1) The document contains questions with multiple choice answers about calculating time, distance, and fuel required based on information provided from an Automatic Direction Finder (ADF).
2) Summaries provide the calculation method and correct answer for each question based on minutes flown between bearing changes divided by the degrees of change and multiplied by true airspeed or fuel burn rate.
3) Images are provided as references for some calculations related to distance to a station based on ADF readings.
1) The document contains questions with multiple choice answers about calculating time, distance, and fuel required based on information provided from an Automatic Direction Finder (ADF).
2) Summaries provide the calculation method and correct answer for each question based on minutes flown between bearing changes divided by the degrees of change and multiplied by true airspeed or fuel burn rate.
3) Images are provided as references for some calculations related to distance to a station based on ADF readings.
1) The document contains questions with multiple choice answers about calculating time, distance, and fuel required based on information provided from an Automatic Direction Finder (ADF).
2) Summaries provide the calculation method and correct answer for each question based on minutes flown between bearing changes divided by the degrees of change and multiplied by true airspeed or fuel burn rate.
3) Images are provided as references for some calculations related to distance to a station based on ADF readings.
the relative bearing on an ADF changes from 090° to 095° in 1.5 minutes of elapsed time. The distance to the station GIVEN: wouldbearing Wingtip be 30 minutes; 42.5 miles; 32 minutes; 48 miles; 5.58 change…15° Elapsed 4.80 gallons. gallons. time between bearing change…7.5 min True airspeed 85 kts Rate of fuel consumption… While maintaining a 9.6 42 minutes and 84 NM. 42 minutes and 91 NM. gal/hr Theheading magnetic time, distance, of 270° and afuel truerequired airspeedtoof fly120 to the station knots, is radial of a the 360 VOR is crossed at 1237 and the The ADF350 is radial tuned isto a 9 minutes. 18 minutes. crossed at 1244. The nondirectional approximate radiobeacon and timethe and distancebearing relative to this station changes are from 270° to 265° in 2.5 minutes The ADFofiselapsed tuned totime. a 18 minutes. 24 minutes. The time en route to that nondirectional beacon wouldand radiobeacon be the relative bearing changes from 095° to 100° in 1.5 minutes ofWingtip GIVEN: elapsedbearing time. 3.44 gallons. 6.88 gallons. The time en route change…15° Timeto that station would elapsed between be bearing change…6 min Rate of fuel consumption… 8.6 gal/hr The ADF Calculate is tunedtheto a 15 minutes. 18 minutes. approximate fuel required nondirectional to fly to the station. radiobeacon and the relative bearing changes from 085° to 090° in 2 minutes The ADFofindicates elapsed time. a 15 NM. 32 NM. The timebearing wingtip en route to the of change station 10° in 2would minutes be of elapsed time, and the TAS is 160 knots. What is the distnace toWingtip GIVEN: the station? bearing 36 NM. 57.5 NM. change…5° Time elapsed between bearing change…5 min True airspeed… 115 kts The distance to the station is GIVEN: Wingtip bearing 8.2 gallons. 14.4 gallons. change…5° Elapsed time between bearing change…6 min Rate of fuel consumption… 12 gal/hr The fuel The relative required bearing to on an 26 NM. 37 NM. fly to changes ADF the stationfromis 260° in 2 minutes of elapsed time. If the groundspeed is 145 knots, the distance to that station GIVEN: would Wingtip be bearing 4.4 gallons. 8.4 gallons. change…10° Elapsed time between bearing change…4 min Rate of fuel consumption… 11 gal/hr The ADFCalculate is tuned thetofuel a 15 miles and 22.5 22.5 miles and 15 required to nondirectional fly to the minutes. minutes. station. radiobeacon and the relative bearing changes from 090° to 100° in 2.5 minutes If of elapsed the relative bearing time. 12 minutes. 15 minutes. If the truefrom changes airspeed 090 tois100 90 knots, in the distance 2.5 minutes and of elapsed time en time, theroute timeto enthat route to radiobeacon the would station would bebe Answer C Correct Answer Image Ref
34.5 NM. C Distance to a station 35
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