Exam quiz Navigation - SPL - Sailplane Pilot License

Question 1

An aircraft is flying at FL 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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7000 ft

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6750 ft

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6500 ft

Question 2

How are rhumb lines and great circles depicted on a direct Mercator chart?

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Rhumb lines: straight lines Great circles: curved lines

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Rhumb lines: straight lines Great circles: straight lines

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Rhumb lines: curved lines Great circles: straight lines

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Rhumb lines: curved lines Great circles: curved lines

Question 3

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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152°

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165°

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126°

Question 4

Where are the two polar circles?

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23.5° north and south of the poles

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23.5° north and south of the equator

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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

Question 5

The term 'agonic line' is defined as a line on Earth or an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the...

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Variation of 0°

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Heading of 0°

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Deviation of 0°

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Inclination of 0°

Question 6

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...

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1 : 1000000

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1 : 500000

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1 : 250000

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1 : 2000000

Question 7

What is the distance from Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E) to Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 010°28'E)?

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46 NM

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46 km

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78 km

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78 nm

Question 8

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...

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1330 UTC

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1356 UTC

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1430 UTC

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1320 UTC

Question 9

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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18° to the right

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9° to the right

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6° to the right

Question 10

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...

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7000 ft

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6500 ft

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6250 ft

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6750 ft

Question 11

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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60 km

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1 NM

Question 12

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

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173°

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180°

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169°

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184°

Question 13

Electronic devices on board an aeroplane have influence on the...

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Direct reading compass

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Airspeed indicator

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Turn coordinator

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Artificial horizon

Question 14

London (EGLL) is located at 000° 10'W, Cardiff (EGFF) at 003° 44'W. The latitude of both positions can be considered as equal. What is the difference of sunrise and sunset times, expressed in UTC, between London and Cardiff?

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In London the sunrise and sunset are about 14 minutes earlier than in Cardiff

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In London the sunrise is 4 minutes later and sunset is 4 minutes earlier than in Cardiff

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In London the sunrise and sunset are about 4 minutes later than in Cardiff

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In London the sunrise is 14 minutes earlier and sunset is 14 minutes later than in Cardiff

Question 15

Which are the properties of a Mercator chart?

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The scales increases with latitude, great circles are depicted as curved lines, rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines

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The scale is constant, great circles are depicted as curved lines, rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines

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The scales increases with latitude, great circles are depicted as straight lines, rhumb lines are depicted as curved lines

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The scale is constant, great circles are depicted as straight lines, rhumb lines are depicted as curved lines

Question 16

Which statement is correct with regard to the polar axis of the Earth?

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the geographic South Pole and the geographic North Pole and is perpendicular to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the magnetic south pole and the magnetic north pole and is at an angle of 66.5° to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the geographic South Pole and the geographic North Pole and is at an angle of 23.5° to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the magnetic south pole and the magnetic north pole and is perpendicular to the plane of the equator

Question 17

An aircraft travels 100 km in 56 minutes. The ground speed (GS) equals...

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107 km/h

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93 kt

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198 kt

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58 km/h

Question 18

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?

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51°50'27'N'

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53°50'27''N

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49°50'27''N

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43°50'27''N

Question 19

What ground features should preferably be used for orientation during visual flight?

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Rivers, railroads, highways

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Power lines

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Farm tracks and creeks

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Border lines

Question 20

Given: True course: 270°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 090°/25 kt. Distance: 100 NM. The ground speed (GS) equals...

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125 kt

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120 kt

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131 kt

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117 kt

Question 21

Given: WCA: -012°; TH: 125°; MC: 139°; DEV: 002°E What are: TC, MH and CH?

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TC: 137°. MH: 127°. CH: 125°

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TC: 113°. MH: 127°. CH: 129°

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TC: 137°. MH: 139°. CH: 125°

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TC: 113°. MH: 139°. CH: 129°

Question 22

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

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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 23

For TC 040°, TAS 180 kt and wind 350°/30 kt, how should the wind correction be expressed in plain language?

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7° left

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7° right

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3° right

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3° left

Question 24

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?

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60 NM

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400 NM

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120 NM

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216 NM

Question 25

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 26

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

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Variation

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WCA

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Inclination

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Deviation

Question 27

The term 'civil twilight' is defined as...

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 6 degrees or less below the true horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 6 degrees or less below the apparent horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 12 degrees or less below the true horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 12 degrees or less below the apparent horizon

Question 28

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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6° left

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8° left

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15° left

Question 29

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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6 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 10 NM

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10 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 60 NM

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60 NM lateral offset at 1° drift after 1 NM

Question 30

With Central European Time (CET) given as UTC+1, what UTC time corresponds to 1700 CET?

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1600 UTC

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1500 UTC

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1700 UTC

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1800 UTC

Question 31

What could be a reason for changing the runway indicators at aerodromes (e.g. from runway 06 to runway 07)?

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The magnetic variation of the runway location has changed

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The magnetic deviation of the runway location has changed

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The true direction of the runway alignment has changed

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The direction of the approach path has changed

Question 32

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 magnetic north pole

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

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The angle between magnetic north and the course line

Question 33

UTC is...

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An obligatory time used in aviation

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A zonal time

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Local mean time at a specific point on Earth

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A local time in Central Europe

Question 34

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...

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6750 ft

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6500 ft

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7000 ft

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6250 ft

Question 35

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

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TH: 194°. VAR: 004° W

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TH: 194°. VAR: 004° E

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° W

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° E

Question 36

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°

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20,28°

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05°19'00''

Question 37

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 38

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 : 500000

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1 : 1000000

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1 : 150000

Question 39

Which are the official basic units for horizontal distances used in aeronautical navigation and their abbreviations?

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Nautical miles (NM), kilometers (km)

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Land miles (SM), sea miles (NM)

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Yards (yd), meters (m)

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Feet (ft), inches (in)

Question 40

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

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061°

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241°

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055°

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235°

Question 41

Which are the properties of a Lambert conformal chart?

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The chart is conformal and nearly true to scale

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The chart is conformal and an equal-area projection

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Great circles are depicted as straight lines and the chart is an equal-area projection

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Rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines and the chart is conformal

Question 42

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 43

1000 ft equal...

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300 m

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3000 m

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30 km

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30 m

Question 44

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

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24 NM

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42 NM

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24 km

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42 km

Question 45

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...

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375 NM

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693 NM

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202 NM

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435 NM

Question 46

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?

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The deviation of the bar from the centre indicates the track error as absolute distance in NM; the scale for full deflection depends on the operating mode of the GPS

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The deviation of the bar from the centre indicates the track error as angular distance in degrees; the scale for full deflection depends on the operating mode of the GPS

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The deviation of the bar from the centre indicates the track error as angular distance in degrees; the scale for full deflection is +-10°

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The deviation of the bar from the centre indicates the track error as absolute distance in NM; the scale for full deflection is +-10 NM

Question 47

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. The groundspeed (GS) equals...

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159 kt

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155 kt

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172 kt

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168 kt

Question 48

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...

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185 kt

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255 kt

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170 kt

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135 kt

Question 49

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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1600 UTC

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1700 UTC

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1500 UTC

Question 50

What is the required flight time for a distance of 236 NM with a ground speed of 134 kt?

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1:46 h

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1:34 h

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0:34 h

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0:46 h

Question 51

What is the distance between the parallels of latitude 48°N and 49°N along a meridian line?

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60 NM

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111 NM

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1 NM

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10 NM

Question 52

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 equator with 45° angle

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

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

Question 53

Which answer completes the flight plan (marked cells)? See annex (NAV-014)

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TH: 185°. MH: 184°. MC: 178°

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TH: 173°. MH: 184°. MC: 178°

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TH: 173°. MH: 174°. MC: 178°

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TH: 185°. MH: 185°. MC: 180°

Question 54

The shortest distance between two points on Earth is represented by a part of...

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A great circle

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A rhumb line

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A small circle

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A parallel of latitude

Question 55

For TC 040°, TAS 180 kt and wind 350°/30 kt, what is the signed wind correction angle if left correction is negative?

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- 7°

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+ 11°

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- 9°

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+ 5°

Question 56

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 57

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

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The angle between the aircraft heading and magnetic north

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

Question 58

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

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WCA

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Variation

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Inclination

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Deviation

Question 59

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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Two

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Three

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Five

Question 60

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 61

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...

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252°

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238°

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245°

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007°

Question 62

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 right

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6° to the left

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3° to the left

Question 63

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

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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 64

What distance corresponds to one degree difference in latitude along any degree of longitude?

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60 NM

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30 NM

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60 km

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1 NM

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