chesapeake Municipal at 1501. At what time should your flight arrive at First Flight? (NOTE: Sectional chart figures are not to scale in print or digital form; use the NM scale printed on the chart to measure distances)

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1526

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1516

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1521

Question 18

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot during a local flight: ''TRAFFIC 2 O'CLOCK, 5 MILES, NORTHBOUND...'' Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

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Between directly ahead and 90° to the right

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Between directly behind and 90° to the right

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Between directly ahead and 90° to the left

Question 19

What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in the Northern Hemisphere?

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The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring

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The compass will remain on south for a short time, then gradually catch up to the magnetic heading of the airplane

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The compass will initially indicate a turn to the left

Question 20

(Refer to figure 28, illustration 6.) The VOR receiver has the indications shown. What is the aircraft's position relative to the station?

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West

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East

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North

Question 21

Aircraft within 30 miles of a Class B primary airport from the surface upward to 10,000 feet MSL must be equipped with:

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An operable transponder having either Mode S or 4096-code capability with Mode C automatic altitude reporting capability, and ADS-B Out

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Instruments and equipment required for IFR operations

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An operable VOR or TACAN receiver and an ADF receiver

Question 22

Can you fly VFR with an expired GPS database?

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Yes, but disregard the moving map display when making critical navigation decisions

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No, since a GPS will not function without a current GPS database

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No, a current GPS database is required when using it for any type of navigation guidance

Question 23

If your GPS receiver is equipped with WAAS—Wide Area Augmentation System—your position accuracy is:

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Less than three meters

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Twelve meters

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Five meters

Question 24

(Refer to Figure 71.) Your planned flight overflies the Class C Sacramento International airport (SMF) from west to east at a cruising altitude of 9,500' MSL. Does the flight require ADS-B out equipment?

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Yes, the flight requires ADS-B out equipment

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Yes, the flight requires ADS-B in equipment

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No additional equipment is required

Question 25

(Refer to Figure 59) You depart from Wood Co. airport (1G0 - area 5) and head northbound. You level off at 1,600' MSL under the Toledo Class C airspace to circle your house. The ADS-B system on your airplane was marked inoperative in the maintenance log. Is this flight legal?

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Yes - ADS-B Out is not required for this operation

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No - ADS-B Out equipment is required for flights under Class C airspace

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No - ADS-B Out equipment must be operational for all flights in the U.S.

Question 26

You are flying on an easterly course. If the wind is from the northeast, you must crab the airplane:

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Somewhat to the north of east to counteract drift

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South of east to counteract drift

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North to counteract torque

Question 27

Which of the following avionics equipment is required to be installed in your airplane to fly in Class A airspace?

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ADS-B Out equipment

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Datalink weather

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ADS-B In equipment

Question 28

Unless otherwise authorized, which situation requires Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)?

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Overflying Class C airspace below 10,000 feet MSL

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Landing at an airport with an operating control tower

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Flying under the shelf of Class C airspace

Question 29

At the beginning of a turn from a northerly heading:

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The compass will show a turn in the opposite direction

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The compass will show the correct heading

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The compass will lead the turn

Question 30

An ATC radar facility issues the following advisory to a pilot flying on a heading of 360°: "TRAFFIC 10 O'CLOCK, 2 MILES, SOUTHBOUND..." Where should the pilot look for this traffic?

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Northwest

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Southwest

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Northeast

Question 31

(Refer to figure 27.) An aircraft departs an airport in the Pacific standard time zone at 1030 PST for a 4-hour flight to an airport located in the central standard time zone. The landing should be at what coordinated universal time?

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2230Z

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2130Z

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2030Z

Question 32

(Refer to Figure 20.) You have a flight planned from Currituck Co. airport (area 3) to Norfolk International airport (area 1). What additional equipment is your airplane required to have, if any?

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ADS-B Out

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SATCOM Transceiver

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None, assuming you have a Mode C Transponder installed

Question 33

As Pilot in Command of an aircraft, under which situation can you deviate from an ATC clearance?

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In response to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory

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When operating in Class A airspace at night

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If an ATC clearance is not understood and in VFR conditions

Question 34

ADS-B Out equipment is required when flying:

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In Class E airspace at and above 3,000' MSL over the Gulf of Mexico from the U.S. coastline out to 12 NM

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Below 10,000' MSL in Class E airspace over the contiguous U.S.

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In Class E airspace at the surface

Question 35

In the Northern Hemisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the north if

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an aircraft is accelerated while on an east or west heading

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an aircraft is decelerated while on an east or west heading

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a left turn is entered from a west heading

Question 36

In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate

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correctly when on a north or south heading

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a turn momentarily

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a turn toward the south

Question 37

How far will an aircraft travel in 7.5 minutes with a ground speed of 114 knots?

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14.25 NM

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15 NM

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14.5 NM

Question 38

ATC advises, "traffic 2 o'clock." This advisory is relative to your:

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ground track

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magnetic heading

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true course

Question 39

(Refer to Figure 23.) You tune to the 320° radial of Savannah VORTAC and the 184° radial of Allendale VOR. Drawing courses for both on your Sectional, they intersect where?

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Southeast of Guyton

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Town of Springfield

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Over Briggs Airport

Question 40

If a true heading of 135° results in a ground track of 130° and a true airspeed of 135 knots results in a groundspeed of 140 knots, the wind would be from

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245° and 13 knots

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200° and 13 knots

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019° and 12 knots

Question 41

If Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) capability is lost in-flight,

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The pilot has no assurance of the accuracy of the GPS position

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GPS position is reliable provided at least 3 GPS satellites are available

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The pilot may still rely on GPS derived altitude for vertical information

Question 42

(Refer to Figure 69.) You are on a cross-country flight from Kingsville Airport (area 2) to Corpus Christi Intl. Airport (area 3). What minimum equipment will you need for the flight?

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Two-way radio, Mode C transponder with altitude reporting equipment, and ADS-B Out

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ADS-B In

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Two-way radio equipment

Question 43

Basic radar service in the terminal radar program is best described as

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safety alerts, traffic advisories, and limited vectoring to VFR aircraft

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mandatory radar service provided by the Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS) program

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wind-shear warning at participating airports

Question 44

The magnetic compass:

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Is self powered

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Needs electrical current to operate

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Needs vacuum power to work

Question 45

On a turn from a northerly heading the compass will:

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Lag behind the airplane

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Be equal to the airplane’s heading

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Will lead the airplane

Question 46

A VOR test facility—VOT—transmits a:

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360 degree radial in all directions

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360 degree radial to a designated position on the airport

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180 degree radial in all directions

Question 47

You want your wind ground track and ____________to be the same

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Course

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Heading

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Drift angle

Question 48

How can a pilot use GPS altitude in flight?

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GPS should not be used as a primary source of altitude data

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GPS altitude should only be used in IFR conditions

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GPS altitude can be used as a primary altitude indicator

Question 49

An operable 4096-code transponder, Mode C encoding altimeter, and ADS-B-Out are required in

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Class B airspace and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport

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Class D airspace

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Class E airspace below 10,000 feet MSL

Question 50

(Refer to figure 28, illustration 5.) The VOR receiver has the indications shown. What radial is the aircraft crossing?

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030°

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210°

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300°

Question 51

In the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn toward the south when

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the aircraft is decelerated while on a west heading

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a right turn is entered from a west heading

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a left turn is entered from an east heading

Question 52

During flight, when are the indications of a magnetic compass accurate?

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Only in straight-and-level unaccelerated flight

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During turns if the bank does not exceed 18°

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As long as the airspeed is constant

Question 53

Which is true regarding the benefits of using GPS for navigation?

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While GPS has many benefits to the VFR pilot, care must be exercised to ensure that system capabilities are not exceeded

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GPS eliminates the need for the pilot to verify their location through other navigation sources or charts

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Pilots can depend on GPS signals being available 100% of the time for navigation

Question 54

What procedure is recommended when climbing or descending VFR on an airway?

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Execute gentle banks, left and right for continuous visual scanning of the airspace

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Advise the nearest FSS of the altitude changes

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Fly away from the centerline of the airway before changing altitude

Question 55

With certain exceptions, all aircraft within 30 miles of a Class B primary airport from the surface upward to 10,000 feet MSL must be equipped with

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an operable transponder having either Mode S or 4096-code capability with Mode C automatic altitude reporting capability, and ADS-B out equipment

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an operable VOR or TACAN receiver and an ADF receiver

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instruments and equipment required for IFR operations

Question 56

An operable 4096-code transponder with an encoding altimeter and ADS-B Out are required in which airspace?

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Class A, Class B (and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport), and Class C

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Class D and Class G (below 10,000 feet MSL)

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Class D and Class E (below 10,000 feet MSL)

Question 57

In order to check your progress when using dead reckoning with no radio instrumentation, make corrections by:

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Using pilotage and keep track of your checkpoints

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Determining position using the wind triangle

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Using the magnetic compass and the airspeed indicator

Question 58

The only north seeking instrument in a typical training airplane is:

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The magnetic compass

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The heading indicator

Question 59

The angular difference between true north and magnetic north is

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magnetic variation

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compass acceleration error

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magnetic deviation

Question 60

(Refer to Figure 70, area 4.) You are flying from Gnoss Field Airport (DVO) to the private airport of San Rafael at 3,500' to meet your friend. What additional equipment does your aircraft need, if any?

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ADS-B Out

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No additional equipment is required as long as you remain clear of the San Francisco Class B airspace

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No additional equipment required as long as you're equipped with a Mode C transponder

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