100 MARKS TIME 03:00 HRS

1. TWO AIRCRAFT START FROM THE SAME POSITION AT THE EQUATOR. AIRCRAFT A FILES ON
TRACK OF 000 (T) FOR DISTANCE OF 5400 NM WHILST AIRCRAFT ‘B’ FILES ON A TRACK OF 0900
(T) A DISTANCE OF 2500 NM. ON REACHING THEIR DESTINATIONS, THE BEARING OF A FROM B
WILL BE –
A) 000 (T)
B) 180 (T)
C) 045 (T)

2. ON A MERCATOR CHART, RADIO BEARING ARE PLOTTED –

A) AFTER CORRECTING G/C RADIO BRG INTO R/L BRG BY APPLYING CA

B) DIRECTLY AS G/C BEARING
C) AS RHUMB LINE BEARING AFTER APPLYING CONVERGENCY ANGLE

3. THE EFFECT ON THE POSITION OF THE CP OF REDUCING THE TAS IN A HEAD WIND COMPONENT,
WILL BE TO:

A) LEAVE THE DISTANCE UNCHANGED

B) DECREASE THE DISTANCE
C) INCREASE THE DISTANCE

4. THE NAUTICAL TWILIGHT BEGIN AND THE EVENING CIVIL TWILIGHT ENDS WHEN THE CENTRE OF
THE SUN IS:

A) 18 DEG BELOW THE VISIBLE HORIZON

B) 6 DEG BELOW THE SENSIBLE HORIZON
C) 12 DEG BELOW THE HORIZON (VISIBLE)

5. WHEN THE LOCAL MEAN TIME IN POSITION (54 DEG 40’S, 00 DEG 00’E) IS 15:25 HRS ON 28TH
NOVEMBER, 1995, WHAT IS THE GMT AND DATE IN POSITION (15 DEG 00’S, 180 DEG 00’E):

A) 15 HRS 25 MIN. 00 SEC 28TH NOVEMBER, 1995

B) 03 HRS 25 MIN. 00 SEC 27TH NOVEMBER, 1995
C) 15 HRS 25 MIN. 00 SEC 29TH NOVEMBER, 1995

6. IF TRACK OF AN AIRCRAFT IS 305, HDG (T) 300, VARIATION 6 DEG W AND DEVIATION 3 DEG E,
WHAT ARE DRIFT, MAGNETIC HDG AND COMPASS COURSE?
A) 5 DEG S 306 (M), 303 (C)
B) 5 DEG P 295 (M), 297 (C)
C) 5 DEG S 294 (M), 297 (C)

7. THE VHF FREQUENCY BAND IS IN THE?

A) 3 TO 30 KHZ RANGE.
B) 30 TO 300 KHZ RANGE.
C) 30 TO 300 MHZ RANGE.
8. WHAT IS THE WAVELENGTH OF AN NDB TRANSMITTING ON 365 KHZ?
A. 8.2 M.
B. 82 M.
C. 822 M.
D. 8200 M.

9. AN AEROPLANE IS FLYING AT TAS 180 KT ON A TRACK OF 090 DEG. THE W/V IS 045/50 KT. HOW
FAR CAN THE AIRCRAFT FLY OUT FROM ITS BASE AND RETURN IN ONE HOUR?
A. 85 NM
B. 90 NM
C. 75 NM

10. THE FIRST LAW OF KEPLER STATES?

A. PLANETS MOVE IN ELLIPTIC ORBITS WITH TH ESUN AT ONE OF THE FOCI.
B. PLANTES MOVE AROUND THE SUN IN CIRCULAR PATH.
C. ALL PLANETS ORBIT AROUND THE SUN AT THE SAME SPEED.
D. THE ANGULAR SPEED OF THE PLANETS IN THE ORBIT AROUND THE SUN IS CONSTANT.

11. WHAT IS MEANT BY APHELION?

A. THE POINT OF EARTH’S ORBIT FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE SUN.
B. THE POINT OF THE SUN’S ORBIT FURTHEST AWAY FROM THE EARTH.
C. THE POINT OF THE EARTH’S ORBIT CLOSEST TO THE SUN.

12. ON AN OBLATE SPHEROID REPRESENTING THE EARTH’S SHAPE:

A. 1 MINUTE OF ARC ALONG THE EQUATOR MEASURES A GREATER DISTANCE THAN 1 MINUTE
OF ARC ALONG THE MERIDIAN AT LATITUDE 45 N/S.
B. 1 MINUTE OF ARC ALONG THE MERIDIAN AT LOW LATITUDES MEASURESS A GREATER DISTANCE
THAN 1 MINUTE OF ARC ALONG THE MERIDIAN AT HIGH LATITUDES.
C. 1 MINUTE OF ARC ALONG THE MERIDIAN AT 0 N/S MEASURES THE SAME DISTANCE AS 1
MINUTE OF ARC AT 90 N/S.
D. 1 MINUTE OF ARC ALONG THE EQUATOR MEASURES THE SAME DISTANCE AS 1 MINUTE OF ARC
ALONG THE MERIDIAN AT LATITUDE 45 N/S.

13. WHEN THE TIME IS 2000 UTC, IT IS?

A. 1400 LMT AT 90 DEGREES WEST.
B. 1200 LMT AT 90 DEGREES EAST.
C. 2400 LMT AT 120 DEGREES WEST.

14. TWO PLACES ON THE PARALLEL OF 47S LIE 757.8 KM APART. CALCULATE THE DIFFERENCE IN
LONGITUDE.
A. 4 DEGREES 39 MINUTES.
B. 9 DEGREES 19 MINUTES.
C. 10 DEGREES.
D. 4 DEGREES 51 MINUTES.
15. CIVIL TWILIGHT OCCURS BETWEEN?
A. SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
B. SUNSET AND WHEN THE SUN IS 6 ͦ BELOW THE HORIZON.
C. THE TIMES WHEN THE SUN IS BETWEEN 6 ͦ AND 12 ͦ BELOW THE HORIZON.
D. THE TIMES WHEN THE SUN IS BETWEEN 12 ͦ AND 18 ͦ BELOW THE HORIZON.

16. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LATITUDE ON THE EARTH AT WHICH THE SUN CAN BE VERTICALLY
OVERHEAD?
A. 23.2 ͦ
B. 66.2 ͦ
C. 90.0 ͦ

17. WHAT IS THE LOCAL MEAN TIME, POSITION 65 2ͦ 5’N 123 ͦ 45’W AT 2200 UTC?
A. 0815.
B. 1345.
C. 1415.

18. AT WHAT APPROXIMATE DATE IS THE EARTH CLOSEST TO THE SUN (PERIHELION)?
A. 21 MARCH.
B. 21 SEPTEMBER.
C. MIDDLE OF JUNE.
D. BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

19. WHEN STANDING AT THE SOUTH POLE IN WHICH DIRECTION WILL YOU BE FACING?
A. NORTH.
B. SOUTH.
C. EAST.

20. THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH IS APPROXIMATELY?

A. 5600 KM.
B. 13200 KM.
C. 16400 KM.
D. 40000 KM.

21. TWO AIRCRAFTS ARE FLYING EASTWARDS AROUND THE EARTH. AIRCRAFT A IS FLYING ALONG
THE 50N PARALLEL OF LATITUDE AND AIRCRAFT B IS FLYING ALONG THE EQUATOR. IF AIRCRAFT
A IS FLYING AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 340 KNOTS, WHAT WOULD BE THE GROUNDSPEED OF
AIRCRAFT B BOTH AIRCRAFT FLY ONCE ROUND THE EARTH IN THE SAME JOURNEY TIME?
A. 529 KNOTS.
B. 540 KNOTS.
C. 480 KNOTS.
D. 600 KNOTS.
22. TWO AIRCRAFT ARE FLYING EASTWARDS AROUND THE EARTH. AIRCRAFT A IS FLYING ALONG
THE 45N PARALLEL OF LATITUDE AND AIRCRAFT B IS FLYING ALONG THE EQUATOR. IF AIRCRAFT
A IS FLYING AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 300 KNOTS, WHAT WOULD BE THE GROUNDSPEED OF
AIRCRAFT B BOTH AIRCRAFT FLY ONCE ROUND THE EARTH IN THE SAME JOURNEY TIME?
A. 420 KNOTS.
B. 424 KNOTS.
C. 480 KNOTS.
D. 600 KNOTS.

23. TWO AIRCRAFTS ARE FLYING EASTWARDS AROUND THE EARTH. AIRCRAFT A IS FLYING ALONG
THE 60N PARALLEL OF LATITUDE AND AIRCRAFT B IS FLYING ALONG THE 20 ͦ N PARALLEL. IF THE
AIRCRAFT A IS FLYING AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 240 KNOTS, WHAT WOULD BE THE
GROUNDSPEED OF AIRCRAFT B. BOTH THE AIRCRAFT FLY ONCE ROUND THE EARTH IN THE SAME
JOURNEY TIME?
A. 212 KNOTS.
B. 245 KNOTS.
C. 451 KNOTS.
D. 560 KNOTS.

24. WHAT IS THE COLOUR SEQUENCE WHEN PASSING OVER AN OUTER, MIDDLE AND INNER
MARKER BEACON?
A. BLUE-AMBER-WHITE.
B. AMBER-WHITE-GREEN.
C. WHITE-AMBER-BLUE.
D. BLUE-GREEN- WHITE.

25. WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE ANGULAR COVERAGE OF RELIABLE NAVIGATION INFORMATION

FOR A 3˚ ILS GLIDE PATH OUT TO A DISTANCE OF 10 NM?
A. 1.35˚ ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL TO 5.25˚ ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL AND 8˚ EACH SIDE OF THE
LOCALISER CENTRELINE.
B. 0.45˚ ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL TO 1.75˚ ABOVE THE GLIDE PATH AND 8˚ EACH SIDE OF THE
LOCALISER CENTRELINE.
C. 0.7˚ ABOVE AND BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND 2.5˚ EACH SIDE OF THE LOCALISER CENTRELINE.
D. 3˚ ABOVE AND BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND 10˚ EACH SIDE OF THE LOCALISER CENTRELINE.

26. VOR STATION POSITION N66˚ E025˚, VARIATION 20˚E.

ESTIMATED POSITION OF AN AIRCRAFT N56˚ E025˚, VARIATION 25˚E.
WHAT VOR RADIAL IS THE AIRCRAFT ON?
A. 160˚
B. 345˚
C. 165˚
D. 195˚
27. AN AIRCRAFT IS REQUIRED TO APPROACH A VOR STATION VIA THE 244˚ RADIAL. IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN CORRECT SENSE INDICATIONS, THE DEVIATION INDICATOR SHOULD BE SET TO:
A. 064˚ WITH THE FROM FLAG SHOWING.
B. 064˚ WITH THE TO FLAG SHOWING.
C. 244˚ WITH THE FROM FLAG SHOWING.
D. 244˚ WITH THE TO FLAG SHOWING.

28. AN AC LANDS AT AN AIRPORT (ELEV 540 FT, QNH 993 HPA). WITH ALT SET TO 1013 HPA. WHAT
WILL IT INDICATE?
A. 1080 FT
B. 700 FT
C. 380 FT
D. 0 FT

29. THE BAROMETRIC COMPENSATOR OF AN ALTIMETER IS LOCKED ON REF 1013.2 HPA. THE AC
HAS TO LAND ON A POINT WITH AN ELEVATION OF 290 FT. WHERE THE QNH IS 1023 HPA
ASSUMING THAT 1 HPA CORRESPONDS TO 27 FT, THE READING ON THE ALTIMETER ON THE
GROUND WILL BE?
A. 11 FT
B. 20 FT
C. -10 FT

30. WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE?

A. QNH CANNOT BE 1013.25 HPA.
B. QNH IS LOWER THAN 1013.25 HPA AT ANY TIME.
C. QNH CAN BE LOWER AS WELL AS HIGHER THAN 1013.25 HPA.
D. QNH CAN BE 1013.25 ONLY FOR A STATION AT MSL.

31. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS GIVE THE HIGHEST VALUE OF QNH?
A. QFE=1000 HPA, ELEVATION=1200 FT (366M)
B. QFE=995 HPA, ELEVATION=1200 FT (366M)
C. QFE=1003 HPA, ELEVATION=1200 FT(366M)
D. QFE=995 HPA, ELEVATION=1600 FT(488M)

32. TRUE ALTITUDE 9000 FT, OAT -32 DEG C, CAS 200 KTS. TAS=?
A. 210 KTS
B. 215 KTS
C. 200 KTS
D. 220 KTS

33. PRESSURE ALTITUDE 29000 FT, OAT -55 DEG C, FIND DENSITY ALTITUDE?
A. 27500 FT
B. 34600 FT
C. 33500 FT
34. THE SENSORS OF AN INS MEASURE:
A. ACCELERATION
B. VELOCITY
C. HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF EARTH

35. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP IF ANY BETWEEN QFE AND QNH AT AN AIRPORT SITUATED 50 FT
BELOW SEA LEVEL:
A. QFE IS SIMILAR TO QNH
B. QFE=QNH.
C. QFE>QNH.

36. WHAT INPUTS ARE FED TO THE ADC:

A ANGLE OF ATTACK
B TAT
C OAT
D DYNAMIC PRESSURE
E STATIC PRESSURE
F TOTAL PRESSURE
G AC ELECTRICAL POWER
H AUTOMATIC COMMANDS
A. A, B, D, E & G
B. A, B, D, F & G
C. A, B, E, F & G

37. GPWS MAY GIVE WARNING OF:

A EXCESSIVE SINK RATE
B EXCESSIVE CLOSURE WITH TERRAIN
C EXCESSIVE PROXIMITY WITH GROUND WHEN NOT IN LANDING CONFIGURATION
D EXCESSIVE AOB
A. A, B & C
B. B, C & D
C. A, C & D

38. INPUTS TO TCAS II INCLUDE:

A. MODE S TRANSPONDER TO COORDINATES AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS
B. MODE A TRANSPONDER PROVIDING TA & RA DATA
C. MODE C TRANSPONDER COORDINATING AVOIDANCE MANEUVERING

39. ON MERCATOR CHART IF THE SCALE AT 30N IS 1:35,00,000, WHAT WILL BE SCALED AT 40 N:
(GIVEN SIN 30=0.5, COS 30=0.87, SEC 30=1.15, COSEC 30=2.0, COS 40=0.77, SIN 40=0.64, SEC
40=1.3 AND COSEC 40=1.5) –
A. 1:2625000
B. 1:3099250
C. NONE OF THE ABOVE
40. AN AIRCRAFT IS HOMING TO A VOR, DRIFT 10 STARBOARD, VARIATION AT VOR STN IS 5 W AND
AT DR POSITION 3 DEG 33W. GIVE THE INITIAL HEADING TO MAINTAIN A RADIAL OF 274 –
A. 104 M
B. 084 M
C. 264 M

41. AIRCRAFT PRESENT HDG 170 (M), ADF 345 RELATIVE. MAKE 45 INTERCEPT OF THE 355 TRACK
OUT BOUND. WHAT SHALL BE THE HDG TO INTERCEPT AND ADF INDICATION AT THE TIME OF
INTERCEPT – ADF ON INTERCEPT (RELATIVE) INTERCEPT HDG (M)
A. 310 175
B. 040 135
C. 045 130

42. IF THE PNR IS CALCULATED TO BE 880 NM WITH 10,000 KG OF FUEL AVAILABLE, THE DISTANCE
TO THE PNR WITH 11,000 KG FUEL AVAILABLE, OTHER FACTORS BEING EQUAL, WILL BE –
A. 920 NM
B. 968 NM
C. 960 NM

43. THE AIRCRAFT FLIES FROM POSITION 500 N 1750 W TO A NEW POSITION 500 N 1750 E
CROSSING THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE, THE OBSERVER SHOULD –
A. DECREASE THE DATE AND LMT INCREASE
B. INCREASE THE DATE AND LMT INCREASES
C. INCREASE THE DATE AND LMT DECREASES

44. A CO-LOCATED VOR/DME IS BEING USED TO TRACK ON AIRWAY INBOUND ON THE 160 RADIAL,
AT 60 NM DME RANGE, THE VOR INDICATES 336 ON THE OBS AND FROM/TO READS ‘TO’, THE
AIRCRAFT POSITION IS
A. VOR, CDI NEEDLE INDICATES ONE DOT TO THE RIGHT
B. 4NM LEFT OF THE AIRWAY CENTRE LINE
C. 4 NM STARBOARD OF THE AIRWAY CENTRE LINE

45. THE RADIO ALTIMETER DETERMINES AIRCRAFT HEIGHT BY –

A. MEASURING THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN OUTGOING AND INCOMING SIGNALS
B. EMPLOYING A PULSE MODULATION PATTERN
C. COMPARING THE FREQUENCIES OF THE OUTGOING AND THE INCOMING SIGNALS

46. UNDER WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GPWS NOT GIVE WARNING ABOUT?
A) APPROACHING WITHOUT FLAPS LOWERED
B) APPROACHING WITH THE UNDER CARRIAGE NOT LOCKED DOWN
C) RISING GROUND AHEAD
47. WHEN FITTED WITH MODE ‘C’ TRANSPONDERS, A TCAS – 2 SYSTEM MAY PROVIDE?
A. RA ONLY
B. HORIZONTAL PLANE TA & RA
C. VERTICAL PLANE TA & RA

48. IF THE PULSE LENGTH USED IN A PRIMARY RADAR IS 4 MICROSECONDS, IGNORING RECEIVER
RECOVERY TIME, THE MINIMUM RANGE AT WHICH A TARGET CAN BE DETECTED IS –
A. 1200 METERS
B. 2400 METERS
C. 600 METERS

49. THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR DME STIPULATE THAT, AT A RANGE OF 100 NM, THE
MAXIMUM SYSTEMATIC ERROR SHOULD NOT EXCEED.
A. + OR - 1.5 NM.
B. + OR - 3 NM.
C. + OR - 0.25 NM.
D. + OR – 1.25 NM.

50. DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME) USES RADAR PRINCIPLES TO MEASURE DISTANCE?
A. HORIZONTALLY.
B. VERTICALLY.
C. SLANT RANGE.
D. PLAN RANGE.

51. ICAO SPECIFICATIONS ARE THAT RANGE ERRORS INDICATED BY DISTANCE MEASURING
EQUIPMENT (DME) SHOULD NOT EXCEED:
A. + OR – 0.5 NM OR 3% OF THE DISTANCE MEASURED WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER.
B. + OR – 0.25 NM PLUS 1.25% OF THE DISTANCE MEASURED.
C. + OR – 0.25 NM PLUS 0.25% OF THE DISTANCE MEASURED.
D. + OR – 0.25 NM PLUS 3% OF THE DISTANCE MEASURED UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 NM.

52. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN VOR AND DME/TACAN GROUND INSTALLATIONS
IF THEY ARE TO HAVE THE SAME MORSE CODE IDENTIFIER?
A. 600 M.
B. 2000 M.
C. 60 M.
D. 300 M.

53. AN AIRCRAFT IS FLYING OVERHEAD A DME STATION AT FL380. THE INDICATED RANGE WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY?
A. 6.3 NM.
B. 6.3 KM.
C. 5.1 NM.
D. 5.1 KM.
54. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BELOW IS CORRECT REGARDING THE DME?
A. THE INDICATED DISTANCE IS THE GROUND DISTANCE MEASURED FROM THE AIRCRAFT’S
PROJECTED POSITION ON THE GROUND TO THE DME GROUND INSTALLATION.
B. THE DME OPERATING FREQUENCIES ARE IN THE UHF FREQUENCY BAND.
C. TWO LINES OF POSITION OBTAINED FROM TWO DIFFERENT DME’S GIVE AN UNAMBIGUOUS FIX.
D. THE DME GROUND STATION IS ALWAYS CO-LOCATED WITH A VOR STATION.

55. AT 0000 LOCAL MEAN TIME OF AN OBSERVER?

A. THE MEAN SUN IS IN TRANSIT WITH THE OBSERVER’S MERIDIAN.
B. THE APPARENT SUN IS IN TRANSIT WITH THE OBSERVER’S ANTI MERDIAN.
C. THE APPARENT SUN IS IN TRANSIT WITH THE OBSERVER’S MERIDIAN.
D. THE MEAN SUN IS IN TRANSIT WITH THE OBSERVER’S ANTI MERIDIAN.

56. WHICH STATEMENT OF ST IS TRUE?

A. STANDARD TIME IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND
DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW THE BORDERS OF 15 DEGREE WIDE LATITUDE ZONES.
B. STANDARD TIME IS THE TIME THAT IS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF LONGITUDE BY 15 AND
ROUNDING OFF THE ANSWERS TO THE NEAREST INITIGER.
C. THE STANDARD TIME AT 125W IS UTC = 20MIN.
D. IN ALL CASES THE STANDARD TIME AT WESTERN LONGITUDES ARE SLOW AND THE EASTERN
LONGITUDES ARE FAST ON UTC.

57. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ADF BEARING THE:

A. SIGNAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY BOTH THE SENSE AND LOOP AERIALS.
B. SENSE AERIAL MUST BE TUNED SEPARATELY.
C. MODE SELECTOR SHOULD BE SWITCHED TO ‘LOOP’.

58. FACTORS LIABLE TO AFFECT MOST NDB/ADF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY INCLUDE:
A. STATIC INTERFERENCE – STATION INTERFERENCE – LATITUDE ERROR.
B. HEIGHT ERROR – STATION INTERFERENCE – MOUNTAIN EFFECT.
C. COASTAL REFRACTION – LANE SLIP – MOUNTAIN EFFECT.
D. STATIC INTERFERENCE – NIGHT EFFECT – ABSENCE OF FAILURE WARNING SYSTEM.

59. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DISTURBANCES IS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE THE GREATEST
INACCURACY IN ADF BEARINGS?
A. COASTAL EFFECT.
B. QUADRANTAL ERROR.
C. PRECIPITATION INTERFERENCE.
D. LOCAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

60. THE BFO SELECTOR ON AN ADF RECEIVER IS USED TO:

A. HEAR THE IDENT OF SOME NDB STATIONS RADIATING A CONTINUOUS WAVE SIGNAL.
B. STOP LOOP ROTATION.
C. HEAR THE IDENT AND MUST ALWAYS BE SWITCHED ON.
61. AN ADB TRANSMITS A SIGNAL PATTERN IN THE HORIZONTAL PLANE WHICH IS:
A. OMNIDIRECTIONAL.
B. BI – LOBAL CIRCULAR.
C. A CARDIOID BALANCED AT 30 HZ.

62. IF A FAILED RMI ROSE IS STUCK ON 090 DEGREES, AND THE ADF POINTER INDICATES 225
DEGREES, THE RELATIVE BEARING TO THE STATION WILL BE?
A. 225 DEGREES.
B. 315 DEGREES.
C. IMPOSSIBLE TO READ, DUE TO THE RMI FAILURE.
D. 135 DEGREES.

63. WHAT CAUSES THE SO CALLED “NIGHT EFFECT”?

A. A CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PLANE OF THE POLARISATION DUE TO REFLECTION IN
THE IONOSPHERE.
B. THE DIFFERENCE IN VELOCITY OF THE EM WAVES OVER LAND AND OVER SEA AT NIGHT.
C. THE ABSENCE OF THE SURFACE WAVE AT DISTANCES LARGER THAN THE SKIP DISTANCE.

64. WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT THE ERRORS AND EFFECTS ON NDB RADIO SIGNALS IS CORRECT?
A. SHOLE LINE EFFECTS MAY CAUSE A HUGE BEARING ERROR DUE TO REFLECTION OF THE RADIO
SIGNALS ONTO STEEP COASTS.
B. LIGHTNING DURING ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES MAY CAUSE A REDUCTION OF THE SIGNAL
STRENGTH THAT MAY RESULT IN ONLY SLIGHT BEARING ERRORS.
C. NIGHT EFFECT IS A RESULT OF INTERFERENCE OF THE SURFACE WAVE AND THE SPACE WAVE
CAUSING A REDUCTION IS RANGE.
D. THE MOUNTAINS EFFECT IS CAUSED BY REFLECTIONS ONTO SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS TERRAIN
WHICH MAY CAUSE BIG ERRORS IN THE BEARING.

65. FERQUENCY IS DEFINE AS THE?

A. NUMBER OF COMPLETE CYCLES RECURING IN ONE UNIT OF TIME.
B. DISTANCE BETWEEN A CREST AND A CREST.
C. NUMBER OF COMPLETE CYCLES RECURRING IN TEN UNITS OF TIME.

66. A RADIO FACILITY TRANSMITS ON A WAVELENGTH OF 2.22 CM. THE FACILITY COULD BE A………
OPERATING ON A FREQUENCY OF………….?
A. VDF, 135 MHZ.
B. DME, 1350 MHZ.
C. DOPPLER, 13500 MHZ.
D. RADIO ALTIMETER 13500 MHZ.

67. THE MARKER BEACONS USE THE FOLLOWING WAVELENGTHS?

A. MYRIAMETRIC.
B. METRIC.
C. HECTOMETRIC.
68. THE SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR (SSR) USES THE FOLLOWING WAVELENGTHS?
A. MYRIAMETRIC.
B. DECIMETRIC.
C. HECTOMETRIC.
D. CENTIMETRIC.

69. A RADIO TRANSMITTER MODULATOR?

A. TUNES THE AERIAL ONLY.
B. ENSURES RECEIVER COMPATIBILITY.
C. COUPLES THE RF SIGNAL TO AN AERIAL.
D. SUPERIMPOSES AN AUDIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL (AF) ONTO A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL (RF).

70. SELCAL IS AN EQUIPMENT THAT?

A. FUNCTIONS AS A FREQUENCY MODULATOR.
B. IS COUPLED WITH TCAS II AND IS CONCERNED WITH TA WARNINGS SYSTEMS.
C. AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVES INCOMING SIGNALS.
D. AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITS DATA SIGNALS.

71. ATTENEUATION OF RADIO WAVES MEANS?

A. THE WEAKENING OF RADIATED WAVES.
B. THE ATMOSPHERIC BENDING OF WAVES.
C. ONLY THE SCATTERING OF WAVES IN THE TROPOSHERE.
D. ONLY THE ABSORPTION OF ENERGY BY THE SEA.

72. THE TERM DOPPLER SHIFT REFERS TO?

A. THE CHANGE IN SPEED MEASURED AT THE RECEIVER.
B. THE CHANGE IN ANGLE MEASURED AT THE RECEIVER.
C. THE CHANGE IN DEPRESSION ANGLE MEASURED AT THE RECEIVER.
D. THE CHANGE IN FREQUENCY MEASURED AT THE RECEIVER.

73. WHEN AN LF RADIO WAVE PASSES OVER THE EARTH’S SURFACE IT?
A. SPEEDS UP, PICKS UP ELECTRONS AND BECOMES STRONGER.
B. SLOWS DOWN, PICKS UP ELECTRONS AND BECOMES STRONGER.
C. SLOWS DOWN AND IS ATTENUATED.
D. SPEEDS UP AND IS ATTENUATED.

74. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE HF COMMUNICATION, FREQUENCY AT A GIVEN

RANGE?
A. SHOULD BE DECREASED AT NIGHT.
B. SHOULD BE INCREASED AT NIGHT.
C. SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT.
D. SHOULD ONLY BE VARIED BY SEASON, DECREASED IN SUMMER AND INCREASED IN WINTER.
75. AN AIRCRAFT IS IN POSITION (76N 020E). WHEN FOLLOWING A RHUMB LINE TRACK OF 045 (T).
IT WILL?
A. FLY TO THE NORTH POLE VIA AN ARBITRARY LINE.
B. FOLLOW A SMALL CIRCLE, WHICH LIES, TO THE NORTH OF THE PARALLEL OF 76N.
C. FOLLOW A LINE, WHICH LIES AT FIRST TO THE NORTH OF THE PARALLEL OF 76N BUT HAVING
PASSED A DL OF 180 DEGREES TO THE SOUTH OF IT.
D. FLY A SPIRAL TO THE NORTH POLE.

76. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF ONE DEGREE OF LONGITUDE AT LATITUDE 60 DEGREES SOUTH?
A. 30 NM.
B. 90 NM.
C. 60 NM.

77. HOW DOES THE CONVERGENCE OF ANY YWO MERIDIANS ON THE EARTH CHANGE WITH
VARYING LATITUDE?
A. IT DECREASES WITH DECREASE OF LATITUDE.
B. IT CHANGES WITH COSINE OF LATITUDE.
C. IT IS OF CONSTANT VALUE AND DOES NOT CHANGE WITH LATITUDE.
D. IT CHANGES WITH THE SINE OF LATITUDE.

78. WHICH STATEMENT ABOUT MERIDIAN IS CORRECT?

A. THE PLANE OF A MERIDIAN IS PARALLEL TO THE EQUATOR.
B. ALL MERIDIANS ARE PARALLEL WITH THE MERIDIAN AT GREENWICH.
C. A MERIDIAN AND ITS ANTI MERIDIAN FORM A COMPLETE GREAT CIRCLE.

79. WHEN FLYING ON A CONSTANT GREAT CIRCLE TRACKING THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE YOU
WILL?
A. EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN VALUE OF TRUE TRACK.
B. EXPERIENCE A DECREASE IN VALUE OF TRUE TRACK.
C. FLY A SPIRAL AND FINALLY END UP AT THE SOUTH POLE.
D. ALWAYS HAVE THE RHUMB LINE TRACK BETWEEN THE DEPARTURE POINT AND THE
DESTINATION TO THE LEFT OF YOUR GREAT CIRCLE TRACK.

80. A GREAT CIRCLE TRACKS JOINS POSITION A (59 ͦ S 141 ͦ W) AND B (61 ͦ S 148 ͦ W). WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GREAT CIRCLE TRACK AT A AND B?
A. IT INCREASES BY 6 ͦ
B. IT DECREASES BY 6 ͦ
C. IT INCREASES BY 3 ͦ

81. GIVEN: POSITION A 45 ͦ N, ? ͦ E, POSITION B 45 ͦ 15 ͦ E. DISTANCE A-B = 280 NM, B IS TO THE EAST
OF A, WHAT IS THE LONGITUDE OF POSITION A?
A. 38 ͦ 39’E.
B. 49 ͦ 57’E.
C. 51 ͦ 51’E.
82. WHAT IS THE FINAL POSITION AFTER THE FOLLOWING RHUMB LINE TRACKS AND DISTANCES
HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED FROM POSITION 60 ͦ 00’W? SOUTH FOR 3600 NM, EAST FOR 3600 NM,
NORTH FOR 3600 NM, WEST FOR 3600 NM?
A. 59 ͦ 00’N 090 ͦ 00’W.
B. 60 ͦ 00’N 090 ͦ 00’W.
C. 60 ͦ 00’N 030 ͦ 00’E.
D. 59 ͦ 00’N 060 ͦ 00’W.

83. THE GREAT CIRCLE BEARING OF ‘B’ (70 ͦ S 060 ͦ E), FROM ‘A’ (70 ͦ S 030 ͦ W), IS APPROXIMATELY.
A. 150 ͦ (T).
B. 090 ͦ (T).
C. 315 ͦ (T).
D. 135 ͦ (T).

84. AN AIRCRAFT AT POSITION 60 ͦ N 005 ͦ W TRACKS 090 ͦ (T) FOR 315 KM. ON COMPLETION OF THE
FLIGHT THE LONGITUDE WILL BE?
A. 002 ͦ 10 ‘W.
B. 000 ͦ 15 ‘E.
C. 000 ͦ 40 ‘E.
D. 005 ͦ 15‘E.

85. AN AIRCRAFT AUTOPILOT IS COUPLED TO THE INS STEERING FROM WAYPOINT 1 AT 60 ͦ N 040 ͦ
W, TO PAYPOINT 2 AT 60 ͦ N 030 ͦ W. WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE LATITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT
ON PASSING 35 ͦ W?
A. 60 ͦ 05’N.
B. 60 ͦ 19’N.
C. 60 ͦ 30’N.
D. 59 ͦ 15’N.

86. AN AEROPLANE FLIES FROM A (59 ͦ S 142 ͦ W) TO B (61 ͦ S 148 ͦ W) WITH A TAS OF 480 KT. THE
AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED AND COUPLED WITH AN INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN WHICH AB
TRACK IS ACTIVE. ON ROUTE AB, THE TRUE TRACK?
A. VARIES BY 10 ͦ
B. VARIES BY 6 ͦ
C. VARIES BY 4 ͦ
D. INCREASES BY 5 ͦ

87. THE AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM IS COUPLED TO THE GUIDANCE OUTPUTS FROM AN
INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM. WHICH PAIT OF LATITUDES WILL GIVE THE GREATEST
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INITIAL TRACK READ OUT AND THE AVERAGE TRUE COURSE GIVE IN
EACH CASE, A DIFFERENCE OF LONGITUDE OF 10 ͦ
A. 60 ͦ N TO 60 ͦ N.
B. 60 ͦ N TO 50 ͦ N.
C. 30 ͦ N TO 30 ͦ N.
88. WHAT IS THE LONGITUDE OF A POISTION 15 NM TO THE EAST OF 58 ͦ 42’N 094 ͦ 00’W?
A. 093 ͦ 51.3’W.
B. 094 ͦ 13.0’W.
C. 093 ͦ 31.1’W.
D. 122 ͦ 31.1’W.

89. THE INS POSITION OF THE DEPARTURE AERODROME, COORDINATES 45 ͦ 32.7’N 139 ͦ 46.3’W ARE
INPUT INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT COORDINATES, 45 ͦ 32.7’N 139 ͦ 46.3’E. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT
SUBSEQUENTLY PASSES POINT 52 ͦ N 180 ͦ W, THE LONGITUDE VALUE SHOWN ON THE INS WILL
BE?
A. 081 ͦ 26.4’W.
B. 099 ͦ 32.6’W.
C. 099 ͦ 32.6’E.

90. THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE PLANE OF THE ECLIPTIC AND THE PLANE OF EQUATOR IS
APPROIMATELY?
A. 66.5 ͦ
B. 90.0 ͦ
C. 23.5 ͦ
D. 32.5 ͦ

91. THE DURATION OF CIVIL TWILIGHT IS THE TIME?

A. BETWEEN SUNSET AND WHEN THE CENTRE OF THE SUN IS 6 ͦ BELOW THE TRUE HORIZON.
B. BETWEEN SUNSET AND WHEN THE TOP OF THE SUN IS 6 ͦ BELOW THE VISUAL HORIZON.
C. BETWEEN SUNSET AND WHEN THE CENTRE OF THE SUN IS 6 ͦ BELOW THE VISUAL HORIZON.

92. ON THE 27TH OF FEBRUARY, AT 52 ͦ S AND 034 ͦ W, THE SUN RISE IS AT 0743 UTC. ON THE SAME
DAY, AT 52 ͦ S AND 040 ͦ E, THE SUN RISE IS AT?
A. 0243 UTC
B. 0543 UTC.
C. 1243 UTC.

93. WHICH IS THE HIGHEST LATITUDE LISTED BELOW AT WHICH THE SUN WILL RISE ABOVE THE
HORIZON AND SET EVERYDAY?
A. 66 .ͦ
B. 23.5 ͦ
C. 32.5 ͦ

94. ASSUMING MID LATITUDES (40 ͦ TO 50 ͦ N/S). AT WHICH TIME OF THE YEAR IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE LENGTH OF DAY AND NIGHT, AS WELL AS THR RATE OF CHANGE OF DECLINATION
OF THE SUN, CHANGING AT THE GREATEST RATE?
A. WINTER SOLSCITE.
B. SPRING EQUINOX AND AUTUMN EQUINOX.
C. SUMMER SOLSCITE.
95. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES TRAVEL AT?
A. THE SPEED OF SOUND.
B. 300 000 METERS PER SECOND.
C. THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
D. 162 000 MILES PER HOUR.

96. IN REGARD TO RADIO WHAT DOES THE TERM FREQUENCY MEAN?

A. THE NUMBER OF WAVEFORM IN ONE HOUR.
B. THE NUMBER OF COMPLETE WAVEFORM PASSING A POINT IN ONE SECOND.
C. THE SPEED OF RADIO WAVES IN METRES PER SECOND.
D. THE LENGTH OF A COMPLETE WAVEFORM IN METRES.

97. THE AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDER (ADF) USES THE FOLLOWING WAVELENGTH?
A. METRIC.
B. DECIMETRIC.
C. CENTIMETRIC.
D. HECTOMETRIC OR KILOMETRIC.

98. ACCORDING TO ICAO ANNEX 10, IN WHICH FREQUENCY BAND(s) DOES A LOCATOR TRANSMIT?
A. HF.
B. LF/MF.
C. HF/VHF.
D. MF/HF.

99. IF YOU ARE FLYING AT FL120 AND THE OAT IS -2 C, AT WHAT ALTITUDE WILL THE FREEZING
LEVEL BE?
A. FL 110
B. FL130
C. FL90
D. FL150

100. SOUND PROPAGATES THROUGH THE AIR AT A SPEED WHICH ONLY DEPENDS ON?
A. TEMPERATURE
B. TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE
C. PRESSURE
D. DENSITY