General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Question 1

Which statement about the duration of daylight is true?

Accepted Answer

Close to the equinoxes the influence of latitude on the duration of daylight is at its smallest.

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Close to the solstices the influence of latitude on the duration of daylight is at its smallest.

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In summer the length of the period of daylight decreases with increasing latitude.

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On September 10th the duration of daylight is longer on the Southern Hemisphere than on the Northern Hemisphere.

Question 2

On a Mercator chart, at latitude 60°N, the distance measured between W002° and E008° is 20 cm. The scale of this chart at latitude 60°N is approximately:

Accepted Answer

1: 2 780 000

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1: 278 000

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1: 5 560 000

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1: 556 000

Question 3

Complete line 1 of the 'FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG'; positions 'A' to 'B'. What is the HDG°(M) and ETA?'

Accepted Answer

268° - 1114 UTC

Answer

282° - 1128 UTC

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268° - 1128 UTC

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282° - 1114 UTC

Question 4

Given: Distance A to B is 360 NM. Wind component A - B is -15 kt, Wind component B - A is +15 kt, TAS is 180 kt. What is the distance from the equal-time-point to B?

Accepted Answer

165 NM

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195 NM

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180 NM

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170 NM

Question 5

Complete the following statement regarding magnetic variation. The charted values of magnetic variation on Earth normally change annually due to:

Accepted Answer

Secular changes in the main geomagnetic field, which can cause local magnetic declination values to increase or decrease.

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Magnetic pole movement causing numerical values at all locations to increase.

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A reducing field strength causing numerical values at all locations to decrease.

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An increasing field strength causing numerical values at all locations to increase.

Question 6

When the time is 2000 UTC, it is:

Accepted Answer

1400 LMT at 90° West.

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1200 LMT at 60° East.

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2400 LMT at 120° West.

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0800 LMT at the Prime meridian.

Question 7

The initial great circle track from A to B is 080° and the rhumb line track is 083°. What is the initial great circle track from B to A and in which hemisphere are the two positions located?

Accepted Answer

266° and in the Northern Hemisphere.

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260° and in the Southern Hemisphere.

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260° and in the Northern Hemisphere.

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266° and in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 8

(Refer to figure) Complete line 5 of the FLIGHT NAVIGATION LOG, positions "J" to "K". What is the HDG° (M) and ETA?

Accepted Answer

HDG 337° - ETA 1422 UTC.

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HDG 320° - ETA 1432 UTC.

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HDG 337° -ETA 1322 UTC.

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HDG 320° - ETA 1412 UTC.

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning the aircraft positions indicated on a triple fit Inertial Navigation System (INS)/ Inertial Reference System (IRS) on the CDU is correct?

Accepted Answer

The positions are likely to differ because they are calculated from different sources

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The positions will only differ if one of the systems has been decoupled because of a detected malfunction

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The positions will be the same because they are an average of three different positions

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The positions will only differ if an error has been made when inputting the present position at the departure airport

Question 10

Which aeronautical chart symbol indicates a group of lighted obstacles?

Accepted Answer

12

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11

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10

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9

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