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This document contains questions and answers related to navigation topics such as polar charts, great circles, magnetic variation, time zones, and sunrise/sunset locations. The questions cover concepts like grid tracks, true tracks, agonic lines, isogonals, latitude/longitude conversions, and calculations involving wind, speed, time, and distance.

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Q A route is flown from (85°S, 100°E) to (85°S, 140°W).

At 180°E/W the Grid Track (GT) and True


Track (TT) on a Polar Stereographic Chart, whose grid is aligned with the Greenwich Meridian, are
respectively:

-250°(G) and 070°(T)

Q A route is flown from (80°S, 100°W) to (80°S, 140°E). At 160°W the Grid Track (GT) and True Track
(TT) on a Polar Stereographic Chart with a grid orientated on the 180° Meridian are respectively:

-290°(G) and 270°(T)

Q A route is flown from (80°S, 100°W) to (80°S, 140°E). At 180°E/W the Grid Track (GT) and True
Track (TT) on a Polar Stereographic Chart, whose grid is aligned with the Greenwich Meridian, are
respectively:

-110°(G) and 290°(T)

Q A route is flown from (85°S, 100°E) to (85°S, 140°W). At 160°E the Grid Track (GT) and True Track
(TT) on a Polar Stereographic Chart with a grid orientated on the 180º Meridian are respectively:

-070°(G) and 090°(T)

Q Route A - B is drawn on a Polar Stereographic Chart with the grid aligned with the Greenwich
Meridian. The True Track of the straight line at A is 060°. When passing the Meridian 100°E, the True
Track is 090°. The Grid Track of this route on the chart is:

-350°(G)

Q A route is drawn from (75°00'N, 060°00'E) to (75°00'N, 030°00'W) on a Polar Stereographic Chart with
the grid aligned with the Greenwich Meridian. The Grid Track (GT) is:

-255º(G)

Thule VOR is located at (76°32'N, 68°15'W). A Polar Stereographic Chart with the grid aligned with the
Greenwich Meridian is to be used. The local variation is 75°W. Which Grid Track must be maintained to
track radial 210(M) inbound?
-023°(G)

Q Where on a Direct Mercator projection is the chart convergency correct compared to the earth
convergency?

-At the Equator

Q Which one of the following, concerning great circles on a Direct Mercator chart, is correct?

-With the exception of meridians and the equator, they are curves concave to the equator

Q Given: Maximum allowable tailwind component for landing 10 kt. Planned runway 05 (047° magnetic).
The direction of the surface wind reported by ATIS 210°. Variation is 17°E. Calculate the maximum
allowable wind speed that can be accepted without exceeding the limitations.

-10 kt

Q Given: TAS = 220 kt; Magnetic course = 212 º, W/V 160 º(M)/ 50kt, Calculate the GS?

-186 kt

Q Given: aircraft height 2500 FT, ILS GP angle 3°. At what approximate distance from threshold can you
expect to capture the GP?

-8.3 NM

Q Which statement about the duration of daylight is true?

-Close to the equinoxes the influence of latitude on the duration of daylight is at its smallest.

Q A definition of a Magnetic Track angle is:

-The direction of a line referenced to Magnetic North.


Q An aircraft follows a great circle in the Northern Hemisphere. At a certain moment the aircraft is in the
position on the great circle where the great circle direction is 270°(T). Continuing on the great circle the:

-Track angle will decrease and the latitude will decrease

Q An Agonic line is a line that connects:

-positions that have 0° variation

Q Isogonals converge at the:

-North and South magnetic poles only

Q Assume a Mercator chart. The distance between positions A and B, located on the same parallel and 10°
longitude apart, is 6 cm. The scale at the parallel is 1 : 9 260 000. What is the latitude of A and B?

-60° N or S

Q Where on a Direct Mercator projection is the chart convergency correct compared to the earth
convergency?

-At the Equator

Q A chart has the scale 1: 1 000 000. From A to B on the chart measures 1.5 inches (one inch equals 2.54
centimetres), the distance from A to B in NM is :

-20.6

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

-055° and 147 kt

Q Given: Distance 'A' 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 'B'?
-340 kt

Q When the time is 2000 UTC, it is:

-1400 LMT at 90° West.

Q On the Earth's ellipsoid one degree of latitude near the Equator is:

-Less than 60NM

Q The angle between the true great-circle track and the true rhumb-line track joining the following points:
A (60° S 165° W) B (60° S 177° E), at the place of departure A, is:

-7.8°

Q What is the longitude of a position 6 NM to the east of 58°42'N 094°00'W?

-093°48.5'W

Q 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?

-050°(T) / 70 kt.

Q On a Lambert conformal conic chart, with two Standard Parallels, the quoted scale is correct:

-Along the two Standard Parallels

Q On a Direct Mercator chart, meridians are:

-parallel, equally spaced, vertical straight lines


Q 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)?

-160°/50 kt

Q 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?

-265°/50 kt

Q An island is observed by weather radar to be 15° to the left. The aircraft heading is 120°(M) and the
magnetic variation 17°W. What is the true bearing of the aircraft from the island?

-268°

Q The rhumb line track between position A (45°00'N, 010°00'W) and position B (48°30'N, 015°00'W) is
approximately:

-315

Q A course of 120°(T) is drawn between 'X' (61°30'N) and 'Y' (58°30'N) on a Lambert Conformal conic
chart with a scale of 1 : 1 000 000 at 60°N. The chart distance between 'X' and 'Y' is:

-66.7 cm

Q Near the magnetic pole:

-The horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is too small to permit the use of a magnetic
compass.
Q What is the highest latitude listed below at which the sun will reach an altitude of 90° above the horizon
at some time during the year?

-23

Q Which is the highest latitude listed below at which the sun will rise above the horizon and set every day?

-66°

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