Navigation - 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

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 3

What is the difference in latitude between A (12°53'30''N) and B (07°34'30''S)?

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20°28'00''

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05°19'00''

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20.28°

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05.19°

Question 4

The term 'civil twilight' is defined as...

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 6 degrees or less below the true horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 12 degrees or less below the true horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 6 degrees or less below the apparent horizon

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The period of time before sunrise or after sunset where the midpoint of the sun disk is 12 degrees or less below the apparent horizon

Question 5

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

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TH: 194°. VAR: 004° W

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° E

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TH: 194°. VAR: 004° E

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° W

Question 6

The shortest distance between two points on Earth is represented by a part of...

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A great circle

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A small circle

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A rhumb line

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A parallel of latitude

Question 7

What distance corresponds to one degree difference in latitude along any degree of longitude?

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60 NM

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60 km

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30 NM

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1 NM

Question 8

How many satellites are necessary for a precise and verified three-dimensional determination of the position?

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Four

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Five

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Two

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Three

Question 9

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 10

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

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Nautical miles (NM), kilometers (km)

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Feet (ft), inches (in)

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Yards (yd), meters (m)

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Land miles (SM), sea miles (NM)

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