Navigation - SPL - Sailplane Pilot License

Question 1

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...

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375 NM

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693 NM

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202 NM

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435 NM

Question 2

An aircraft is flying at FL 75 with an outside air temperature (OAT) of -9°C. The QNH altitude is 6500 ft. The true altitude equals...

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6250 ft

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7000 ft

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6750 ft

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6500 ft

Question 3

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 magnetic north pole

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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

Question 4

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

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Variation

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WCA

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Inclination

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Deviation

Question 5

UTC is...

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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 6

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: 194°. VAR: 004° E

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° W

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TH: 172°. VAR: 004° E

Question 7

The term 'magnetic course' (MC) is defined as...

Accepted Answer

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

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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

Question 8

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

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60 NM

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30 NM

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60 km

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1 NM

Question 9

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 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 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 apparent horizon

Question 10

What is the distance from Neustadt (EDAN) (53°22'N, 011°37'E) to Uelzen (EDVU) (52°59'N, 010°28'E)?

Accepted Answer

46 NM

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46 km

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78 km

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78 nm

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