General Navigation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

The polar Stereographic projection is:

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A plane projection.

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A cylinder projection.

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A conical projection.

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A variable cone projection.

Question 2

On the 27th of February, at 52°S and 040°E, the sunrise is at 0243 UTC. On the same day, at 52°S and 035°W, the sunrise is at:

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0743 UTC

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2143 UTC

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0243 UTC

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On the same day, at 52°S and 035°W, the sunrise is at: 2143 UTC 0243 UTC 0523 UTC

Question 3

A Lambert conformal conic projection, with two standard parallels:

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The scale is only correct along the standard parallels

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Shows all great circles as straight lines

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Shows lines of longitude as parallel straight lines

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The scale is only correct at parallel of origin

Question 4

An aircraft is flying at FL 200. OAT = 0°C.When the actual air pressure on an airfield at MSL is placed in the subscale of the altimeter the indicated altitude is 19300ft.Calculate the aircraft's true altitude.

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2210 FT

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Its height is approximately:

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680 FT

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3640 FT

Question 5

What is meant by "Aphelion"?

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The point of the earth's orbit furthest away from the sun.

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The point of the sun's orbit furthest away from the earth.

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The point of the sun's orbit closest to the earth.

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The point of the earth's orbit closest to the sun.

Question 6

Given: Waypoint 1. 60°S 030°W Waypoint 2. 60°S 020°WWhat will be the approximate latitude shown on the display unit of an inertial navigation system at longitude 025°W?

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060°06'S

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060°11'S

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060°00'S

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059°49'S

Question 7

The main reason for the occurrence of season on The Earth is

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The inclination of the earth axis with regard to the plane of the ecliptic.

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The length of the day as stated by the second law of Kepler.

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The elliptical form of the orbit of The Earth around The Sun.

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The distance between the sun and The Earth.

Question 8

Isogrives are lines that connect positions that have:

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The same grivation

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O° magnetic dip

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The same variation

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The same horizontal magnetic field strength

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?

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23°18'

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68°25'

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66°42'

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21°35'

Question 10

The "Equation of time":

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States the difference in time of transit of mean Sun and the apparent Sun any particular day.

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Is used to calculate mean time when standard time is known.

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States the difference between celestial time an apparent time.

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Is used when calculation the difference between UTC and LMT.

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