Radio Navigation - Quiz ATPL - Exam test Airline Transport Pilot license

The magnetic heading of an aircraft is 040°. On the Airborne Weather Radar display the relative bearing of and the distance to the most southerly part of Lands End (approximate position: 50°03'N , 005°40'W) are, 030°R and 80 NM.What is the position of the aircraft based on these observations?The slant range correction and the map convergency between aircraft position and lands end may be neglected.	4 Answers
Why is a secondary radar display screen free of storm clutter?	4 Answers
In order to ascertain whether a cloud return on an Aircraft Weather Radar (AWR) is at or above the height of the aircraft, the tilt control should be set to:(Assume a beam width of 5°)	4 Answers
In Airborne Weather Radar (AWR), the main factors which determine whether a cloud will be detected are:	4 Answers
In weather radar the use of a cosecant squared beam in 'Mapping' mode enables:	4 Answers
The pencil shaped beam of an airborne weather radar is used in preference to the mapping mode for the determination of ground features:	4 Answers
In an Airborne Weather Radar that has a colour cathode ray tube (CRT) increasing severity of rain and turbulence is generally shown by a change of colour from:	4 Answers
Which of the following cloud types is most readily detected by airborne weather radar when using the 'weather beam'?	4 Answers
In the MAPPING MODE the airborne weather radar utilises a:	4 Answers
Airborne weather radar systems use a wavelength of approximately 3 cm in order to:	4 Answers

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