Exam quiz Navigation - EASA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplane)

Question 1

An agonic line joins points where magnetic variation is...

Accepted Answer

zero

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90°

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maximum

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always west

Question 2

The distance from 'A' to 'B' measures 120 NM. At a distance of 55 NM from 'A' the pilot realizes a deviation of 7 NM to the right. What approximate course change must be made to reach 'B' directly?

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14° left

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8° left

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6° left

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15° left

Question 3

The term QDR means...

Accepted Answer

Magnetic bearing from the station to the aircraft.

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True bearing from the aircraft to the station.

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Magnetic bearing from the aircraft to the station.

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True bearing from the station to the aircraft.

Question 4

For a conventional VOR course-deviation indicator in VOR mode, full lateral deflection normally means an angular deviation of at least...

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10° beside the selected course.

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2 NM beside the selected course.

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10 NM beside the selected course.

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2° beside the selected course.

Question 5

With no crosswind, TAS 180 kt and a direct headwind of 25 kt, approximately what distance is covered in 2 h 25 min?

Accepted Answer

375 NM.

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693 NM.

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435 NM.

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202 NM.

Question 6

Which navigation statement is correct? Drift is caused by...

Accepted Answer

wind acting across the aircraft track

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compass deviation without a crosswind

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magnetic variation alone

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a pressure-setting error alone

Question 7

Approximately how many metres are 1000 ft?

Accepted Answer

300 m.

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30 km.

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3000 m.

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30 m.

Question 8

One minute of latitude is approximately...

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1 NM

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1 km

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10 NM

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60 NM

Question 9

Which statement about drift is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?

Accepted Answer

It is the angular difference between heading and track caused by wind

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It is solely the difference between true and magnetic north

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It is solely the difference between magnetic and compass north

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It is always zero in a crosswind

Question 10

Which statement about true course and magnetic course is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic variation is applied to convert between true and magnetic directions

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Compass deviation is the same as wind drift

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Magnetic variation converts indicated airspeed into groundspeed

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Magnetic course is always equal to compass heading

Question 11

For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about ETA updates?

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They support fuel management, daylight planning and arrival coordination

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They are unnecessary when actual groundspeed changes

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They establish fuel endurance without checking fuel quantity or consumption

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They are required only after landing

Question 12

What should a private pilot remember about GNSS?

Accepted Answer

It is a valuable navigation aid but should be monitored and cross-checked

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It removes the need to monitor airspace boundaries

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It guarantees terrain clearance without considering flight path and altitude

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It makes weather minima unnecessary

Question 13

Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200° What are the TH and the DEV?

Accepted Answer

TH: 194°. DEV: -002°.

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TH: 172°. DEV: +002°.

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TH: 172°. DEV: -002°.

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TH: 194°. DEV: +002°.

Question 14

What is the difference in time when the sun moves 20° of longitude?

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1:20 h

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0:20 h

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0:40 h

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1:00 h

Question 15

Which navigation statement is correct? A rhumb line crosses meridians at...

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a constant angle

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an angle that necessarily changes at every meridian

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90° for every possible route

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a value determined by magnetic variation rather than route geometry

Question 16

When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about dead reckoning?

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It uses heading, speed, time and wind correction to estimate position

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It determines position without any elapsed-time information

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It uses only a destination bearing and ignores speed

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It requires no starting position or previous position estimate

Question 17

Which practical rule applies to QDM and QDR?

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QDM is magnetic bearing to a station and QDR is magnetic bearing from it

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QDM is from the station and QDR is to it

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Both are true bearings without magnetic reference

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Both are relative bearings measured from the aircraft nose

Question 18

Which statement about ETA updates is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?

Accepted Answer

They support fuel management, daylight planning and arrival coordination

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They are unnecessary when actual groundspeed changes

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They establish fuel endurance without checking fuel quantity or consumption

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They are required only after landing

Question 19

What is the true course (TC) from Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 010°28'E) to Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E)? See annex (NAV-031)

Accepted Answer

061°

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241°

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235°

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055°

Question 20

Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of chart scale?

Accepted Answer

It allows distances measured on the chart to be converted to ground distance

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It converts magnetic variation into compass deviation

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It gives the same ground distance per centimetre for every chart scale

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It states a time-to-distance ratio regardless of speed

Question 21

Which practical rule applies to airspace monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Position, altitude and route must be monitored to avoid infringements

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It is necessary only for IFR flight

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It replaces the need to check current airspace information and NOTAMs

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It is useful only after landing

Question 22

For safe PPL(A) operation, how should drift be understood?

Accepted Answer

It is the angular difference between heading and track caused by wind

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It is solely the difference between true and magnetic north

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It is solely the difference between magnetic and compass north

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It is always zero in a crosswind

Question 23

Approximately what time difference corresponds to 10° of longitude?

Accepted Answer

Two thirds of an hour (about 0.667 h).

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0.4 h

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1 h

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0.33 h

Question 24

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...

Accepted Answer

185 kt.

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170 kt.

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255 kt.

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135 kt.

Question 25

Before departure, how should airspace monitoring be understood by a private pilot?

Accepted Answer

Position, altitude and route must be monitored to avoid infringements

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It is necessary only for IFR flight

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It replaces the need to check current airspace information and NOTAMs

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It is useful only after landing

Question 26

The on-board equipment of the secondary surveillance radar (SSR) is called...

Accepted Answer

Transponder.

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Course indicator.

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Interrogator.

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Decoder.

Question 27

Which statement is correct for compass deviation?

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It is the error caused by magnetic influences in the aircraft

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It is the angle between true north and magnetic north alone

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It is the ground-track change caused solely by crosswind

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It is independent of magnetic fields within the aircraft

Question 28

When reviewing the flight, what is correct about ETA updates?

Accepted Answer

They support fuel management, daylight planning and arrival coordination

Answer

They are unnecessary when actual groundspeed changes

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They establish fuel endurance without checking fuel quantity or consumption

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They are required only after landing

Question 29

Which option correctly describes drift?

Accepted Answer

It is the angular difference between heading and track caused by wind

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It is solely the difference between true and magnetic north

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It is solely the difference between magnetic and compass north

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It is always zero in a crosswind

Question 30

What is the meaning of the 1:60 rule?

Accepted Answer

1 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 60 NM

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6 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 10 NM

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60 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 1 NM

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10 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 60 NM

Question 31

Which statement is correct for QDM and QDR?

Accepted Answer

QDM is magnetic bearing to a station and QDR is magnetic bearing from it

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QDM is from the station and QDR is to it

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Both are true bearings without magnetic reference

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Both are relative bearings measured from the aircraft nose

Question 32

True course is 015° and magnetic variation is 3°E. What is the magnetic course?

Accepted Answer

012°

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022°

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015°

Answer

002°

Question 33

Given: True course: 165°. TAS: 90 kt. Wind: 130°/20 kt. Distance: 153 NM. The true heading equals...

Accepted Answer

158°.

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126°.

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152°.

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172°.

Question 34

Which practical rule applies to ETA updates?

Accepted Answer

They support fuel management, daylight planning and arrival coordination

Answer

They are unnecessary when actual groundspeed changes

Answer

They establish fuel endurance without checking fuel quantity or consumption

Answer

They are required only after landing

Question 35

Which practical rule applies to drift?

Accepted Answer

It is the angular difference between heading and track caused by wind

Answer

It is solely the difference between true and magnetic north

Answer

It is solely the difference between magnetic and compass north

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It is always zero in a crosswind

Question 36

Drift is caused by...

Accepted Answer

wind acting across the aircraft track

Answer

compass deviation without a crosswind

Answer

magnetic variation alone

Answer

a pressure-setting error alone

Question 37

In normal private flying, which statement about chart scale is correct?

Accepted Answer

It allows distances measured on the chart to be converted to ground distance

Answer

It converts magnetic variation into compass deviation

Answer

It gives the same ground distance per centimetre for every chart scale

Answer

It states a time-to-distance ratio regardless of speed

Question 38

The range of NDBs transmitting in the medium frequency range is greatest...

Accepted Answer

At night.

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Before midday.

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On midday.

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In the daytime.

Question 39

Which navigation statement is correct? Magnetic variation is the angle between...

Accepted Answer

true north and magnetic north

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magnetic north and compass north

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heading and ground track

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true heading and true course caused by wind

Question 40

Which option correctly describes QDM and QDR?

Accepted Answer

QDM is magnetic bearing to a station and QDR is magnetic bearing from it

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QDM is from the station and QDR is to it

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Both are true bearings without magnetic reference

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Both are relative bearings measured from the aircraft nose

Question 41

In practical private flying, which option correctly describes lost procedure?

Accepted Answer

The pilot should maintain safe flight, fix position if possible and seek assistance

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The pilot should descend without checking terrain or visibility

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The pilot should ignore the remaining fuel while fixing position

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The pilot should assume uncertainty authorises entry into controlled airspace

Question 42

In a spherical-Earth model, the shortest surface distance between two non-antipodal points follows the shorter arc of...

Accepted Answer

A great circle.

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A small circle.

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A rhumb line.

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A parallel of latitude.

Question 43

In the last row of navigation log NAV-014, TC is 179°, WCA is +6° and variation is 1°E. Which set of true heading TH, magnetic heading MH and magnetic course MC is correct?

Accepted Answer

TH 185°, MH 184°, MC 178°.

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TH 185°, MH 185°, MC 180°.

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TH 173°, MH 174°, MC 178°.

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TH 173°, MH 184°, MC 178°.

Question 44

Which practical rule applies to fuel checkpoints?

Accepted Answer

They compare planned fuel remaining with actual progress

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They remove the need for fuel reserves

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They are useful only after landing

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They replace the need to consider diversion options

Question 45

Which statement about DME is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?

Accepted Answer

It indicates slant range distance from the station

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It always gives horizontal distance even directly over the station

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It measures the magnetic bearing to the station

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It measures only the angular deviation from a selected course

Question 46

Compass deviation is caused by...

Accepted Answer

magnetic influences within the aircraft

Answer

the angular difference between true north and magnetic north alone

Answer

crosswind drift without any magnetic influence

Answer

the difference between planned and actual ground track alone

Question 47

How should chart scale be understood by a private pilot?

Accepted Answer

It allows distances measured on the chart to be converted to ground distance

Answer

It converts magnetic variation into compass deviation

Answer

It gives the same ground distance per centimetre for every chart scale

Answer

It states a time-to-distance ratio regardless of speed

Question 48

When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about drift?

Accepted Answer

It is the angular difference between heading and track caused by wind

Answer

It is solely the difference between true and magnetic north

Answer

It is solely the difference between magnetic and compass north

Answer

It is always zero in a crosswind

Question 49

Which geometry and relative height particularly favour coastal refraction errors in LF/MF navigation?

Accepted Answer

Propagation at an acute angle to the coast at low aircraft height.

Answer

Propagation perpendicular to the coast at low aircraft height.

Answer

Propagation at an acute angle to the coast at high aircraft height.

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Propagation perpendicular to the coast at high aircraft height.

Question 50

In normal private flying, which statement about DME is correct?

Accepted Answer

It indicates slant range distance from the station

Answer

It always gives horizontal distance even directly over the station

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It measures the magnetic bearing to the station

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It measures only the angular deviation from a selected course

Question 51

In normal private flying, which statement about VOR radials is correct?

Accepted Answer

A radial is a magnetic bearing from the station

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A radial is always the magnetic bearing to the station

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A radial is referenced to the aircraft nose

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A radial changes its bearing simply because the aircraft changes heading

Question 52

Approximately what distance corresponds to one degree of latitude measured along a meridian?

Accepted Answer

60 NM

Answer

1 NM

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30 NM

Answer

60 km

Question 53

Magnetic heading is 182° and compass deviation is 1°E. What compass heading should be flown?

Accepted Answer

181°

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187°

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182°

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175°

Question 54

Groundspeed is 100 kt and flight time is 45 minutes. What distance is covered?

Accepted Answer

75 NM

Answer

87 NM

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63 NM

Answer

45 NM

Question 55

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...

Accepted Answer

1330 UTC

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1430 UTC

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1356 UTC

Answer

1320 UTC

Question 56

The term magnetic course (MC) is defined as...

Accepted Answer

The angle between magnetic north and the course line.

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The angle between true north and the course line.

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the geographic north pole.

Answer

The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the magnetic north pole.

Question 57

What is the distance from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 012°11'E)? See annex (NAV-031)

Accepted Answer

24 NM

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24 km

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42 NM

Answer

42 km

Question 58

In normal private flying, which statement about true course and magnetic course is correct?

Accepted Answer

Magnetic variation is applied to convert between true and magnetic directions

Answer

Compass deviation is the same as wind drift

Answer

Magnetic variation converts indicated airspeed into groundspeed

Answer

Magnetic course is always equal to compass heading

Question 59

When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about VOR radials?

Accepted Answer

A radial is a magnetic bearing from the station

Answer

A radial is always the magnetic bearing to the station

Answer

A radial is referenced to the aircraft nose

Answer

A radial changes its bearing simply because the aircraft changes heading

Question 60

Which practical rule applies to GNSS?

Accepted Answer

It is a valuable navigation aid but should be monitored and cross-checked

Answer

It removes the need to monitor airspace boundaries

Answer

It guarantees terrain clearance without considering flight path and altitude

Answer

It makes weather minima unnecessary

Question 61

Given: QTE: 229° VAR: 10° W The QDM equals...

Accepted Answer

059°

Answer

039°

Answer

239°

Answer

049°

Question 62

A distance of 7.5 cm on an aeronautical chart represents a distance of 60.745 NM in reality. What is the chart scale?

Accepted Answer

1 : 1500000

Answer

1 : 500000

Answer

1 : 1000000

Answer

1 : 150000

Question 63

In practical private flying, what should a private pilot remember about wind correction angle?

Accepted Answer

It is applied to maintain the desired track over the ground

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It corrects only the difference between true and magnetic north

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It corrects only compass deviation

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It eliminates the crosswind by changing the magnetic field

Question 64

An aircraft travels 110 NM within 01:25. The ground speed (GS) equals...

Accepted Answer

78 kt.

Answer

120 km/h.

Answer

160 km/h.

Answer

86 kt.

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