Navigation - Quiz BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

Given: TC: 179°; WCA: -12°; VAR: 004° E; DEV: +002° What are MH and MC?

Accepted Answer

MH: 163°. MC: 175°.

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MH: 167°. MC: 175°.

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MH: 167°. MC: 161°.

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MH: 163°. MC: 161°.

Question 2

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)

Question 3

What is the distance between the parallels of latitude 48°N and 49°N along a meridian line?

Accepted Answer

60 NM

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10 NM

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111 NM

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1 NM

Question 4

Electronic devices on board of an aeroplane have influence on the...

Accepted Answer

Direct reading compass.

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Artificial horizon

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Airspeed indicator.

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Turn coordinator.

Question 5

An aircraft travels 100 km in 56 minutes. The ground speed (GS) equals...

Accepted Answer

107 km/h.

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93 kt.

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198 kt.

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58 km/h.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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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Tthe 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 7

Given: TC: 183°; WCA: +011°; MH: 198°; CH: 200° What are the VAR and the DEV? (2,00 P.)

Accepted Answer

VAR: 004° W. DEV: -002°.

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VAR: 004° E. DEV: -002°.

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VAR: 004° W. DEV: +002°.

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VAR: 004° E. DEV: +002°.

Question 8

UTC is...

Accepted Answer

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 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

The term 'agonic line' is defined as a line on Earth or an aeronautical chart, connecting all points with the...

Accepted Answer

Variation of 0°.

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Deviation of 0°.

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Inclination of 0°.

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Heading of 0°.

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