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ATPL General Navigation Questions in English

Practise General Navigation

An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent when 100 NM from a DME facility and to cross the station at FL120. If the mean GS during the descent is 396 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is approximately: 4 Answers In a conventional FMS requiring manual preflight initialization, the CDU is used to enter the starting position and flight dispatch data to initialize which systems? 4 Answers The term drift refers to the wander of the axis of a gyro in: 4 Answers The purpose of the TAS input, from the air data computer, to the Inertial Navigation System is for: 4 Answers In flight, the pilot switches off a conventional INS/IRS that cannot perform full navigation realignment in flight, then switches it back on. Which statement is correct? 4 Answers For a conventional INS/IRS requiring a stationary ground alignment, which preflight action is correct? 4 Answers Using the given coordinates and a variation of 7°W, what are the average magnetic track and distance between WTD NDB (N5211.3 W00705.0) and BAL VOR (N5318.0 W00626.9)? 4 Answers Using the given coordinates, what are the average true track and distance between BAL VOR (N5318.0 W00626.9) and CRN NDB (N5318.1 W00856.5)? 4 Answers Using the given coordinates and a magnetic variation of 8°W, what are the SHA radial and DME distance when overhead Birr aerodrome (N5304 W00754), given SHA VOR/DME (N5243.3 W00853.1)? 4 Answers Which of the aeronautical chart symbols indicates a basic, non-specified, navigation aid? 4 Answers

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