1. What is the angle of inclination of the Earth's orbit to its orbital plane?

a. 231/2
b. 661/2
c. 90°
d. 331/2

2. The meridian passing through Greenwich is known as?

Main meridian
Equator
Prime meridian
Great meridian

3. A Rhumb line is?

a. A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which represents the
shortest distance between two points
b. A line showing True North
c. A line on the surface of the Earth whose centre and radius are those
of the Earth
d. A regularly curved line on the Earth's surface which cuts all meridians
at the same angle

4. What type of line will always be the shortest distance between two points on
the Earth?
a. A Rhumbline
b. A Great Circle
c. A Small Circle
d. A parallel of latitude

5. What item identifies the difference between True North and Magnetic North?
a. A Rhumbline
b. A meridian of Longitude
c. Degrees magnetic
d. Magnetic variation
1. What is the ICAO definition of night?
a. From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
b. The period between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil
twilight, or such other period between sunset and sunrise as may be described by the
appropriate authority
c. From sunset to sunrise
d. Any period decided upon by a national aviation authority

2. What is the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority's definition of night?

a. From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
b. The period between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, or such other period
between sunset and
sunrise as may be described by the appropriate authority
c. From sunset to sunrise
d. Any period decided upon by a national aviation authority

3. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Flight at night in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules is not permitted in the United
Kingdom
b. Flight at night in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules is permitted in the United Kingdom, but only in VMC
c. Flight at night in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules is permitted in the United Kingdom, but only if the pilot
holds a valid Instrument Rating
d. Flight at night in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules is permitted in the United Kingdom, but only if the pilot
holds a valid Instrument Rating or IMC Rating

4. What is the cause of annual seasonal change on the Earth and the changing lengths of
the periods of daylight and darkness throughout the year?
a. The fact that the Earth completes one rotation on its axis in 24 hours
b. The tilt of the Earths axis at 231/2° to its orbital plane and the fact that the Earth spins on its own axis
c. The fact that the Earth completes one orbit of the Sun every 365.2422
d. The tilt of the Earths axis at 66%1/2 to its orbital plane, the fact that the Earth completes
one rotation on its axis in 24 hours, and one orbit of the sun every 365.2422 days

5- What determines the local mean time of sunrise and sunset at any location on Earth?
a. The time of year and the longitude and elevation of the location
b. The time of year only
c. The time of year, the location's latitude and the elevation of the location
d. The latitude only
6- Which of the following statements is correct?
a. At any given spot on Earth, the Sun will sink below the horizon earlier at sea-level than at
altitude
b. Sunrise and sunset will occur at the same local mean time at all
locations of the same elevation along a given meridian of longitude
c. At any given spot on Earth, the Sun will sink below the horizon later
at sea-level than at altitude
d. The local mean time of sunrise and sunset at any location along a
parallel of latitude is independent of elevation
Ch3
1 - The angle between the horizontal and vertical components of the Earth's
magnetic field is known as:
a. Angle of Inclination
b. Magnetic angle
c. Angle of Dip
d. Angle of Incidence

2. Magnetic Variation is the angle between:

a. True North and the nearest line of Longitude
b. True North and Magnetic North
c. Magnetic North and the aircraft's magnetic heading
d. Magnetic North and the aircraft's true heading

3. Which of these statements is correct?

a. Variation best - magnetic west: variation least - magnetic east
b. Variation west - magnetic best: variation east - magnetic least
c. Variation west - magnetic least: variation east - magnetic best
d. Variation least - magnetic west; variation best - magnetic east

4. An Isogonal is a line joining points of:

a. Equal magnetic deviation
b. Zero magnetic variation
c. Equal magnetic variation
d. Zero magnetic deviation

5. An Agonic line joins points of:

a. Equal magnetic deviation
b. Zero magnetic deviation
c Equal magnetic variation
d. Zero magnetic variation

6. Compass Deviation is the angle between:

a. True North and the heading indicated by the compass needle
b. Magnetic heading and the heading indicated by the compass needle
c. the heading indicated by the compass needle and the Earth's magnetic field
d. the indications of the aircraft’s main and standby compasses
7-Which of these statements is correct?
Deviation west - compass best: deviation east - compass least
Deviation west - compass least: deviation east - compass best
Deviation west - true heading best: deviation east - true heading least
d. Deviation best- compass west: deviation least - compass east

8- With a calculated heading of 246° True, a local magnetic variation of 5°W

and a compass deviation of 1°E, the compass heading is:
a. 252°
b. 242°
c. 241°
d. 250°

9-With a compass heading of 110°, a compass deviation of -3° and mannptir

variation of6°W, what is the True heading?
a. 107°
b. 113°
c. 101°
d. 119°

10. Which of the following statements is not correct?

Turning errors are maximum when turning through North and South
Acceleration errors are maximum on EastA/Vest headings
Turning errors are maximum when turning through East and West
Acceleration errors are minimum on North/South headings

11. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. During a turn through the pole which is physically nearer the aircraft
the compass will be sluggish. It is therefore necessary to roll out late
on the indication given by the direct reading compass
b. During a turn through the pole which is physically further from the
aircraft the compass will be sluggish. It is therefore necessary to roll
out early on the indication given by the direct reading compass
c. During a turn through the pole which is physically further from the
aircraft the compass will be lively. It is therefore necessary to roll out
early on the indication given by the direct reading compass
d. During a turn through the pole which is physically nearer the aircraft
the compass will be sluggish. It is therefore necessary to roll out
early on the indication given by the direct reading compass

12. A djrect-readjng compass in an aircraft executing a level turn, at a constant

rate. in the Northern Hemisphere, will be subject to the largest turning error
as the aircraft turns through:
East and West
North and South
Northeast and Northwest
Southeast and Southwest

13. When turning anti-clockwise onto a southerly heading in the Northern

Hemisphere the turn should be stopped:
a. Before the required heading is indicated
b. When the compass slows down
c. After the required heading is indicated
d. Exactly on the required heading is indicated
Ch4

1. Which of the following is the correct practical definition of a kilometre?

a. It is 1/15 000th of the average distance on the Earth between the
equator and either pole
b. It is 1/20 000th of the average distance on the Earth between the
equator and either pole
c. It is 1/10 000th of the average distance on the Earth between the
equator and either pole
d. It is 1/000th of the average distance on the Earth between the
equatorand either pole

2. Approximately how long would an aircraft whose groundspeed was 100

knots take to fly 100 kilometres?
a. Approximately 1 hour
b. Approximately 33 minutes
c. Approximately 45 minutes
d. Approximately 100 minutes
3. If the groundspeed of an aircraft is 90 knots, how far wilt it fly in 20
minutes?
a. 1800 nautical mites
b. 4% nautical miles
c. 30 nautical miles
d. 45 nautical miles

What is the definition of a nautical mite?

a. The nautical mile is the length on the Earth's surface, measured
along a great circle, of an arc subtended by an angle of one degree
at the centre of the Earth
b. The nautical mile is the length on the Earth's surface, measured
along a great circle, of an arc subtended by an angle of one minute
at the centre of the Earth
c. The nautical mile is the length on the Earth's surface, measured
along any line of latitude, of an arc subtended by an angle of one
minute at the centre of the Earth
d. The nautical mile is the length on the Earth's surface, measured
along a great circle, of an arc subtended by an angle of one second
at the centre of the Earth

What is the groundspeed of an aircraft which has taken 1 0 minutes to cover

20 nautical miles?
a. 200 nautical miles per hour
b- 200 kilometres per hour
c. 180 knots
d. 120 knots

How long would it take for an aircraft whose groundspeed was 80 knots to
cover 20 nautical miles?
a. 4 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 4 hours

What distance would an aircraft travelling at a groundspeed of 116 knots

cover in 45 minutes?
a. 87 nautical miles
b. Approximately 21/2 nautical miles
c. 116 nautical miles
d. 75 nautical miles

The distance of the first leg of a cross country flight is 40 nautical miles.
Your calculated groundspeed is 100 knots. How long should it take you to
complete the leg?
About 21/2 hours
About 15 minutes
24 minutes
About 40 minutes
Ch5
One inch on a 1:500 000 scale map represents:
a. Approximately 10 nautical miles
b. Approximately 5 nautical miles
c. Approximately 8 nautical miles
d. Approximately 7 nautical miles

Three centimetres on a 1 :250 000 scale chart represents:

a. Approximately 2.5 nautical miles
b. Approximately 4 nautical miles
c. Approximately 2.5 kilometres
d. Approximately 7.5 nautical miles

On a chart with a scale of 1:1 000 000, 20 cm represents:

116 nm
86 nm
40 nm
108 nm

Given a chart scale of 1:1 000 000 what is represented by a chart distance
of 8 inches?
103 nm
110 nm
115 nm
153nm
Ch6
1. On the UK 1:500 000 aeronautical chart what does the symbol refer to?
The direction of approach to the primary runway of a civil
The climb-out lane for IFR traffic departing the primary runway of a
civil aerodrome
The localizer of an Instrument Landing
A civil aerodrome. outside regulated airspace, which has one or
more instrument approach procedures

On the 1:500 000 aeronautical chart, in each quadrangle bounded by lines

of latitude and longitude, at half degree intervals, there is a two-digit figure,
the first digit being twice as large as the first. What does this two-digit figure
denote?
The minimum separation distance to be maintained from the highest
obstacle in the quadrangle concerned, the first digit indicating
thousands of feet and the second digit indicating hundreds of feet
The safety altitude for the quadrangle concerned, the first digit
indicating thousands of feet and the second digit indicating hundreds
of feet
The Maximum Elevation Figure for the quadrangle; but this is not
a safety altitude; the first digit indicates thousands of feet and the
second digit indicates hundreds of feet
The safety height for the quadrangle concerned, the first digit
indicating thousands of feet and the second digit indicating hundreds
of feet

If the highest obstacle in a quadrangle on the 1/2 million chart is a TV mast of

elevation 1 130 feet what would you expect the MEF to be?'
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15

A vertical obstruction symbol on a 1:500 000 aeronautic chart of the United

Kingdom has the following figures printed next to it: 656 (263.what is the
meaning of these figures?
The obstacle rises to 263 feet above mean sea level, and
overflown at a minimum altitude of 650 feet
The obstacle rises to 656 feet above mean sea level and 263
above ground level
The obstacle rises to 656 metres above mean sea level and 263
metres above ground level
The obstacle rises to 263 metres above mean sea level and should
be cleared by a minimum separation distance of 656
Ch7
1. This question requires you to refer to the 1:500 000 ICAO chart of Southern
England and Wales.
With respect to the Air Navigation Obstacle at position N5033 W0040Q.
which of the following statements is correct?
a. It is a single obstacle (unlighted)
b. The top of the obstacle is 2 317 feet Above Mean Sea Level and 643
feet above the ground
c. It is a multiple obstacle (lighted)
d. The top of the obstacle is 709 feet Above Mean Sea Level

2. Identify the location at N5056 W00359.

a. Taunton
b. Eaglescott airfield
c. Okehampton
d. Belle Vue airfield

3. Identify the location at N5130 W00102

a. White Waltham aerodrome
b. Goring
c. Draycott airfield
d. Whittles airfield

4. What js the true track angle of the direct track from Halton, EGWN,
(N5147 W00044) to Leicester EGBG (N5236 W00102)?
165°(T)
348°(T)
258°(T)
075°(T)

what is the true track an9'e of the direct track from Shobdon, EGBS,
(N5215 W00253) to Gloucester EGBJ (N5153 W00210)?
211°(T)
207°(T)
127° (T)
121°(T)
6. Give the latitude and longitude of EGDJ Upavon.
N0145W05115
N5252 E00145
N1551 E00200
N5117W00146
Ch8
1. What is the symbol for an unlighted obstacle?
9
10
11

2. Which of the following is the symbol for an exceptionally high (over 1000 feet
AGL) lighted obstruction?
a. 6
b. 9
c. 11
d. 7

3. What symbol is used to show an NDB on a map/chart?

a. 5
b. 7
c. 6
d. 10

4. Which is the symbol for a VOR?

a. 4
b. 6
c. 11
d. 3

5. What does symbol 3 represent?

a. Lit obstacle
b. Lighthouse
c. VRP
d. Aeronautical Light Beacon

For questions 6 to 7, refer to the chart beneath the questions.

6. The area you see on the chart, delineated by a rectangle of blue diamonds,
Yeovitton Aircraft Information Advisory Area
Yeovilton Area of Intense Aerial Activity
Yeovilton Air Interdiction Activity Area
Yeovilton Air Intelligence Advisory Area
Where on the chart will you find a glider launching site co-located with a
government heliport?
Yeovilton
Bournemouth
Bovington
Merryfield