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Exam simulation Navigation - EASA PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Exam simulation EASA PPL(A) Exam Question Bank Navigation 120 questions on 120 minutes

1 - Which statement about QDM and QDR is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
2 - The angle between the magnetic course and the true course is called...
3 - True course is 180° and magnetic variation is 2°W. What is the magnetic course?
4 - For pre-flight preparation, what is the correct operational meaning of DME?
5 - Which practical rule applies to drift?
6 - A pilot wants to approach an NDB on QDM 090°. The aircraft flies for about 5 minutes with a magnetic heading (MH) of 095° and an RBI indication of 355°. After 6 minutes the RBI indicates 358°. Which statement is correct?
7 - What is the correct operational meaning of DME?
8 - The approximate propagation speed of electromagnetic waves is...
9 - What ground features should preferably be used for orientation during visual flight?
10 - Which navigation statement is correct? Compass deviation is caused by...
11 - Which navigation statement is correct? Dead reckoning navigation uses...
12 - Where does the inclination reach its lowest value?
13 - The term 'agonic line' is defined as a line on Earth or an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the...
14 - True course is 210° and magnetic variation is 9°W. What is the magnetic course?
15 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of ETA updates?
16 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about ETA updates?
17 - Given: Calibrated airspeed (CAS): 155 kt. Flight level (FL) 80. Outside air temperature (OAT): +15° C. The true airspeed (TAS) equals...
18 - Which practical rule applies to wind correction angle?
19 - Fading in LF/MF frequency range occurs mainly...
20 - In day-to-day private flying, what is correct about true course and magnetic course?
21 - Vienna (LOWW) is located at 016° 34'E, Salzburg (LOWS) at 013° 00'E. The latitude of both positions can be considered as equal. What is the difference of sunrise and sunset times, expressed in UTC, between Wien and Salzburg?
22 - An agonic line joins points where magnetic variation is...
23 - Full deflection of the course deviation indicator (CDI) means that the aircraft is located at least...
24 - An aircraft is flying with a true airspeed (TAS) of 120 kt and experiences 35 kt tailwind. How much time is needed for a distance of 185 NM?
25 - What is the difference between primary and secondary radar?
26 - Which statement about fuel checkpoints is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
27 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about DME?
28 - Groundspeed is 150 kt and flight time is 24 minutes. What distance is covered?
29 - Which statement is correct for fuel checkpoints?
30 - True course 090°, TAS 100 kt, wind 000°/20 kt. What is the approximate wind correction?
31 - What is correct about ETA updates?
32 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about chart scale?
33 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of fuel checkpoints?
34 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should lost procedure be understood?
35 - During cross-country planning, how should chart scale be understood by a private pilot?
36 - Where are the two polar circles?
37 - The circumference of the Earth at the equator is approximately... See figure (NAV-002)
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38 - The rotational axis of the Earth runs through the...
39 - For a true course of 040°, TAS 180 kt and wind 350°/30 kt, which wind correction angle should be applied?
40 - Given: QDR: 152° VAR: 5° W DEV: 5° E The QUJ equals...
41 - Which statement about ETA updates is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
42 - True course 045°, TAS 100 kt, wind 315°/20 kt. What is the approximate wind correction?
43 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should compass deviation be understood?
44 - Magnetic heading is 040° and compass deviation is 5°E. What compass heading should be flown?
45 - Distance is 125 NM and groundspeed is 100 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
46 - Which practical rule applies to lost procedure?
47 - Which statement about compass deviation is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
48 - Using primary ground radar, the direction of the aeroplane in relation to the antenna is determined by...
49 - What is the correct operational meaning of dead reckoning?
50 - An aircraft is following a true course (TC) of 220° at a constant TAS of 220 kt. The wind vector is 270°/50 kt. The ground speed (GS) equals...
51 - Point A on the Earth's surface lies exactly on the parallel of latitude of 47°50'27''N. Which point is exactly 240 NM north of A?
52 - Given: Ground speed (GS): 160 kt. True course (TC): 177°. Wind vector (W/WS): 140°/20 kt. The true heading (TH) equals...
53 - Which instantaneous information can be obtained from ground radar equipment?
54 - Given: QTE: 203° VAR: 10° E The QDR equals...
55 - When briefing a VFR flight, what should a private pilot remember about VOR radials?
56 - In practical private flying, which option correctly describes lost procedure?
57 - In normal private flying, which statement about DME is correct?
58 - For a true course of 040°, TAS 180 kt and wind 350°/30 kt, how can the required wind correction be expressed?
59 - An aircraft is flying at a pressure altitude of 7000 feet with an outside air temperature (OAT) of +21°C. The QNH altitude is 6500 ft. The true altitude equals...
60 - What should a private pilot remember about VOR radials?
61 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of wind correction angle?
62 - Groundspeed is 135 kt and flight time is 32 minutes. What distance is covered?
63 - True course is 075° and magnetic variation is 6°E. What is the magnetic course?
64 - Given: WCA: -012°; TH: 125°; MC: 139°; DEV: 002°E What are: TC, MH and CH?
65 - The pilot wants to proceed directly to the beacon. The wind is calm. The pilot should follow a QDM of... See figure (NAV-019)
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66 - Which practical rule applies to groundspeed?
67 - Which statement is correct for lost procedure?
68 - Magnetic heading is 219° and compass deviation is 6°E. What compass heading should be flown?
69 - An aircraft is flying from 'A' to 'B' (distance 220 NM) at an average ground speed (GS) of 120 kt. It departs 'A' at 1200 UTC. After 70 NM along the course from 'A', the aircraft is 5 min ahead of the planned schedule. Using the actual GS, what is the revised estimated time of arrival (ETA) at B?
70 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should dead reckoning be understood?
71 - The transponder code in case of a radio communication failure is...
72 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should airspace monitoring be understood?
73 - VOR radials are defined based on the principle of...
74 - What is meant by the term "terrestrial navigation"?
75 - A rhumb line crosses meridians at...
76 - Which lines have to be used by the pilot to determine the aircraft's position?
77 - QDM is the magnetic bearing...
78 - Which statement about groundspeed is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
79 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should DME be understood?
80 - A line joining points of equal magnetic variation is called...
81 - Which practical rule applies to ETA updates?
82 - Which option correctly describes lost procedure?
83 - Latitude is measured...
84 - What should a private pilot remember about GNSS?
85 - Given: QDM: 248° VAR: 10° W The QTE is...
86 - Before departure, how should airspace monitoring be understood by a private pilot?
87 - Given: QDM: 134° VAR: 5° W The QTE equals...
88 - Groundspeed is 120 kt and flight time is 30 minutes. What distance is covered?
89 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about compass deviation?
90 - The difference between indicated DME slant range and horizontal distance from the DME station increases...
91 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about ETA updates?
92 - Which statement is correct for drift?
93 - Assume two arbitrary points A and B on the same parallel of latitude, but not on the equator. Point A is located on 010°E and point B on 020°E. The rhumb line distance between A and B is always...
94 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should fuel checkpoints be understood?
95 - The progress of an electromagnetic oscillation can be described by the...
96 - Dead reckoning navigation uses...
97 - Quasi-optical waves travel...
98 - Which are the properties of a Lambert conformal chart?
99 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about groundspeed?
100 - How should chart scale be understood by a private pilot?
101 - Given the following information, what is the aircraft position at the cross bearing? VOR Hamburg (HAM) (53°41'N, 010°12'E): Radial 119° VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E): Radial 320° See annex (NAV-031)
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102 - Distance is 45 NM and groundspeed is 90 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
103 - Which practical rule applies to compass deviation?
104 - Groundspeed is 105 kt and flight time is 20 minutes. What distance is covered?
105 - Which navigation statement is correct? Latitude is measured...
106 - Given: QDR: 022° VAR: 10° E The QTE equals...
107 - In normal private flying, which statement about true course and magnetic course is correct?
108 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about drift?
109 - The on-board equipment of the secondary surveillance radar (SSR) is called...
110 - An aeroplane has a heading of 090°. The distance which has to be flown is 90 NM. After 45 NM the aeroplane is 4.5 NM north of the planned flight path. What is the corrected heading to reach the arrival aerodrome directly?
111 - A VOR radial is a magnetic bearing...
112 - What is correct about GNSS?
113 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about GNSS?
114 - Given: True course: 270°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 090°/25 kt. Distance: 100 NM. The ground speed (GS) equals...
115 - Magnetic heading is 012° and compass deviation is 3°W. What compass heading should be flown?
116 - The term ‚magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...
117 - The shortest distance between two points on Earth is represented by a part of...
118 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of lost procedure?
119 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about drift?
120 - Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200° What are the VAR and the DEV?