General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

Given: Required course 045° (M); Variation is 15° E; W/V is 190° (T)/30 kt; CAS is 120 kt at FL 55 in standard atmosphere. What are the heading (° M) and GS?

Accepted Answer

055° and 147 kt

Answer

052° and 154 kt

Answer

036° and 151 kt

Answer

056° and 137 kt

Question 2

730 fpm equals:

Accepted Answer

3.7 m/s

Answer

1.6 m/s

Answer

5.2 m/s

Answer

2.2 m/sec

Question 3

Given: Half way between two reporting points the navigation log gives the following information: TAS 360 kt, W/V 330°/80kt, Compass heading 237°, Deviation on this heading -5°, Variation 19°W. What is the average ground speed for this leg?

Accepted Answer

403 kt

Answer

354 kt

Answer

373 kt

Answer

360 kt

Question 4

A direct reading compass should be swung when:

Accepted Answer

There is a large, and permanent, change in magnetic latitude

Answer

The aircraft is stored for a long period and is frequently moved

Answer

There is a large change in magnetic longitude

Answer

The aircraft has made more than a stated number of landings

Question 5

Given: TAS = 155 kt, Track (T) = 305°,W/V = 160/18kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

Accepted Answer

301 - 169 kt

Answer

305 - 169 kt

Answer

309 - 141 kt

Answer

309 - 170 kt

Question 6

The first law of Kepler states:

Accepted Answer

Planets move in elliptic orbits with the sun in one of the foci.

Answer

The angular speed of the planet in the orbit around the sun is constant.

Answer

Planets move around the sun in a circular orbit.

Answer

All planets orbit around the sun at the same speed.

Question 7

An aircraft at latitude 10° South flies north at a GS of 890 kph. What will its latitude be after 1.5 h?

Accepted Answer

02°00'N

Answer

12°15'N

Answer

03°50'N

Answer

22°00'N

Question 8

An aeroplane flies from A (59°S 142°W) to B (61°S 148°W) with a TAS of 480 KT. The autopilot is engaged and coupled with an Inertial Navigation System in which AB track is active. On route AB, the true track:

Accepted Answer

Increases by 5°

Answer

Varies by 4°

Answer

Decreases by 6°

Answer

Varies by 10°

Question 9

The constant of cone of a Lambert conformal conic chart is quoted as 0.3955. At what latitude on the chart is earth convergency correctly represented?

Accepted Answer

23°18'

Answer

68°25'

Answer

66°42'

Answer

21°35'

Question 10

An aircraft flies a great circle track from 56° N 070° W to 62° N 110° E. The total distance travelled is?

Accepted Answer

3720 NM

Answer

5420 NM

Answer

2040 NM

Answer

1788 NM

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