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(a) 329°
(b) 339°
(c) 344°
(d) 033°
9. An aircraft travels 100 statute miles in 20 minutes. How long will it take
to travel 215 nm?
(a) 23°N
(b) 23°S
(c) 66°N
(d) 66°S
11. The surface wind is given by Air Traffic Control as 300°/40 kts and
variation at the airfield is 20°W. Runway 24 is in use; what is the headwind
component and the direction of the crosswind component ?
(a) 20 kts right to left
(b) 35 kts right to left
(c) 31 kts left to right
(d) 20 kts left to right
12. 13 litres of oil is added to an oil tank and the specific gravity of the oil is
0.90. The weight of the oil added is:
(a) 8.9
(b) 16.7
(c) 10.9
(d) 6.4
14. If the wind is 230°T/50 kts variation is 20°W and the TAS is 230 kts.
What true heading is required to fly a true track of 025°?
(a) 018°
(b) 029°
(c) 020°
(d) 044°
15. If the TAS is 90 kts, the aircraft heading is 044°T (variation is 20°W), drift
is 8°S and groundspeed is 70 kts, the wind is:
(a) 038°T/23kts
(b) 025°T/30kts
(c) 018°T/23kts
(d) 004°T/30kts
16. If the wind is 010°T/100kts, variation is 30°W, the TAS is 400 kts and the
aircraft is flying a heading of 100°M. What is the track and groundspeed ?
17. TAS 330 kts, heading 300°M, drift 6°P, groundspeed 270 kts, variation
30°E. The true wind velocity is:
(a) 325°T/65kts
(b) 340°T/90kts
(c) 010°T/80kts
(d) 355°T/70kts
20. An aircraft is at 75°N 140°W steering 330°T. For a grid aligned with the
Prime meridian the grid track on a polar stereographic chart will be:
(a) 010°
(b) 110°
(c) 190°
(d) 290°
(a) 424.25 nm
(b) more than 424.25 nm
(c) less than 424.25 nm
(d) approximately 600 nm
22. An aircraft is heading 090°M at 45°S and accelerates. The needle of its
direct reading compass will:
(a) zero
(b) n = 1
(c) sine mean lat
(d) sine parallel of origin
(a) the time between the sun being 6° below the horizon and 12° below
the horizon
(b) the time between sunset and the sun being 12° below the horizon
(c) the time between the sun being 6° below the horizon and 18°
below the horizon
(d) the time between sunset and the sun being 6° below the horizon
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25. An aircraft leaves Guam (13°N 144°E) at 23:00 ST on 30 April to fly to
Los Angeles, California, USA. If the flight time is 11 hrs 15 mins what is the
Standard Time and date of arrival in Los Angeles ?
st
(a) 04:15 1 st May
(b) 17:15 1 thMay
(c) 09:45 30 thApril
(d) 17:15 30 April
26. What is the distance in kilometres from 49°S 180°E/W to 58°S 180ºE/W?
(a) 540
(b) 621
(c) 1000
(d) 1112
(a) the angle between compass north and magnetic north measured in
degrees east (-) or west (+) from magnetic north
(b) the angle between the horizontal component of the earth's field and
the total component which increases with latitude
(c) the angle between compass north and magnetic north measured in
degrees east (+) or west (-) from magnetic north
(d) the angle between the horizontal component of the earth's field and
the total field which decreases with latitude
28. An aircraft leaves 60°N 030°W and flies 3,600 nm due south, then 3,600
nm due east then 3,600 nm due north and 3,600 nm due west. What is its
final position ?
(a) 60°N 090°W
(b) 60°N 060°W
(c) 60°N 030°W
(d) 60°N 000°E/W
29. An airfield has two runways, 05/23 and 30/12. The surface wind is given
as 250°/30. The headwind component on 23 and the crosswind component
on runway 30 will be:
(a) 10 head 19 across
(b) 10 head 23 across
(c) 28 head 19 across
(d) 28 head 23 across
30. Required track 070°T, variation 30°W, deviation +1°, drift 10°S. What is
the required compass heading ?
(a) 079°
(b) 089°
(c) 048°
(d) 058°
31. TAS 285 kts, groundspeed 236 kts, distance to go 354 nm. What is the
time to go ?
32. Required track 300°T, drift 8°right, variation 10°W, deviation -4°. What is
the required compass heading ?
(a) 306°
(b) 314°
(c) 310°
(d) 298°
(a) Scale is correct at the equator and expands as the cosine of the
latitude
(b) Chart convergency is correct at the equator and increases as the
sine of the latitude
(c) Scale is correct at the equator and expands as the secant of the
latitude
(d) Convergency is correct at the equator and increases as the secant of
the latitude
34. The length of daylight changes with the declination of the sun. In mid-
latitudes (45°N/S) when is the rate of change greatest ?
35. What is the angle between the plane of the Ecliptic and the plane of the
Equator ?
(a) 90°
(b) 0°
(c) 23°
(d) 45°
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36. What is the time (UTC) of sunrise on 6 December at Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada (50°N 123°W) ?
th
(a) 23:30 on 5 th
(b) 23:42 on 5th
(c) 15:42 on 6 th
(d) 15:54 on 6
37. From position A (04°N 030°W) an aircraft flies 600 nm due south, then 600
nm due east, the 600 nm due north, then 600 nm due west. What is the
aircraft's final position in relation to A ?
(a) overhead A
(b) due east of A
(c) due west of A
(d) due south of A
(a) 180°E/W
(b) less than 90°
(c) zero
(d) between 45° and 90°
Question 1 of 188
Question: A radio signal loses strength as range from the transmitter increases, this is called:
1. refraction
2. attenuation
3. ducting
4. propagation
Question 2 of 188
Question: Comparing a parabolic reflector with a flat plate antenna of the same size
1. the flat plate antenna has a considerably smaller beam width.
2. the parabolic reflector has a considerably smaller beam width.
3. the parabolic reflector generates less side lobes than the flat plate antenna.
4. the flat plate antenna generates less side lobes than the parabolic reflector.
Question 3 of 188
Question: The skip distance of HF-transmission will increase with:
1. lower frequency and lower position of the reflecting ionospheric layer.
2. higher frequency and higher position of the reflecting ionospheric layer.
3. lower frequency and higher position of the reflecting ionospheric layer.
4. higher frequency and lower position of the reflecting ionospheric layer.
Question 4 of 188
Question: Which of the following will give the most accurate calculation of aircraft ground
speed?
1. An ADF sited on the flight route
2. A DME station sited on the flight route
3. A DME station sited across the flight route
4. A VOR station sited on the flight route
Question 5 of 188
Question: What is the approximate angular coverage of reliable navigation information for a
3° ILS glide path out to a minimum distance of 10 NM?
1. 0.7° above and below the glide path and 2.5° each side of the localiser centreline
2. 3° above and below the glide path and 10° each side of the localiser centreline
3. 1.35° above the horizontal to 5.25° above the horizontal and 8° each side of the
localiser centreline
4. 0.45° above the horizontal to 1.75° above the glide path and 8° each side of the
localiser centreline
Question 6 of 188
Question: ILS is subject to false glide paths resulting from:
Question 7 of 188
Question: An RMI indicates aircraft heading and bearing. To convert the RMI bearings of
NDBs and VORs to true bearings the correct combination for the application of magnetic
variation is:
1. NDB: beacon position VOR: beacon position
2. NDB: aircraft position VOR: aircraft position
3. NDB: beacon position VOR: aircraft position
4. NDB: aircraft position VOR: beacon position
Question 8 of 188
Question: An aircraft is flying on the true track 090° towards a VOR station located near the
equator where the magnetic variation is 15°E. The variation at the aircraft position is 8°E.
The aircraft is on VOR radial:
1. 262°
2. 278°
3. 285°
4. 255°
Question 9 of 188
Question: Given: Magnetic heading 280° VOR radial 090° What bearing should be selected
on the omni-bearing selector in order to centralise the VOR deviation needle with a "TO"
indication?
1. 090°
2. 270°
3. 100°
4. 280°
Question 10 of 188
Question: A VOR is sited at position 58°00'N 073°00'W where the magnetic variation equals
32°W. An aircraft is located at position 56°00'N 073°00'W where the magnetic variation
equals 28°W. The aircraft is on VOR radial:
1. 208
2. 212
3. 180
4. 360
Question 11 of 188
Question: In order to plot a bearing from a VOR station, a pilot needs to know the magnetic
variation:
Question 12 of 188
Question: A DME is located at MSL. An aircraft passing vertically above the station at flight
level FL 360 will obtain a DME range of approximately:
1. 6 NM
2. 11 NM
3. 8 NM
4. 7 NM
Question 13 of 188
Question: During a flight at FL 210, a pilot does not receive any DME distance indication
from a DME station located approximately 220 NM away. The reason for this is that the:
Question 14 of 188
Question: A DME station is located 1000 feet above MSL. An aircraft flying at FL 370 in
ISA conditions which is 15 NM away from the DME station, will have a DME reading of:
1. 16 NM
2. 15 NM
3. 17 NM
4. 14 NM
Question 15 of 188
Question: A VOR is sited at position A (45°00'N, 010°00'E). An aircraft is located at
position B (44°00'N, 010°00'E). Assuming that the magnetic variation at A is 10°W and at B
is 15°W, the aircraft is on VOR radial:
1. 195°
2. 185°
3. 180°
4. 190°
Question 16 of 188
Question: Which of the following is the ICAO allocated frequency band for ADF receivers?
1. 200 - 2000 kHz
2. 255 - 455 kHz
3. 190 - 1750 kHz
4. 300 - 3000 kHz
Question 17 of 188
Question: Where, in relation to the runway, is the ILS localiser transmitting aerial normally
situated?
1. On the non-approach end of the runway about 300 m from the runway on the
extended centreline
2. At the approach end of the runway about 300 m from touchdown on the centreline
3. At the approach end about 150 m to one side of the runway and 300 m from
touchdown
4. At the non-approach end about 150 m to one side of the runway and 300 m along the
extended centreline
Question 18 of 188
Question: There are two NDBs, one 20 NM inland, and the other 50 NM inland from the
coast. Assuming that the error caused by coastal refraction is the same for both propagations,
the extent of the error in a position line plotted by an aircraft that is over water
Question 19 of 188
Question: The VOR system is limited to about 1° of accuracy. One degree at 200 NM
represents a width of:
1. 2.0 NM
2. 3.0 NM
3. 3.5 NM
4. 2.5 NM
Question 20 of 188
Question: An aircraft is "homing" to a radio beacon whilst maintaining a relative bearing of
zero. If the magnetic heading decreases, the aircraft is experiencing:
1. left drift
2. right drift
3. a wind from the west
4. zero drift
Question 21 of 188
Question: In its basic type, a dipole antenna adapted for a frequency of 110MHz will have a
wire length of:
1. 136cm
2. 205cm
3. 273cm
4. 91cm
Question 22 of 188
Question: What approximate rate of descent is required in order to maintain a 3° glidepath at
a groundspeed of 90 kt?
1. 600 FT/MIN
2. 450 FT/MIN
3. 700 FT/MIN
4. 400 FT/MIN
Question 23 of 188
Question: In which frequency band do VOR transmitters operate?
1. EHF
2. UHF
3. SHF
4. VHF
Question 24 of 188
Question: What is the wavelength of an NDB transmitting on 375 kHZ?
1. 800 m
2. 80 m
3. 8m
4. 8000 m
Question 25 of 188
Question: In which frequency band does an ILS glide slope transmit?
1. VHF
2. EHF
3. SHF
4. UHF
Question 26 of 188
Question: Which of the following is likely to have the greatest effect on ADF accuracy?
Question 27 of 188
Question: Assuming a five dot display on either side of the CDI on the ILS localiser cockpit
display, what does each of the dots represent approximately ?:
1. 2.0 degrees
2. 2.5 degrees
3. 1.5 degrees
4. 0.5 degrees
Question 28 of 188
Question: Outer marker transmits on 75 MHz and has an aural frequency of:
1. 3000 Hz
2. 2000 Hz
3. 1300 Hz
4. 400 Hz
Question 29 of 188
Question: The two signals transmitted by a conventional VOR ground station are 90° out of
phase on magnetic:
1. east
2. west
3. south
4. north
Question 30 of 188
Question: An aircraft is flying on a heading of 270°(M). The VOR OBS is also set to 270°
with the full left deflection and FROM flag displayed. In which sector is the aircraft from the
VOR ground station?
1. NE
2. SE
3. SW
4. NW
1. The error in altimeter readings caused by the variation of the static pressure
near the source is known as:
A – instrument error
B – hysteresis effect
C – position pressure error
D – barometric error
A – speed at which the landing gear can be operated with full safety
B – flight speed with landing gear down
C – speed with flaps extended in a given position
D – speed authorised in flight
A – combination of counters/pointers
B – more effective temperature compensating leaf springs
C – an induction pick-off device
D – a sub-scale logarithmic function
A – altimeter setting so that the needles of the altimeter indicate the altitude of
the location for which it is given
B – atmospheric pressure at the sea level of the location for which it is given
C – altimeter setting so that the needles indicate zero when the aircraft is on
ground at the location for which it is provided
D – atmospheric pressure at the level of the ground over-flown by the aircraft
10. A pitot tube covered by ice which blocks the ram air inlet will affect the following
instrument(s):
A – altimeter only
B – airspeed indicator only
C – vertical speed indicator only
D – airspeed indicator, altimeter and vertical speed indicator
2. Concerning the directional gyro indicator, the latitude at which the apparent
wander is equal to 0 is:
A – the equator
B – latitude 30o
C – latitude 45o
D – the North pole
3. The heading information originating from the gyro-magnetic compass flux
valve is sent to the:
A – error detector
B – erector system
C – heading indicator
D – amplifier
A – an artificial horizon
B – a directional gyro
C – a turn indicator
D – a gyro-magnetic compass
5. A turn indicator is an instrument which indicates rate of turn. Rate of turn depends
upon:
1) bank angle
2) aeroplane speed
3) aeroplane weight
A – 2 and 3
B – 1, 2 and 3
C – 1 and 2
D – 1 and 3
6. A failed RMI rose is locked on 090o and the ADF pointer indicates 225o. The
relative bearing to the station is:
A – 135o
B – Impossible to read, due to failure RMI
C – 315o
D – 225o
A – 30o
B – 12o
C – 36o
D – 18o
12. When an aircraft has turned 270 degrees with a constant altitude and bank, the
pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
13. If the needle and the ball of a Turn & Slip indicator both show right, what does it
indicate:
A – 21 minutes
B – 84 minutes
C – 1 oscillation in azimuth
D – 63 minutes
17. The basic empty mass of an aircraft is 30000 kg. The masses of the following items
are:
Catering: 300 kg
Safety and rescue material nil
Fly away kit: nil
Crew (inclusive crew baggage): 365 kg
Fuel at take-off: 3000 kg
Unusable fuel: 120 kg
Passengers, baggage, cargo: 8000 kg
A – 30300 kg
B – 30665 kg
C – 38300 kg
D – 30785 kg
18. A revenue flight is to be made by a jet transport. The following are the aeroplane
structural limits:
19. A twin-engine aeroplane is certified for a Max Structural TOM and a Max LM of
58000 kg and 55000 kg respectively. Given the information below, what is the limiting
take-off mass for the aeroplane?
A – 58000 kg
B – 61000 kg
C – 57000 kg
D – 56545 kg
20. The Dry Operating Mass of an aircraft is 2000 kg. The maximum take-off mass
landing and zero fuel mass are identical at 3500 kg. The block fuel mass is 550
kg, and the taxi fuel mass is 50 kg. The available mass of payload is:
A – 1500 kg
B – 950 kg
C – 1000 kg
D – 1450 kg