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

Question 1

Given: QDR: 022° VAR: 10° E The QTE equals...

Accepted Answer

032°

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052°

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212°.

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202°.

Question 2

The transponder code in case of a radio communication failure is...

Accepted Answer

7600.

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7000.

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7500.

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7700.

Question 3

Given: QDR: 067° VAR: 5° E The QDM equals...

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247°.

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072°

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257°.

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252°.

Question 4

The shoreline effect is greatest with radio wave propagation...

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At an acute angle to the coast; aircraft below 6000 ft.

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At an acute angle to the coast; aircraft above 6000 ft.

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At a right angle to the coast; aircraft above 6000 ft.

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At a right angle to the coast; aircraft below 6000 ft.

Question 5

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 the RBI indication of 355°. After 6 minutes the RBI indicates 358°. Which statement is correct?

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The crosswind component increased; the pilot has to increase the MH

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The crosswind component decreased; the pilot has to increase the MH

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The crosswind component increased; the pilot has to decrease the MH

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The crosswind component decreased; the pilot has to decrease the MH

Question 6

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

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158°.

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165°.

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126°.

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152°.

Question 7

Given: TC: 179°; WCA: -12°; VAR: 004° E; DEV: +002° What are MH and MC?

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MH: 163°. MC: 175°.

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MH: 167°. MC: 161°.

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MH: 163°. MC: 161°.

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MH: 167°. MC: 175°.

Question 8

The progress of an electromagnetic oscillation can be described by the...

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Phase angle.

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Frequency angle.

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Wave angle.

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Amplitude angle.

Question 9

The aircraft is on radial... See annex (NAV-024) Siehe Anlage 6

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234°.

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060°.

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246°.

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066°.

Question 10

Given: Calibrated airspeed (CAS): 155 kt. Flight level (FL) 80. Outside air temperature (OAT): +15° C. The true airspeed (TAS) equals...

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180 kts.

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170 kts.

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155 kts.

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134 kts.

Question 11

The VDF range depends on...

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The aircraft's altitude.

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The condition of the ionosphere.

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The aircraft's speed.

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The range of the ground / surface wave.

Question 12

Which approximate, geometrical form describes the shape of the Earth best for navigation systems?

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Ellipsoid

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Sphere of ecliptical shape

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Flat plate

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Perfect sphere

Question 13

VOR radials are defined based on the principle of...

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Phase comparison of two signals.

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Amplitude comparison of two signals.

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Pulse comparison of two signals.

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Frequency comparison of two signals.

Question 14

The rotational axis of the Earth runs through the...

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Geographic North Pole and on the geographic South Pole.

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Magnetic north pole and on the magnetic south pole.

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Geographic North Pole and on the magnetic south pole.

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Magnetic north pole and on the geographic South Pole.

Question 15

When transmitter and receiver are moving away from each other...

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The perceived frequency decreases.

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The perceived frequency equals the transmitted frequency

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The perceived frequency increases.

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The frequency varies, but the wavelength remains constant.

Question 16

Which direction corresponds to 'compass north' (CN)?

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The direction to which the direct reading compass aligns due to earth's and aircraft's magnetic fields

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The angle between the aircraft heading and magnetic north

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The most northerly part of the magnetic compass in the aircraft, where the reading takes place

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the geographical North Pole

Question 17

The angle between the magnetic course and the true course is called...

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Variation.

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Deviation.

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Inclination.

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WCA.

Question 18

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? (2,00 P.)

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In Vienna the sunrise and sunset are about 14 minutes earlier than in Salzburg

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In Vienna the sunrise is 4 minutes later and sunset is 4 minutes earlier than in Salzburg

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In Vienna the sunrise and sunset are about 4 minutes later than in Salzburg

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In Vienna the sunrise is 14 minutes earlier and sunset is 14 minutes later than in Salzburg

Question 19

Given: QDR: 152° VAR: 5° W DEV: 5° E The QUJ equals...

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327°.

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317°

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147°.

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332°.

Question 20

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... (2,00 P.)

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1105 UTC.

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1005 UTC.

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1052 UTC.

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1115 UTC.

Question 21

What is the distance between the two parallels of longitude 150°E and 151°E along the equator?

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60 NM

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111 NM

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1 NM

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60 km

Question 22

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) Siehe Anlage 2

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061°

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055°

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241°

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235°

Question 23

The approximate propagation speed of electromagnetic waves is...

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300000 km/s.

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300000 m/s.

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300000 NM/s

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300000 ft/s.

Question 24

What is the difference in time when the sun moves 10° of longitude?

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0:40 h

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0:04 h

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1:00 h

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0:30 h

Question 25

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 26

The pilot receives a QDR of 225° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?

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Southwest

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Northwest

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Southeast

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Northeast

Question 27

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

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1 : 1500000

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1 : 1 000000

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1 : 150000

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1 : 500000

Question 28

An aircraft is flying at aFL 75 with an outside air temperature (OAT) of -9°C. The QNH altitude is 6500 ft. The true altitude equals...

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6250 ft.

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6750 ft.

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6500 ft.

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7000 ft.

Question 29

Given: True course: 255°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 200°/10 kt. The true heading equals...

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250°

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265°

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275°.

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245°.

Question 30

Which statement about a rhumb line is correct?

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A rhumb line cuts each meridian at the same angle.

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A rhumb line is a great circle intersecting the the equator with 45° angle.

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The center of a complete cycle of a rhumb line is always the Earth's center.

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The shortest track between two points along the Earth's surface follows a rhumb line

Question 31

The term 'True Course' (TC) is defined as...

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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.

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Tthe angle between magnetic north and the course line.

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

Question 32

The sun moves 10° of longitude. What is the difference in time?

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0.66 h

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0.4 h

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0.33 h

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1 h

Question 33

What is the difference in latitude between A (12°53'30''N) and B (07°34'30''S)?

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20°28'00''

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05°19'00''

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20,28°

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05,19°

Question 34

What is the meaning of the 1:60 rule?

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1 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 60 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

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6 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 10 NM

Question 35

With Central European Summer Time (CEST) given as UTC+2, what UTC time corresponds to 1600 CEST?

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1400 UTC.

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1500 UTC.

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1600 UTC.

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1700 UTC.

Question 36

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?

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1 h 12 min

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2 h 11 min

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0 h 50 min

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1 h 32 min

Question 37

A VHF direction finder (VDF) can determine...

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Magnetic bearings.

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True courses.

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Approach speeds.

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Slant ranges.

Question 38

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) Siehe Anlage 2

Accepted Answer

53°20'N, 11°10'E

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52°20'N, 10°10'E

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52°10'N, 10°20'E

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54°40'N, 12°50'E

Question 39

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?

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12° to the right

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6° to the right

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9° to the right

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18° to the right

Question 40

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 rumb line distance between A and B is always...

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Less than 600 NM.

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More than 300 NM.

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More than 600 NM.

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Less than 300 NM.

Question 41

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?

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1335 UTC

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1330 UTC

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1340 UTC

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1345 UTC

Question 42

The angle between compass north and magnetic north is called...

Accepted Answer

Deviation.

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Variation

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WCA.

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Inclination.

Question 43

A pilot receives a QDR of 315° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?

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Northwest

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Southeast

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Southwest

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Northeast

Question 44

Given: Ground speed (GS): 160 kt. True course (TC): 177°. Wind vector (W/WS): 140°/20 kt. The true heading (TH) equals...

Accepted Answer

173°.

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169°

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180°.

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184°.

Question 45

Using primary ground radar, the direction of the aeroplane in relation to the antenna is determined by...

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The orientation of the antenna.

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The frequency shift of the received pulse.

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Time measurement.

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The pulse pair interval.

Question 46

Full deflection of the course deviation indicator (CDI) means that the aircraft is located at least...

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10° beside the selected course

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2° beside the selected course.

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2 NM beside the selected course.

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10 NM beside the selected course.

Question 47

Where does the inclination reach its lowest value?

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At the magnetic equator

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At the geographic poles

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At the geographic equator

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At the magnetic poles

Question 48

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

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Transponder

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Interrogator.

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Decoder.

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Course indicator.

Question 49

For a short flight from A to B the pilot extracts the following information from an aeronautical chart: True course: 245°. Magnetic variation: 7° W The magnetic course (MC) equals...

Accepted Answer

252°.

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245°.

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007°.

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238°.

Question 50

Where are the two polar circles?

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23.5° north and south of the poles

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At a latitude of 20.5°S and 20.5°N

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20.5° south of the poles

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23.5° north and south of the equator

Question 51

Which altitude is transmitted by the transponder in mode C?

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Pressure altitude

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Radio altitude

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QFE altitude

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QNH altitude

Question 52

A VOR radial corresponds to the...

Accepted Answer

QDR.

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QDM.

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QUJ.

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QTE.

Question 53

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

Accepted Answer

The angle between magnetic north and the course line.

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

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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.

Question 54

The term 'isogonal' or 'isogonic line' is defined as a line on an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the same value of...

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Variation

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Heading.

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Deviation.

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Inclination.

Question 55

Where is the aircraft located in relation to the VOR? See annex (NAV-022) Siehe Anlage 5

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Northeast

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Northwest

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Southeast

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Southwest

Question 56

Given: True course: 120°. TAS: 120 kt. Wind: 150°/12 kt. The WCA equals...

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3° to the right

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6° to the left.

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6° to the right.

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3° to the left.

Question 57

What is the difference between primary and secondary radar?

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The pulses of a primary radar are reflected by the aircraft's surface, the pulses of a secondary radar system are answered by a transponder

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The pulses of a primary radar are variably pulse-modulated, the pulses of a secondary radar are statically amplitude-modulated

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The pulses of a primary radar are variably amplitude-modulated, the pulses of a secondary radar are statically pulse-modulated

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The primary radar is displayed on a computer screen, the secondary radar on a radar strip

Question 58

How many satellites are necessary for a precise and verified three-dimensional determination of the position?

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Four

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Five

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Three

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Two

Question 59

Given: QDM: 134° VAR: 5° W The QTE equals...

Accepted Answer

309°.

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314°.

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129°.

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299°.

Question 60

When transmitter and receiver are moving towards each other...

Accepted Answer

The perceived frequency increases.

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The perceived frequency equals the transmitted frequency.

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The perceived frequency decreases.

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The frequency varies, but the wavelength remains constant.

Question 61

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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135 kt

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255 kt.

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170 kt

Question 62

Which equipment is needed on board of an aircraft to use a VHF direction finder (VDF)?

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A VHF radio

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A relative bearing indicator (RBI)

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At least two VHF aerials

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A VDF receiver

Question 63

A pilot receives a QDR of 135° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?

Accepted Answer

Southeast

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Southwest.

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Northeast

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Northwest

Question 64

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...

Accepted Answer

375 NM.

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202 NM.

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435 NM.

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693 NM.

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