Navigation - BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

What ground features should preferably be used for orientation during visual flight?

Accepted Answer

Rivers, railroads, highways

Answer

Power lines

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Border lines

Answer

Farm tracks and creeks

Question 2

Which are the official basic units for horizontal distances used in aeronautical navigation and their abbreviations?

Accepted Answer

Nautical miles (NM), kilometers (km)

Answer

Feet (ft), inches (in)

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Yards (yd), meters (m)

Answer

Land miles (SM), sea miles (NM)

Question 3

What is meant by the term "terrestrial navigation"?

Accepted Answer

Orientation by ground features during visual flight

Answer

Orientation by instrument readings during visual flight

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Orientation by GPS during visual flight

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Orientation by ground celestial object during visual flight

Question 4

Where are the two polar circles?

Accepted Answer

23.5° north and south of the poles

Answer

23.5° north and south of the equator

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At a latitude of 20.5°S and 20.5°N

Answer

20.5° south of the poles

Question 5

A distance of 7.5 cm on an aeronautical chart represents a distance of 60.745 NM in reality. What is the chart scale?

Accepted Answer

1 : 1500000

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1 : 500000

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1 : 1000000

Answer

1 : 150000

Question 6

1000 ft equal...

Accepted Answer

300 m

Answer

3000 m

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30 km

Answer

30 m

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

60 NM

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60 km

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1 NM

Answer

111 NM

Question 8

What is the difference in time when the sun moves 20° of longitude?

Accepted Answer

1:20 h

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1:00 h

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0:20 h

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0:40 h

Question 9

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

Answer

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

Answer

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

1400 UTC

Answer

1700 UTC

Answer

1600 UTC

Answer

1500 UTC

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