Navigation - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

The term QTE means...

Accepted Answer

True bearing from the station to the aircraft.

Answer

True bearing from the aircraft to the station.

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Magnetic bearing from the aircraft to the station.

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Magnetic bearing from the station to the aircraft.

Question 2

An aircraft is flying with a true airspeed (TAS) of 180 kt and a headwind component of 25 kt for 2 hours and 25 minutes. The distance flown equals...

Accepted Answer

375 NM.

Answer

202 NM.

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435 NM.

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693 NM.

Question 3

Given: QTE: 248° VAR: 10° W The QDR equals...

Accepted Answer

258°

Answer

078°

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238°

Answer

068°

Question 4

The term QDR means...

Accepted Answer

Magnetic bearing from the station to the aircraft.

Answer

True bearing from the station to the aircraft.

Answer

Magnetic bearing from the aircraft to the station.

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True bearing from the aircraft to the station.

Question 5

What is the true course (TC) from Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 10°28'E) to Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E)?

Accepted Answer

061°

Answer

055°

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241°

Answer

235°

Question 6

Non-directional beacons (NDBs) transmit within which frequency band?

Accepted Answer

Low frequency (LF) and medium frequency (MF)

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Very high frequency (VHF)

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Very low frequency (VLF) and low frequency (LF)

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High frequency (HF)

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

Four

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Five

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Three

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Two

Question 9

Quasi-optical waves travel...

Accepted Answer

Through the air directly from the transmitter to the receiver.

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Through the air and are influenced (e.g. reflected) by the ionosphere.

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Along the surface of the earth.

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Along the surface of the earth, but are absorbed by the sea.

Question 10

When transmitter and receiver are moving towards each other...

Accepted Answer

The perceived frequency increases.

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The perceived frequency equals the transmitted frequency.

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The perceived frequency decreases.

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The frequency varies, but the wavelength remains constant.

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