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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 - What is the difference in time when the sun moves 20° of longitude?
2 - Distance to the next waypoint is 45 NM and groundspeed is 75 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
3 - After flying 90 NM, the aircraft is 3 NM right of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
4 - 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...
5 - Radio waves within the VHF range (e.g. VOR) travel as...
6 - Why is DME slant range important for a PPL(H) flight?
7 - Given: True course: 165°. TAS: 90 kt. Wind: 130°/20 kt. Distance: 153 NM. The true heading equals...
8 - The approximate propagation speed of electromagnetic waves is...
9 - Distance to the next waypoint is 72 NM and groundspeed is 96 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
10 - True course is 245° and magnetic variation is 7° W. What is the magnetic course?
11 - What is the distance from Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E) to Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 10°28'E)? Use figure (NAV-031)
question NAV-031.webp
12 - 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)?
13 - Why is chart scale important for a PPL(H) flight?
14 - Given: QDM: 134° VAR: 5° W The QTE equals...
15 - Electronic devices on board an aircraft have influence on the...
16 - Which action best supports safe management of compass deviation card?
17 - True course is 012° and magnetic variation is 6° E. What is the magnetic course?
18 - Given: TC: 179°; WCA: -12°; VAR: 004° E; DEV: +002° What are MH and MC?
19 - A VHF direction finder (VDF) can determine...
20 - What is the true course (TC) from Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 10°28'E) to Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E)? Use figure (NAV-031)
question NAV-031.webp
21 - Given: True course: 270°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 090°/25 kt. Distance: 100 NM. The ground speed (GS) equals...
22 - Magnetic heading is 330° and compass deviation is 6° W. What compass heading should be flown?
23 - The angle between the magnetic course and the true course is called...
24 - True course is 190° and magnetic variation is 8° E. What is the magnetic course?
25 - Magnetic heading is 185° and compass deviation is 5° E. What compass heading should be flown?
26 - What does QDM represent in radio navigation phraseology?
27 - 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?
28 - Given: True course: 270°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 090°/25 kt. Distance: 100 NM. The flight time equals...
29 - 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?
30 - The DME reading is a...
31 - True course is 350° and magnetic variation is 5° W. What is the magnetic course?
32 - Which are the official basic units for horizontal distances used in aeronautical navigation and their abbreviations?
33 - Given: QDR: 067° VAR: 5° E The QDM equals...
34 - The term QDR means...
35 - The range of NDBs transmitting in the medium frequency range is greatest...
36 - True course is 040° and magnetic variation is 6° W. What is the magnetic course?
37 - Which action best supports safe management of lost procedure?
38 - What is the difference in latitude between A (12°53'30''N) and B (07°34'30''S)?
39 - How many satellites are necessary for a precise and verified three-dimensional determination of the position?
40 - A pilot receives a QDR of 315° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
41 - 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...
42 - Magnetic heading is 075° and compass deviation is 2° E. What compass heading should be flown?
43 - Magnetic heading is 260° and compass deviation is 8° W. What compass heading should be flown?
44 - Why is ETA monitoring important for a PPL(H) flight?
45 - True course is 120° and magnetic variation is 5° E. What is the magnetic course?
46 - Which equipment is needed on board an aircraft to use a VHF direction finder (VDF)?
47 - Distance to the next waypoint is 60 NM and groundspeed is 90 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
48 - Magnetic heading is 210° and compass deviation is 4° W. What compass heading should be flown?
49 - Given: QDR: 022° VAR: 10° E The QTE equals...
50 - What does QDR represent in radio navigation phraseology?
51 - True course is 275° and magnetic variation is 4° E. What is the magnetic course?
52 - Using primary ground radar, the direction of the aircraft in relation to the antenna is determined by...
53 - Which statement about magnetic variation is correct?
54 - The angle between compass north and magnetic north is called...
55 - Why is airspace boundary awareness important for a PPL(H) flight?
56 - The on-board equipment of the secondary surveillance radar (SSR) is called...
57 - 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?
58 - The pilot receives a QDR of 225° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
59 - Which statement about compass deviation is correct?
60 - Given: QTE: 229° VAR: 10° W The QDM equals...
61 - Where does the inclination reach its lowest value?
62 - An aircraft travels 110 NM within 01:25. The ground speed (GS) equals...
63 - Which action best supports safe management of chart scale?
64 - What is the difference in time when the sun moves 10° of longitude?
65 - Which statement about VOR radials is correct?
66 - 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?
67 - Given: Calibrated airspeed (CAS): 155 kt. Flight level (FL) 80. Outside air temperature (OAT): +15° C. The true airspeed (TAS) equals...
68 - An aircraft travels 100 km in 56 minutes. The ground speed (GS) equals...
69 - The term QTE means...
70 - Magnetic heading is 100° and compass deviation is 3° E. What compass heading should be flown?
71 - Why is magnetic variation update important for a PPL(H) flight?
72 - Why is heading log preparation important for a PPL(H) flight?
73 - Which action best supports safe management of minimum safe altitude?
74 - After flying 75 NM, the aircraft is 5 NM left of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
75 - What is the difference between primary and secondary radar?
76 - Fading in LF/MF frequency range occurs mainly...
77 - What is the distance between the parallels of latitude 48°N and 49°N along a meridian line?
78 - Why is compass deviation card important for a PPL(H) flight?
79 - Magnetic heading is 300° and compass deviation is 7° E. What compass heading should be flown?
80 - 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?
81 - True course is 315° and magnetic variation is 10° W. What is the magnetic course?
82 - Which statement about true north is correct?
83 - Which action best supports safe management of magnetic variation update?
84 - Which statement about track is correct?
85 - The term 'civil twilight' is defined as...
86 - With Central European Time (CET) given as UTC+1, what UTC time corresponds to 1700 CET?
87 - Which action best supports safe management of checkpoint selection?
88 - Given: QDM: 248° VAR: 10° W The QTE is...
89 - An aircraft is flying with an indicated airspeed (IAS) of 150 kt at 8000 ft MSL. According to the rule of thumb, the true airspeed (TAS) equals...
90 - What could be a reason for changing the runway indicators at aerodromes (e.g. from runway 06 to runway 07)?
91 - The term ‚magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...
92 - 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...
93 - What is the distance from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02'N, 011°33'E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 12°11'E)?
question NAV-031.webp
94 - What is the distance between the two parallels of longitude 150°E and 151°E along the equator?
95 - What is the difference between a locator beacon and a non-directional beacon (NDB)?
96 - After flying 120 NM, the aircraft is 6 NM right of track. What approximate correction is needed to parallel the desired track?
97 - Distance to the next waypoint is 35 NM and groundspeed is 70 kt. What is the estimated time en route?
98 - The progress of an electromagnetic oscillation can be described by the...
99 - Given: QTE: 248° VAR: 10° W The QDR equals...
100 - Which statement about heading is correct?
101 - True course is 155° and magnetic variation is 9° W. What is the magnetic course?
102 - Why is GNSS cross-checking important for a PPL(H) flight?
103 - Which direction corresponds to 'compass north' (CN)?
104 - Which statement about wind correction angle is correct?
105 - The shoreline effect is greatest with radio wave propagation...
106 - 5500 m equal...
107 - VOR radials are defined based on the principle of...
108 - Which answer completes the flight plan (marked cells)? Use figure (NAV-014)
question NAV-014.webp
109 - 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...
110 - The circumference of the Earth at the equator is approximately... Use figure (NAV-002)
question NAV-002.webp
111 - 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° Use figure (NAV-031)
question NAV-031.webp
112 - Given: QTE: 203° VAR: 10° E The QDR equals...
113 - Which equipment is needed on board an aircraft to receive signals from a non-directional beacon (NDB)?
114 - Which action best supports safe management of position fixing?
115 - Which lines have to be used by the pilot to determine the aircraft's position?
116 - The angle between the true course and the true heading is called...
117 - Why is minimum safe altitude important for a PPL(H) flight?
118 - A pilot receives a QDR of 135° from the VDF ground station. Where is the aircraft located in relation to the ground station?
119 - 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...
120 - 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...