General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

Using latitude and longitude for a place:

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The location on the earth's surface of this place is defined.

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Relative directions to another place may easily be calculated.

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The distance from this place to another place may be easily calculated.

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The direction from the place to any other place may be easily calculated.

Question 2

Given:True course 300° drift 8°R variation 10°W deviation -4°Calculate the compass heading.

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306°

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322°

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278°

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294°

Question 3

Route 'A' (44°N 026°E) to 'B' (46°N 024°E) forms an angle of 35° with longitude 026°E. Variation at A is 3°E. What is the initial magnetic track from A to B?

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322°

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032°

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328°

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038°

Question 4

Given:TAS = 270 kt, Track (T) = 260°,W/V = 275/30kt.Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

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262 - 241 kt

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264 - 237 kt

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264 - 241 kt

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262 - 237 kt

Question 5

Given:TAS = 135 kt, HDG (°T) = 278,W/V = 140/20ktCalculate the Track (°T) and GS?

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283 - 150 kt

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279 - 152 kt

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272 - 121 kt

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275 - 150 kt

Question 6

Compass deviation is defined as the angle between:

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Magnetic North and Compass North

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True North and Magnetic North

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The horizontal and the total intensity of the earth's magnetic field

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True North and Compass North

Question 7

Seasons are due to the:

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Inclination of the polar axis with the ecliptic plane

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Earth's elliptical orbit around the Sun

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Variable distance between Earth and Sun

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Earth's rotation on its polar axis

Question 8

Given:Distance 'A' to 'B' 3623 NM Groundspeed 'out' 370 kt Groundspeed 'back' 300 ktThe time from 'A' to the Point of Equal Time (PET) between 'A' and 'B' is:

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263 MIN

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238 MIN

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323 MIN

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288 MIN

Question 9

Parallels of latitude on a Direct Mercator chart are:

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Parallel straight lines unequally spaced

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Parallel straight lines equally spaced

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Arcs of concentric circles equally spaced

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Straight lines converging above the pole

Question 10

An aircraft flies the following rhumb line tracks and distances from position 04°00'N 030°00'W:600 NM South,  then 600 NM East, then 600 NM North, then 600 NM West.The final position of the aircraft is:

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04°00'N 030°00'W

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04°00'N 030°02'W

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03°58'N 030°02'W

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04°00'N 029°58'W

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