Navigation - Quiz BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

Which are the properties of a Mercator chart?

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The scale increases with latitude, great circles are depicted as curved lines, rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines

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The scale is constant, great circles are depicted as curved lines, rhumb lines are depicted as straight lines

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The scale increases with latitude, great circles are depicted as straight lines, rhumb lines are depicted as curved lines

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The scale is constant, great circles are depicted as straight lines, rhumb lines are depicted as curved lines

Question 2

When using a GPS for tracking to the next waypoint, a deviation indication is shown by a vertical bar and dots to the left and to the right of the bar. What statement describes the correct interpretation of the display?

Accepted Answer

The deviation of the bar from the center indicates the track error as absolute distance in NM; the scale for full deflection depends on the operating mode of the GPS

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The deviation of the bar from the center indicates the track error as absolute distance in NM; the scale for full deflection is +-10 NM

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The deviation of the bar from the center indicates the track error as angular distance in degrees; the scale for full deflection depends on the operating mode of the GPS

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The deviation of the bar from the center indicates the track error as angular distance in degrees; the scale for full deflection is +-10°

Question 3

Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200° What are the TH and the DEV?

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TH: 194°. DEV: -002°

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TH: 194°. DEV: +002°

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TH: 172°. DEV: +002°

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TH: 172°. DEV: -002°

Question 4

What is the distance between the two parallels of longitude 150°E and 151°E along the equator?

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60 NM

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60 km

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1 NM

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111 NM

Question 5

Where does the inclination reach its lowest value?

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At the magnetic equator

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At the geographic equator

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At the magnetic poles

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At the geographic poles

Question 6

With Central European Summer Time (CEST) given as UTC+2, what UTC time corresponds to 1600 CEST?

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1400 UTC

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1700 UTC

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1600 UTC

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1500 UTC

Question 7

UTC is...

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An obligatory time used in aviation

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A local time in Central Europe

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A zonal time

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Local mean time at a specific point on Earth

Question 8

The term 'True Course' (TC) is defined as...

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The angle between true north and the course line

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the geographic North Pole

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The angle between magnetic north and the course line

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the magnetic north pole

Question 9

The term 'magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...

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The angle between magnetic north and the course line

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The angle between true north and the course line

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the magnetic north pole

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The direction from an arbitrary point on Earth to the geographic North Pole

Question 10

Which statement is correct with regard to the polar axis of the Earth?

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the geographic South Pole and the geographic North Pole and is perpendicular to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the geographic South Pole and the geographic North Pole and is at an angle of 23.5° to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the magnetic south pole and the magnetic north pole and is perpendicular to the plane of the equator

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The polar axis of the Earth crosses the magnetic south pole and the magnetic north pole and is at an angle of 66.5° to the plane of the equator

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