Navigation - FAA PPL(A) - Private Pilot Airplane

Question 1

In the Northern Hemisphere, if an aircraft is accelerated or decelerated, the magnetic compass will normally indicate

Accepted Answer

correctly when on a north or south heading

Answer

a turn momentarily

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a turn toward the south

Question 2

In order to check your progress when using dead reckoning with no radio instrumentation, make corrections by:

Accepted Answer

Using pilotage and keep track of your checkpoints

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Determining position using the wind triangle

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Using the magnetic compass and the airspeed indicator

Question 3

If your GPS receiver is equipped with WAAS—Wide Area Augmentation System—your position accuracy is:

Accepted Answer

Less than three meters

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Twelve meters

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Five meters

Question 4

On a turn from a northerly heading the compass will:

Accepted Answer

Lag behind the airplane

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Be equal to the airplane’s heading

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Will lead the airplane

Question 5

(Refer to figure 20.) En route to First Flight Airport (area 5), your flight passes over Hampton Roads Airport (area 2) at 1456 and then over Chesapeake Municipal at 1501. At what time should your flight arrive at First Flight? (NOTE: Sectional chart figures are not to scale in print or digital form; use the NM scale printed on the chart to measure distances)

Accepted Answer

1526

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1516

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1521

Question 6

A VOR test facility—VOT—transmits a:

Accepted Answer

360 degree radial in all directions

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360 degree radial to a designated position on the airport

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180 degree radial in all directions

Question 7

A global positioning system will give your exact geographical position

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at any point on the globe

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only in the northern hemisphere

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only at any point in the contiguous States

Question 8

An operable 4096-code transponder with an encoding altimeter and ADS-B Out are required in which airspace?

Accepted Answer

Class A, Class B (and within 30 miles of the Class B primary airport), and Class C

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Class D and Class G (below 10,000 feet MSL)

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Class D and Class E (below 10,000 feet MSL)

Question 9

What should be the indication on the magnetic compass as you roll into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

The compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring

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The compass will remain on south for a short time, then gradually catch up to the magnetic heading of the airplane

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The compass will initially indicate a turn to the left

Question 10

(Refer to Figure 20.) You have a flight planned from Currituck Co. airport (area 3) to Norfolk International airport (area 1). What additional equipment is your airplane required to have, if any?

Accepted Answer

ADS-B Out

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SATCOM Transceiver

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None, assuming you have a Mode C Transponder installed

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