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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 - What is the radial from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 12°11'E)? See annex (NAV-031)
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2 - Which statement about groundspeed is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
3 - Given: QDM: 248° VAR: 10° W The QTE is...
4 - Given: QDR: 022° VAR: 10° E The QTE equals...
5 - How should DME be understood by a private pilot?
6 - Which navigation statement is correct? QDM is the magnetic bearing...
7 - When transmitter and receiver are moving towards each other...
8 - For a true course of 040°, TAS 180 kt and wind 350°/30 kt, how can the required wind correction be expressed?
9 - Which practical rule applies to DME?
10 - Which statement is correct for QDM and QDR?
11 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of dead reckoning?
12 - Which are the properties of a Mercator chart?
13 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of QDM and QDR?
14 - Which statement about wind correction angle is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
15 - A rhumb line crosses meridians at...
16 - How many satellites are necessary for a precise and verified three-dimensional determination of the position?
17 - 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...
18 - What is the true course (TC) from Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 10°28'E) to Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E)? See annex (NAV-031)
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19 - True course is 030° and magnetic variation is 10°W. What is the magnetic course?
20 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about wind correction angle?
21 - Groundspeed is 150 kt and flight time is 24 minutes. What distance is covered?
22 - In normal private flying, which statement about VOR radials is correct?
23 - Magnetic heading is 296° and compass deviation is 4°W. What compass heading should be flown?
24 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should airspace monitoring be understood?
25 - A VHF direction finder (VDF) can determine...
26 - Groundspeed is 100 kt and flight time is 45 minutes. What distance is covered?
27 - How should groundspeed be understood by a private pilot?
28 - Groundspeed is 120 kt and flight time is 30 minutes. What distance is covered?
29 - The term QTE means...
30 - Where are the two polar circles?
31 - What distance corresponds to one degree difference in latitude along any degree of longitude?
32 - Radio waves within the VHF range (e.g. VOR) travel as...
33 - How should chart scale be understood by a private pilot?
34 - What is the required flight time for a distance of 236 NM with a ground speed of 134 kt?
35 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about ETA updates?
36 - Which navigation statement is correct? One minute of latitude is approximately...
37 - What is the difference in time when the sun moves 10° of longitude?
38 - What is the difference between primary and secondary radar?
39 - The distance between two airports is 220 NM. On an aeronautical navigation chart the pilot measures 40.7 cm for this distance. The chart scale is...
40 - Distance is 80 NM and groundspeed is 160 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
41 - Which option correctly describes lost procedure?
42 - When transmitter and receiver are moving away from each other...
43 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about QDM and QDR?
44 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of ETA updates?
45 - Magnetic heading is 219° and compass deviation is 6°E. What compass heading should be flown?
46 - The term 'civil twilight' is defined as...
47 - For pre-flight preparation, what is the correct operational meaning of DME?
48 - QDR is the magnetic bearing...
49 - Distance is 75 NM and groundspeed is 150 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
50 - What should a private pilot remember about true course and magnetic course?
51 - True course is 300° and magnetic variation is 4°E. What is the magnetic course?
52 - In normal private flying, which statement about fuel checkpoints is correct?
53 - Which practical rule applies to VOR radials?
54 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about true course and magnetic course?
55 - Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of groundspeed?
56 - Which statement about airspace monitoring is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
57 - The term ‚magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...
58 - On a 1:500,000 chart, 1 cm represents...
59 - What is the correct operational meaning of DME?
60 - Which of the items on the attached checklist are related to the direct reading compass? See annex (NAV-004)
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61 - Where is the aircraft located in relation to the VOR? See annex (NAV-022)
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62 - A VOR radial corresponds to the...
63 - Groundspeed is 105 kt and flight time is 20 minutes. What distance is covered?
64 - Compass deviation is caused by...
65 - Magnetic heading is 115° and compass deviation is 3°W. What compass heading should be flown?
66 - Which navigation statement is correct? Longitude is measured...
67 - The range of a VOR is affected by...
68 - Distance is 60 NM and groundspeed is 120 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
69 - Which statement about QDM and QDR is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
70 - Which practical rule applies to drift?
71 - A VOR radial is a magnetic bearing...
72 - In normal private flying, which statement about compass deviation is correct?
73 - Given: QDM: 134° VAR: 5° W The QTE equals...
74 - Which navigation statement is correct? A CDI full-scale deflection on GPS...
75 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about drift?
76 - Which are the properties of a Lambert conformal chart?
77 - The approximate propagation speed of electromagnetic waves is...
78 - Which option correctly describes fuel checkpoints?
79 - 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...
80 - Given: QDM: 138° VAR: 10° E The QUJ equals...
81 - A distance of 7.5 cm on an aeronautical chart represents a distance of 60.745 NM in reality. What is the chart scale?
82 - Which navigation statement is correct? Compass deviation is caused by...
83 - Which option correctly describes QDM and QDR?
84 - The shoreline effect is greatest with radio wave propagation...
85 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about DME?
86 - A pilot receives a QDR of 135° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
87 - What is the difference in time when the sun moves 20° of longitude?
88 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should ETA updates be understood?
89 - The angle between the true course and the true heading is called...
90 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about lost procedure?
91 - 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?
92 - One minute of latitude is approximately...
93 - 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?
94 - What radio navigation aid can be received with the attached aerial? See figure (NAV-017)
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95 - For safe PPL(A) operation, how should groundspeed be understood?
96 - 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?
97 - A navigation log requires true heading (TH), magnetic heading (MH) and compass heading (CH). Given TH 185°, variation 1°E and compass deviation 6°E, which set is correct?
98 - Which statement about dead reckoning is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?
99 - Latitude is measured...
100 - 5500 m equal...
101 - Given: True course: 255°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 200°/10 kt. The true heading equals...
102 - Given: True course from A to B: 250°. Ground distance: 210 NM. TAS: 130 kt. Headwind component: 15 kt. Estimated time of departure (ETD): 0915 UTC. The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is...
103 - Which statement is correct for drift?
104 - Which statement is correct for lost procedure?
105 - The pilot receives a QDR of 225° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
106 - Given: Ground speed (GS): 160 kt. True course (TC): 177°. Wind vector (W/WS): 140°/20 kt. The true heading (TH) equals...
107 - Which lines have to be used by the pilot to determine the aircraft's position?
108 - What is the difference in latitude between A (12°53'30''N) and B (07°34'30''S)?
109 - Groundspeed is 160 kt and flight time is 18 minutes. What distance is covered?
110 - True course is 015° and magnetic variation is 3°E. What is the magnetic course?
111 - What could be a reason for changing the runway indicators at aerodromes (e.g. from runway 06 to runway 07)?
112 - In day-to-day private flying, which statement is correct for QDM and QDR?
113 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about compass deviation?
114 - The transponder code in case of hi-jacking is...
115 - Given: True course from A to B: 283°. Ground distance: 75 NM. TAS: 105 kt. Headwind component: 12 kt. Estimated time of departure (ETD): 1242 UTC. The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is...
116 - Which practical rule applies to lost procedure?
117 - For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about GNSS?
118 - An aircraft is flying with a true airspeed (TAS) of 180 kt and a headwind component of 25 kt for 2 hours and 25 minutes. The distance flown equals...
119 - When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about DME?
120 - The aircraft is on radial... See annex (NAV-024)
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