NAVIGATION QUESTIONS

TRIANGLE OF VELOCITIES

1. Given: Compass Heading 090°, Deviation 2°W, Variation 12°E, TAS 160 kt. Whilst maintaining a
radial 070° from a VOR station, the aircraft flies a ground distance of 14 nm in 6 min. What is the
W/V °(T)?

a) 155 / 25 kt
b) 340 / 98 kt
c) 160 / 50 kt
d) 340 / 25 kt

2. Given: True HDG = 074°, TAS = 230 kt. Track (T) = 066°, GS = 242 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 180/35kt
b) 185/35kt
c) 180/40kt
d) 180/30kt

3. Given: An aircraft is on final approach to runway 32R (322°); The wind velocity reported by the
tower is 350/20 kt.; TAS on approach is 95 kt. In order to maintain the centre line, the aircraft's
heading (*M) should be:

a) 326°
b) 316°
c) 322°
d) 328°

4. True Heading of an aircraft is 265° and TAS is 290 kt . If W/V is 210/35kt, what is True Track and
GS?

a) 259° and 305kt

5. Given: FL120, OAT is ISA standard, CAS is 200 kt, Track is 222°(M), Heading is 215°(M),
Variation is 15°W. Time to fly 105 NM is 21 MIN. What is the W/V?

a) 040°(T) / 105kt.
b) 055°(T) / 105kt.
c) 050°(T) / 70 kt.
d) 065°(T) / 70 kt.

6. Given: True Heading = 180°, TAS = 500 kt. W/V 225° / 100 kt. Calculate the GS?

a) 450 kt
b) 435 kt
c) 535 kt
d) 600 kt

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7. Given: True Track 239°, True Heading 229°, TAS 555 kt , G/S 577 kt. Calculate the wind velocity.

a) 300/71kt
b) 130/71kt
c) 165/71kt
d) 310/71kt

8. Given: TAS = 200 kt. Track (T) = 073°, WW = 210/20kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 077-214 kt
b) 079-211 kt
c) 077-210 kt
d) 075-213 kt

9. Given: TAS = 130 kt. Track (T) = 003°, W/V = 190/40kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 357-168 kt
b) 002-173 kt
c) 359-166 kt
d) 001-170 kt

10. Given: True HDG = 206°, TAS = 140 kt. Track (T) = 207°, GS = 135 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 180 / 05 kt
b) 000 / 10 kt
c) 180 / 10 kt
d) 000 / 05 kt

11. Given: TAS = 155 kt. HDG (T) = 216°, W/V = 090/60kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 231-196 kt
b) 226 - 186 kt
c) 222 - 181 kt
d) 224 - 175 kt

12. Given: true track is 348°, drift 17° left, variation 3 2° W, deviation 4°E. What is the compass
heading?

a) 337°
b) 359°
c) 007°
d) 033°

13. Given: TAS = 125 kt. True HDG = 355°, W/V = 320°(T)/30 kt. Calculate the true track and GS?

a) 002 - 98 kt
b) 348-102 kt
c) 005-102 kt
d) 345-100 kt

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14. Given: TAS = 270 kt. Track (T) = 260°, WW = 275/30kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 262-241 kt
b) 264 - 241 kt
c) 262 - 237 kt
d) 264 - 237 kt

15. Given: True HDG = 307°, TAS = 230 kt. Track (T) = 313° , GS = 210 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 257 / 35kt
b) 265 / 30kt
c) 255 / 25kt
d) 260/30kt

16. Given:; True track 180°, Drift 8°R, Compass heading 195°, Deviation -2°, Calculate the variation?

a) 21 °W
b) 9°W
c) 25°W
d) 5°W

17. Given: True Track = 095°, TAS = 160 kt. True Heading = 087°, GS = 130 kts; Calculate W/V

a) 237 / 36 kt
b) 124 / 36 kt
c) 057 / 36 kt
d) 307 / 36 kt

18. Given: TAS = 485 kt. HDG (T) = 168°, W/V = 130/75kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 173 - 424 kt
b) 175 - 432 kt
c) 174-428 kt
d) 175 - 420 kt

19. Given: True HDG = 133°, TAS = 225 kt. Track (T) = 144° , GS = 206 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 070 / 45kt
b) 075 / 50kt
c) 070 / 40kt
d) 075/45kt

20. Given: True HDG = 145°, TAS = 240 kt. Track (T) = 150° , GS = 210 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 115/35kt
b) 180 / 35kt
c) 360 / 35kt
d) 295 / 35kt

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21. Given: TAS = 90 kt. HDG (T) = 355°, W/V = 120/20kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 346 - 102 kt
b) 358 - 101 kt
c) 006 - 95 kt
d) 359 - 102 kt

22. Given: TAS = 375 kt. True HDG = 124°, W/V = 130°(T)/55 kt. Calculate the true track and GS?

a) 125 - 322 kt
b) 123-320 kt
c) 125 - 318 kt
d) 126 - 320 kt

23. Given: True altitude 9000 ft, OAT-32°C, CAS 200 kt. What is the TAS?

a) 215 kt
b) 210 kt
c) 220 kt
d) 200 kt

24. Given: Hdg 265°, TAS 290 kt. W/V 210/35 kt. Calculate Track and Groundspeed.

a) 260° and 315 kt;

25. Given: true track 352°, variation 11° W, deviation is -5°, drift 1CTR. Calculate the compass
heading?

a) 018°
b) 358°
c) 346°
d) 025°

26. Given: TAS = 465 kt. Track (T) = 007°, WW = 300/80kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 358 - 428 kt
b) 017- 490 kt
c) 357 - 502 kt
d) 001- 435 kt

27. Given: TAS = 227 kt. Track (T) = 316°, WW = 205/15kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 311 - 230 kt
b) 312-232 kt
c) 310 - 233 kt
d) 313 - 235 kt

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28. Given: True Heading = 090°, TAS = 200 kt. W/V = 220° / 30 kt. Calculate the GS?

a) 230 kt
b) 200 kt
c) 220 kt
d) 180 kt

29. Given: M 0.80, OAT-50°C, FL 330, GS 490 kt, VAR 20°W, Magnetic heading 140°, Drift is 11°
Right. Calculate the true W/V?

a) 020 / 95 kt
b) 200 / 95 kt
c) 025 / 45 kt
d) 025 / 47 kt

30. Given: TAS = 132 kt. HDG (T) = 053°, W/V = 205/15kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 050-145 kt
b) 052-143 kt
c) 057-144 kt
d) 051 -144 kt

31. Given: true track 070°, variation 30°W, deviation + 1°, drift 10°R, Calculate the compass
heading?

a) 100°
b) 089°
c) 091°
d) 101°

32. Given: TAS = 480 kt. HDG (°T) = 040°, W/V = 090/60kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 036 - 435 kt
b) 032 - 425 kt
c) 028 - 415 kt
d) 034 - 445 kt

33. Given: TAS = 220 kt; Magnetic course = 212 °, W/V 16 0 °(M)/ 50kt, Calculate the GS?

a) 246 kt
b) 250 kt
c) 186 kt
d) 290 kt

34. Given: True Heading = 090°, TAS = 180 kts, GS = 180 kt. Drift 5° Right. Calculate the W/V?

a) 005°/15kt
b) 185°/15 kt
c) 190°/15kt
d) 355°/15kt

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35. Given: TAS = 170 kt. HDG(T) = 100°, W/V = 350/30kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 103 - 178 kt
b) 109 - 182 kt
c) 098 - 178 kt
d) 091 - 183 kt

36. Given: TAS = 135 kt. HDG (°T) = 278, W/V = 140/20kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 283 - 150 kt
b) 275 - 150 kt
c) 272 - 121 kt
d) 279 - 152 kt

37. Given: True HDG = 233°, TAS = 480 kt. Track (T) = 240°, GS = 523 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 115 / 70kt
b) 110 / 75kt
c) 110 / 80kt
d) 105 / 75kt

38. Given: True Heading = 090° ,TAS = 180 kt, GS = 180 kt, Drift 5° Right, Calculate the W/V?

a) 005°/15kt
b) 190°/15kt
c) 185°/15 kt
d) 355°/15kt

39. Given: True heading = 310°, TAS = 200 kt. GS = 176 k t. Drift angle T right. Calculate the W/V?

a) 360° / 33 kt
b) 090° / 33 kt
c) 180°/ 33kt
d) 270° / 33 kt

40. Given: TAS = 200 kt. Track (T) = 110°, WW = 015/40 kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 097 - 201 kt
b) 121 - 207 kt
c) 099-199 kt
d) 121 - 199 kt

41. Given: Required course 045°(M); Variation is 15°E; W/V i s 190°(T)/30 kt; CAS is 120 kt at FL 55
in standard atmosphere. What are the heading (°M) and GS?

a) 052° and 154 kt

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42. Given: TAS = 370 kt. True HDG = 181°. W/V = 095°(T)/35 kt. Calculate the true track and GS?

a) 189 - 370 kt
b) 186 - 370 kt
c) 176 - 370 kt
d) 192 - 370 kt

43. If the Compass Heading is 265°, variation is 33° W and deviation is 3°E, what is the True
Heading?

a) 295°
b) 301°
c) 229°
d) 235°

44. Given: TAS = 225 kt. HDG (°T) = 123°, W/V = 090/60kt. Calculate the Track (°T) and GS?

a) 134 - 188 kt
b) 134-178 kt
c) 128 - 180 kt
d) 120 - 190 kt

45. Given: True Track 245° Drift 5° right Variation 3° E Compass Hdg 242° Calculate the deviation.

a) 5°E
b) 1°E
c) 11°E
d) 5°W

46. Given: Halfway between two reporting points the navigation log gives the following information:
TAS 360 kt, W/V 330/80kt, Compass heading 237°, Deviation on this heading -5°, Variation
19°W. What is the average ground speed for this leg?

a) 360 kt
b) 354 kt
c) 403 kt
d) 373 kt

47. Given: Magnetic track = 315°. HDG = 301 °(M), VAR = 5 °W, TAS = 225 kt, The aircraft flies 50
nm in 12 min . Calculate the W/V (°T)?

a) 355° / 15kt
b) 195° / 61 kt
c) 190°/63kt
d) 195° / 63 kt

48. Given: TAS = 485 kt. OAT = ISA+10°C, FL410. Calculate the Mach Number?

a) 0.87
b) 0.825
c) 0.90
d) 0.85
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49. Given the following: Magnetic heading: 060* Magnetic variation: 8*W Drift angle: 4* right. What is
the true track?

a) 048°
b) 064°
c) 072°
d) 056°

50. Given: FL250, OAT-15°C,TAS 250 kt. Calculate the Mach No.?

a) 0.39
b) 0.42
c) 0.40
d) 0.44

51. Given: True HDG = 035°, TAS = 245 kt. Track (T) = 046°, GS = 220 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 340 / 50kt
b) 335 / 55kt
c) 340 / 45kt
d) 335 / 45kt

52. Given: TAS = 198 kt. HDG (°T) = 180, W/V = 359/25. Calculate the Track (T) and GS?

a) 181 - 180 kt
b) 179 - 220 kt
c) 180 - 223 kt
d) 180 - 183 kt

53. Given: True Track 245° Drift 5° right Variation 3° E Compass Hdg 242° Calculate the Magnetic
Heading.

a) 237°
b) 243°
c) 253°
d) 247°

54. Given: True course from A to B = 090°, TAS = 460 kt, W/V = 360/100kt, Average variation =
10°E, Deviation = -2°. Calculate the compass heading and GS?

a) 078° - 450 kt
b) 069° - 448 kt
c) 070° - 453 kt
d) 068° - 460 kt

55. An aircraft is flying at FL180 and the outside air temperature is -30°C. If the CAS is 150 kt, what
is the TAS?

a) 180 kt
b) 145 kt
c) 115 kt
d) 195 kt
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56. Given: Magnetic track = 210°, Magnetic HDG = 215°, VAR =15°E, TAS = 360 kt, Aircraft flies 64
NM in 12 MIN. Calculate the true W/V?

a) 265/50 kt
b) 235750 kt
c) 195750 kt
d) 300730 kt

57. Given: True course 300°, drift 8°R, variation 10W, deviation -4°. Calculate the compass heading?

a) 278°
b) 294°
c) 322°
d) 306°

58. Given: TAS = 440 kt. HDG (T) = 349°, W/V = 040/40kt . Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 5L - 385kt
b) 2L - 420kt
c) 6L - 395kt
d) 4L-415 kt

59. Given: TAS = 155 kt. Track (T) = 305°, WW = 160/18kt. Calculate the HDG (°T) and GS?

a) 301-169 kt
b) 309-170 kt
c) 309-141 kt
d) 305-169 kt

60. Given: True HDG = 002°, TAS = 130 kt. Track (T) = 353°, GS = 132 kt. Calculate the W/V?

a) 090 / 15kt
b) 095 / 25kt
c) 090 / 20kt
d) 095 / 20kt

DRIFT QUESTIONS

61. Given:
Magnetic heading = 255°
Variation = 40°W
GS = 375 kt
W/V = 235° (T) / 120 kt
Calculate the drift angle?

a) 7° right
b) 9° left
c) 16° right
d) 6° left

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62. Given: TAS = 270 kt. True HDG = 270°, Actual wind 205°(T)/30kt. Calculate the drift angle and
GS?

a) 6L - 256kt
b) 8R - 259kt
c) 6R - 259kt
d) 6R - 251kt

63. Given: TAS = 140 kt. HDG (T) = 005°, W/V = 265/25kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 11°R-140 kt
b) 9°R-140kt
c) 10°R-146 kt
d) 11°R-142 kt

64. Given: TAS = 190 kt. HDG (T) = 355°, W/V = 165/25kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 1°R - 165 kt
b) 1°R - 175 kt
c) 1°L - 225 kt
d) 1°L - 215 kt

65. Given: Magnetic heading 311° Drift angle 10° left Relative bearing of NDB 270°. What is the
magnetic bearing of the NDB measured from the aircraft?

a) 221°
b) 211°
c) 180°
d) 208°

66. Given: TAS = 140 kt. True HDG = 302°, W/V = 045°(T) /45kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 9°R - 143kt
b) 18°R - 146kt
c) 9°L - 146kt
d) 16°L-156kt

67. Given: TAS = 470 kt. True HDG = 31T, W/V = 045°(T) /45kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 5°R - 475 kt
b) 5°L - 475kt
c) 3°R - 470 kt
d) 5°L-470kt

68. Given: TAS = 270 kt. True HDG = 145°, Actual wind = 205°(T)/30kt. Calculate the drift angle and
GS?

a) 6°R - 251 kt
b) 6°L-256kt
c) 6°R - 259 kt
d) 8°R - 261 kt

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69. Given: TAS = 205 kt. HDG (T) = 180°, W/V = 240/25kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 3°L-190 kt
b) 7°L-192 kt
c) 4°L-195 kt
d) 8°L -194 kt

70. Given: TAS = 472 kt. True HDG = 005°, W/V = 110°(T)/50 kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS.

a) 6°R / 462 kt
b) 6°L/490 kt
c) 6°R / 490 kt
d) 6°L / 402 kt

71. Given: TAS = 250 kt. HDG (T) = 029°, W/V = 035/45kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 1°R - 295 kt
b) 1°L- 205 kt
c) 1°R - 205 kt
d) 1°L - 265 kt

72. Given: TAS = 95 kt. HDG (T) = 075°, W/V = 310/20kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 9°L - 105 kt
b) 10°L - 104 kt
c) 9°R - 108 kt
d) 8°R - 104kt

73. Given: TAS = 235 kt. HDG (T) = 076°, W/V = 040/40kt . Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 7°R - 204 kt
b) 5°R - 207 kt
c) 7°L - 269kt
d) 5°L - 255kt

74. Given: Course 040°(T), TAS is 120 kt, Wind speed 30 kt . Maximum drift angle will be obtained
for a wind direction of:

a) 115°
b) 130°
c) 145°
d) 120°

75. Given: TAS = 230 kt. HDG (T) = 250°, W/V = 205/10 kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 2°R - 223 kt
b) 1°L - 225 kt
c) 1°R - 221 kt
d) 2°L - 224kt

76. Given: TAS = 190 kt. True HDG = 085°, W/V = 110°(T)/50 kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?
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a) 8°L - 146kt
b) 4°L - 168kt
c) 4°L - 145kt
d) 7°L - 156kt

77. Given: TAS = 465 kt. HDG (T) = 124°, W/V = 170/80kt. Calculate the drift and GS?

a) 6°L - 400kt
b) 3°L - 415 kt
c) 8°L-415 kt
d) 4°L - 400kt

78. Given: TAS = 290 kt. True HDG = 171°. W/V = 310°(T) /30kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 4°L - 310kt
b) 4°R - 310kt
c) 4°L - 314kt
d) 4°R - 314kt

79. Given: TAS = 132 kt. True HDG = 257°, W/V = 095°(T) /35kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 2°R - 166kt
b) 3°L - 166kt
c) 4°L - 167kt
d) 4°R - 165kt

80. Given: TAS = 485 kt. True HDG = 226°, W/V = 110°(T)/95 kt. Calculate the drift angle and GS?

a) 7°R - 531 kt
b) 9°R - 433 kt
c) 9°R - 533 kt
d) 8°L - 435kt

81. Pressure Altitude is 27,000 feet, OAT = -35°C, Mach No = 0.45, W/V = 270/85, Track = 200°T.
What is drift and groundspeed?

a) 18°L / 252 knots

82. Given the following: True track: 192°, Magnetic variation: 7°E, Drift angle: 5° left. What is the
magnetic heading required to maintain the given track?

a) 204°
b) 190°
c) 180°
d) 194°

83. Given the following: Magnetic heading: 060°, Magnetic variation: 8°W, Drift angle: 4° right, What
is the true track?
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a) 056°
b) 048°
c) 064°
d) 072°

X-WIND QUESTIONS

84. Given: Runway direction 210°(M), Surface W/V 230°(M)/30kt.Calculate the cross-wind
component?

a) 16 kt
b) 13 kt
c) 10 kt
d) 19 kt

85. Given: For take-off an aircraft requires a headwind component of at least 10 kt and has a cross-
wind limitation of 35 kt. The angle between the wind direction and the runway is 60°. Calculate
the minimum and maximum allowable wind speeds?

a) 20 kt and 40 kt
b) 15 kt and 43 kt
c) 18 kt and 50 kt
d) 12 kt and 38 kt

86. Given: Runway direction 083°(M), Surface W/V 035/35 kt. Calculate the effective
headwindcomponent.

a) 24 kt
b) 27 kt
c) 31 kt
d) 34 kt

87. Given: Runway direction 305°(M) .Surface W/V 260°(M)/3 0 kt. Calculate the cross-wind
component?

a) 18 kt
b) 21 kt
c) 27 kt
d) 24 kt

88. Given: Maximum allowable crosswind component is 20 kt. Runway 06, RWY ODM 063°(M); Wind
direction 100° (M). Calculate the maximum allowable wind speed?

a) 33 kt
b) 25 kt
c) 37 kt
d) 26 kt

89. The reported surface wind from the Control Tower is 240/35 kt. Runway 30 (300°). What is the
cross-wind component?

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a) 24 kt
b) 30 kt
c) 27 kt
d) 21 kt

90. Given: Runway direction 230°(T), Surface W/V 280°(T)/40 kt. Calculate the effective cross-wind
component?

a) 21 kt
b) 31 kt
c) 36 kt
d) 26 kt

91. On a particular take-off, you can accept up to 10 knots tailwind. The runway QDM is 047,
thevariation is 17°E and the ATIS gives the wind direction as 210. What is the maximum
windstrength you can accept?

a) 18 knots
b) 11knots
c) 8 knots
d) 4 knots

92. For a landing on runway 23 (227° magnetic) surface, W/V reported by the ATIS is 180/30kt.; VAR
is 13°E. Calculate the cross wind component?

a) 15 kt
b) 20 kt
c) 22 kt
d) 26 kt

DISTANCE, SPEED & TIME QUESTIONS

93. Given: GS = 435 kt. Distance from A to B = 1920 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 3 hr 26 min
b) 4 hr 25 min
c) 4 hr 10 min
d) 3 hr 25 min

94. Given: Distance A to 'B' is 325 NM, Planned GS 315 kt, ATD 1130 UTC, 1205 UTC - fix obtained
165 NM along track. What GS must be maintained from the fix in order to achieve planned ETA
at 'B7

a) 375 kt
b) 335 kt
c) 355 kt
d) 395 kt

95. Given: course required = 085° (T), Forecast W/V 030/100 kt, TAS = 470 kt, Distance = 265 NM.
Calculate the true HDG and flight time?

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a) 076°, 34 min
b) 096°, 29 min
c) 095°, 31 min
d) 075°, 39 min

96. Given: GS = 105 kt. Distance from A to B = 103 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 00 hr 58 min
b) 00 hr 57 min
c) 01 hr01 min
d) 00 hr 59 min

97. How many NM would an aircraft travel in 1 min 45 sec if GS is 135 kt?

a) 39.0
b) 2.36
c) 3.25
d) 3.94

98. Given: GS = 120 kt. Distance from A to B = 84 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 00 hr 44 min
b) 00 hr 42 min
c) 00 hr 45 min
d) 00 hr 43 min

99. Given: GS = 95 kt. Distance from A to B = 480 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 5 hr 00 min
b) 5 hr 08 min
c) 5 hr 03 min
d) 4 hr 59 min

100. Given: GS = 236 kt. Distance from A to B = 354 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 1 hr10min
b) 1 hr 09 min
c) 1 hr 30 min
d) 1 hr 40 min

101. An aircraft travels 100 statute miles in 20 min, how long does it take to travel 215 nm?

a) 100 min
b) 90 min
c) 50 min
d) 80 min

102. Given: GS = 510 kt. Distance A to B = 43 nm. What is the time (min) from A to B?

a) 7
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b) 5
c) 4
d) 6

103. Given: GS = 480 kt. Distance from A to B = 5360 nm. What is the time from A to B?

a) 11 hr15 min
b) 11 hr10 min
c) 11 hr 07 min
d) 11 hr 06 min

104. Given: GS = 135 kt. Distance from A to B = 433 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 3hr19min
b) 3 hr 25 min
c) 3 hr 12 min
d) 3 hr 20 min

105. Given: GS = 122 kt. Distance from A to B = 985 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 8 hr 04 min
b) 7 hr 48 min
c) 8 hr 10 min
d) 7 hr 49 min

106. Given: GS = 345 kt. Distance from A to B = 3560 NM. What is the time from A to B?

a) 10 hr 05 min
b) 11 hr 02 min
c) 11 hr 00 min
d) 10 hr 19 min

107. Given: Distance W to 'B' is 475 NM, Planned GS 315 kt, ATD 1000 UTC, 1040 UTC - fix obtained
190 NM along track. What GS must be maintained from the fix in order to achieve planned ETA
at 'B7

a) 340 kt
b) 320 kt.
c) 300 kt
d) 360 kt.

108. An aircraft at FL140, IAS 210 kt, OAT-5°C and wind component minus 35 kt, is required to reduce
speed in order to cross a reporting point 5 min later than planned. Assuming that flight conditions
do not change, when 150 nm from the reporting point the aircraft should reduce IAS by:

a) 20 kt
b) 30 kt
c) 25 kt
d) 15 kt

109. Given: True course A to B = 250°, Distance A to B = 315 nm, TAS = 450 kt. VW = 200/60kt.; ETD
A = 0650 UTC. What is the ETA at B?
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a) 0810 UTC
b) 0736 UTC
c) 0730 UTC
d) 0716 UTC

110. How long will it take to fly 5 NM at a groundspeed of 269 Kt ?

a) 1 min 55 sec
b) 0 min 34 sec
c) 1 min 07 sec
d) 2 min 30 sec

111. A nautical mile is:

a) 1852 metres
b) 1500metres
c) 1012 metres
d) 1609 metres

112. 730 ft/min equals

a) 3.7 m/sec
b) 5.2 m/sec
c) 1.6 m/sec
d) 2.2 m/sec

113. Given:
ETA to cross a meridian is 21:00 UTC
GS is 441 kt
TAS is 491 kt
At 20:10 UTC, ATC requests a speed reduction to cross the meridian at 21:05 UTC. The
reduction to TAS will be approximately:

a) 40 kt
b) 75 kt
c) 60 kt
d) 90 kt

114. An aircraft follows a radial to a VOR/DME station.

a) 10:21
b) 10:24
c) 10:18
d) 10:27

115. The equivalent of 70 m/sec is approximately:

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a) 145 kt
b) 210 kt
c) 136 kt
d) 35 kt

116. An aircraft travels 2.4 statute miles in 47 seconds. What is the groundspeed?

a) 209 kt
b) 131 kt
c) 183 kt
d) 160 kt

117. An aircraft leaves at 0900UTC on a 250 nm journey with a planned groundspeed of 115 knots.
After 74 nm the aircraft is 1.5 minutes behind the planned schedule.What is the revised ETA at
the destination?

a) 1100
b) 1110
c) 1115
d) 1054

118. You are flying at a True Mach No of .82 in a OAT of -45°C. At 10:00 hours you are 100 nm
fromthe POL DME and your ETA at POL is 1012. ATC ask you to slow down to be at POL at
1016.What should your new TAS be if you reduce speed at 100 nm distance to go?

a) M .76
b) M .72
c) M .68
d) M .61

119. You leave A to fly to B, 475 nm away, at 1000 hours. Your ETA at B is 1130. At 1040, you are
190 nm from A. What groundspeed is required to arrive on time at B?

a) 317 knots
b) 330 knots
c) 342 knots
d) 360 knots

120. An aircraft flies 100 stmile in 20 minutes. How long does it take to fly 215 nm?

a) 50 mins
b) 37 mins
c) 57 mins
d) 42 mins

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