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Exam simulation Navigation - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

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

1 - When using a GPS for tracking to the next waypoint, a deviation indication is shown by a vertical bar and dots to the left and to the right of the bar. What statement describes the correct interpretation of the display?
2 - Why is heading log preparation important for a PPL(H) flight?
3 - True course is 120° and magnetic variation is 5° E. What is the magnetic course?
4 - Which statement about track is correct?
5 - How are rhumb lines and great circles depicted on a direct Mercator chart?
6 - Which statement about GNSS navigation is correct?
7 - The transponder code in case of a radio communication failure is...
8 - Quasi-optical waves travel...
9 - Distance to the next waypoint is 60 NM and groundspeed is 90 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
10 - The transponder code in case of hi-jacking is...
11 - Given: True course: 120°. TAS: 120 kt. Wind: 150°/12 kt. The WCA equals...
12 - What does QDR represent in radio navigation phraseology?
13 - Full deflection of the course deviation indicator (CDI) means that the aircraft is located at least...
14 - Which statement about a rhumb line is correct?
15 - After flying 120 NM, the aircraft is 6 NM right of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
16 - Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200° What are TH and VAR?
17 - Which action best supports safe management of heading log preparation?
18 - Magnetic heading is 210° and compass deviation is 4° W. What compass heading should be flown?
19 - Where are the two polar circles?
20 - Non-directional beacons (NDBs) transmit within which frequency band?
21 - After flying 75 NM, the aircraft is 5 NM left of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
22 - What is the radial from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 012°11'E)? Use figure (NAV-031)
question NAV-031.webp
23 - Which action best supports safe management of magnetic variation update?
24 - An aircraft is following a true course (TC) of 040° at a constant true airspeed (TAS) of 180 kt. The wind vector is 350°/30 kt. In which direction is the wind correction angle (WCA)?
25 - 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...
26 - 1000 ft equal...
27 - 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?
28 - True course is 190° and magnetic variation is 8° E. What is the magnetic course?
29 - The range of a VOR is affected by...
30 - Given: True course: 165°. TAS: 90 kt. Wind: 130°/20 kt. Distance: 153 NM. The true heading equals...
31 - Which are the properties of a Mercator chart?
32 - The pilot receives a QDR of 225° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
33 - 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...
34 - 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...
35 - Why is compass deviation card important for a PPL(H) flight?
36 - An aircraft travels 110 NM within 01:25. The ground speed (GS) equals...
37 - Which statement about wind correction angle is correct?
38 - 5500 m equal...
39 - Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200°. What are the VAR and the DEV?
40 - VOR radials are defined based on the principle of...
41 - Which action best supports safe management of checkpoint selection?
42 - Which statement about ADF indication is correct?
43 - Which altitude is transmitted by the transponder in mode C?
44 - Distance to the next waypoint is 35 NM and groundspeed is 70 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
45 - Which statement about compass deviation is correct?
46 - Why is checkpoint selection important for a PPL(H) flight?
47 - The term 'agonic line' is defined as a line on Earth or an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the...
48 - Magnetic heading is 075° and compass deviation is 2° E. What compass heading should be flown?
49 - Distance to the next waypoint is 72 NM and groundspeed is 96 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
50 - Given: Ground speed (GS): 160 kt. True course (TC): 177°. Wind vector (W/WS): 140°/20 kt. The true heading (TH) equals...
51 - Which lines have to be used by the pilot to determine the aircraft's position?
52 - Magnetic heading is 185° and compass deviation is 5° E. What compass heading should be flown?
53 - A pilot receives a QDR of 135° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
54 - Which statement about longitude is correct?
55 - 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...
56 - Distance to the next waypoint is 50 NM and groundspeed is 80 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
57 - True course is 245° and magnetic variation is 7° W. What is the magnetic course?
58 - Which are the properties of a Lambert conformal chart?
59 - Given: True course from A to B: 352°. Ground distance: 100 NM. GS: 107 kt. Estimated time of departure (ETD): 0933 UTC. The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is...
60 - Which action best supports safe management of GNSS cross-checking?
61 - Magnetic heading is 100° and compass deviation is 3° E. What compass heading should be flown?
62 - An aircraft has a heading of 090°. The distance to be flown is 90 NM. After 45 NM the aircraft is 4.5 NM north of the planned flight path. What corrected heading should be flown to reach the destination aerodrome directly?
63 - After flying 50 NM, the aircraft is 3 NM left of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
64 - A pilot receives a QDR of 315° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
65 - Why is track made good important for a PPL(H) flight?
66 - Which statement about VOR radials is correct?
67 - The term ‚magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...
68 - Which statement is correct with regard to the polar axis of the Earth?
69 - The sun moves 10° of longitude. What is the difference in time?
70 - Magnetic heading is 330° and compass deviation is 6° W. What compass heading should be flown?
71 - What is the distance from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 012°11'E)?
question NAV-031.webp
72 - Given: QTE: 229° VAR: 10° W The QDM equals...
73 - 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...
74 - The difference between indicated DME slant range and horizontal distance from the DME station increases...
75 - 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...
76 - Electronic devices on board an aircraft have influence on the...
77 - Magnetic heading is 260° and compass deviation is 8° W. What compass heading should be flown?
78 - Given: QTE: 248° VAR: 10° W The QDR equals...
79 - With Central European Summer Time (CEST) given as UTC+2, what UTC time corresponds to 1600 CEST?
80 - Distance to the next waypoint is 45 NM and groundspeed is 75 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
81 - Given: True course: 255°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 200°/10 kt. The true heading equals...
82 - Magnetic heading is 300° and compass deviation is 7° E. What compass heading should be flown?
83 - 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?
84 - True course is 350° and magnetic variation is 5° W. What is the magnetic course?
85 - Given: Calibrated airspeed (CAS): 155 kt. Flight level (FL) 80. Outside air temperature (OAT): +15° C. The true airspeed (TAS) equals...
86 - When transmitter and receiver are moving towards each other...
87 - Given: QDM: 248° VAR: 10° W The QTE is...
88 - The distance measuring equipment (DME) determines the distance based on the principle of...
89 - Why is chart scale important for a PPL(H) flight?
90 - The aircraft is on radial... Use figure (NAV-024)
question NAV-024.webp
91 - What is the distance between the parallels of latitude 48°N and 49°N along a meridian line?
92 - 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?
93 - After flying 60 NM, the aircraft is 4 NM left of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
94 - Why is airspace boundary awareness important for a PPL(H) flight?
95 - 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...
96 - What is the great circle distance between two points A and B on the equator when the difference between the two associated meridians is exactly one degree of longitude?
97 - What could be a reason for changing the runway indicators at aerodromes (e.g. from runway 06 to runway 07)?
98 - What is the meaning of the 1:60 rule?
99 - UTC is...
100 - The progress of an electromagnetic oscillation can be described by the...
101 - Why is minimum safe altitude important for a PPL(H) flight?
102 - Which action best supports safe management of ETA monitoring?
103 - Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200°. What are the TH and the DEV?
104 - The term 'isogonal' or 'isogonic line' is defined as a line on an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the same value of...
105 - The angle between the magnetic course and the true course is called...
106 - What does QDM represent in radio navigation phraseology?
107 - Distance to the next waypoint is 110 NM and groundspeed is 100 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
108 - What is the difference between a locator beacon and a non-directional beacon (NDB)?
109 - After flying 100 NM, the aircraft is 8 NM right of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
110 - True course is 040° and magnetic variation is 6° W. What is the magnetic course?
111 - The approximate propagation speed of electromagnetic waves is...
112 - Which statement about DME is correct?
113 - True course is 080° and magnetic variation is 3° E. What is the magnetic course?
114 - Which approximate, geometrical form describes the shape of the Earth best for navigation systems?
115 - Distance to the next waypoint is 90 NM and groundspeed is 120 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
116 - An aircraft is flying at a pressure altitude of 7000 feet with an outside air temperature (OAT) of +11°C. The QNH altitude is 6500 ft. The true altitude equals...
117 - What is the difference in time when the sun moves 10° of longitude?
118 - The VDF range depends on...
119 - Given: TC: 179°; WCA: -12°; VAR: 004° E; DEV: +002° What are MH and MC?
120 - An aircraft is following a true course (TC) of 040° at a constant true airspeed (TAS) of 180 kt. The wind vector is 350°/30 kt. What is the wind correction angle (WCA), including sign?