Navigation - SPL - Sailplane Pilot License

Question 1

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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111 NM

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1 NM

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10 NM

Question 2

What is the difference in time when the sun moves 10° of longitude?

Accepted Answer

0:40 h

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0:04 h

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1:00 h

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0:30 h

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

TH: 194°. VAR: 004° W

Answer

TH: 194°. VAR: 004° E

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° W

Answer

TH: 172°. VAR: 004° E

Question 4

What is the true course (TC) from Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59?N, 10°28?E) to Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E)? See annex (NAV-031) Siehe Anlage 2

Accepted Answer

061°

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241°

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055°

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235°

Question 5

Given: True course: 255°. TAS: 100 kt. Wind: 200°/10 kt. The true heading equals...

Accepted Answer

250°.

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265°.

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275°.

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245°.

Question 6

The angle between the true course and the true heading is called...

Accepted Answer

WCA.

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Variation.

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Inclination.

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Deviation.

Question 7

For a short flight from A to B the pilot extracts the following information from an aeronautical chart: True course: 245°. Magnetic variation: 7° W The magnetic course (MC) equals...

Accepted Answer

252°.

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238°.

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245°.

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007°.

Question 8

Which are the properties of a Mercator chart?

Accepted Answer

The scales 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 scales 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 9

UTC is...

Accepted Answer

An obligatory time used in aviation.

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A zonal time

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Local mean time at a specific point on Earth.

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A local time in Central Europe.

Question 10

What is the distance from VOR Brünkendorf (BKD) (53°02?N, 011°33?E) to Pritzwalk (EDBU) (53°11'N, 12°11'E)? See annex (NAV-031) Siehe Anlage 2

Accepted Answer

24 NM

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42 NM

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24 km

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42 km

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