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DEPARTURE PRACTICE (DGCA) SET-1

1 . What is the Change of Latitude between the following positions:

a) 52 15’N to 39 35’N
b) 49 35’N to 60020’S
c) 74 20’S to 34 30’S
d) 71 20’N to 86 45’N over the north pole.

2. What is the difference in Nautical miles and a kilometer from position. A (41 25’N) to
position B (79 30’N). Both are on the same meridian

3. What is the Change of Latitude between the following position

a) 075 40’W to 125 35’W
b) 001 20’E to 004 20’W
c) 150 40’E to 179 30’E
d) 162 36’W to 140 42’ E

4. Any Meridian Line is a:-

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a) Rhumb line
b) Semi Great Circle
c) Rhumb Line and A Semi Great Cirlcle

5. A Graticule is the name given to :-

a) A series of line drawn on a chart
b) A series of latitude and longitude line drawn on a chart or map
c) A selection of small circles as you get nearer to either pole

6. A Rhumb line cut all meridians at the same angles. This given :-
a) The shortest distance between two points
b) A line which could never be a great circle track
c) A line of constant direction

7. Given the Direction and the Change Of Latitude And Longitude from X to Y in each case:-

X Y
a. 50031’N 006 30’W to 52 00’N 008 35’W
b. 47 32’N 002 46’ W to 43 56’N 001 33’W
c. 61 47’N 003 46’W to 62 13’N 001 36’E
d. 31 27’S 091 47’E to 35 57’N 096 31’E
e. 51 05’N 177 42’E to 51 06’N 167 42’W

8. Give the shortest distance in nautical miles and kilometeres between the following
positions:
a) 52 06’N 002 32’E and 53 36’N 002 32’E
b) 04 41’S 163 36’W and 03 21’N 163 36’W
c) 62 00’N 093 00’E and 62 00’N 087 00’W
d) 00000’N 176 00’E and 00000’N 173 00’W
e) 45 37’N 071 37’W and 45 37’S 108 23’E

9. An aircraft is to fly from position 72 00’N 002 30’E to position 72 00’N 177 37’W onte
shortest possible route.
a) Give the initial (True) track direction
b) With the track direction remaining the same for whole flight?
c) Give a reason for the answer given in b above.

10. You are at position A at 54 20’N 002 30’W. Given a Ch.Lat of 16 20’N and a Ch.long of 020
030’W to B, What is the position of B?
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11. You are at position C at 36 47’S 179 21’E. Given a Ch.lat of 46 47’N and a CH.long of 20
30’E to D, What is the postion of D?

12. What is the potion between Rhumb Line between two points relative to the Great Circles
between the same points if the points are
a) in the Northern Hemisphere ?
b) in the Southern Hemisphere?

13. A great Circle has its North vertex at 70N 130E. What is the position of its South vertex?

14. In question 13, at what latitudes and in what direction would the Great Circle cross the
equator assuming :
a) Initial direction is East from the Northern Vertex?
b) Initial direction is West from the Northern Vertex?

ANSWERS
1. a 12° 40’ S
b 109° 55’ S
c 39° 50’ N
d 21° 55’

2. 2285 nm is 4224 km or 4236 km using a calculator or 4230 km

3. a 49°55’ W
b 05°40’ W
c 28°50’ E
d 56°42’ W (not 303 18’ – we want the smaller arc).

4. e
5. b
6. c
7. a 01° 29’N 002° 05’W
b 03° 36’ S 001° 13’ E
c 00° 26’N 005° 22’ E
d 67° 24’N 014° 44’E
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e 00° 01’ N 014° 36’ E

8. a 90nm 166km
B 482nm 890km
c 3360nm 6228
d 660nm 1220km
e 10800nm 20000km

9. a. 360° T
b. No
c. Route over the North Pole, initial track True North, then once over the pole
true South.

10. 70° 40’N 023°00’W

11. 10° 00’ N 160° 09’ W
12. a Nearer the Equator (South of the Great Circle)
b Nearer the Equator (North of the Great Circle)
13. 70 S 050W
14. a 140W 160° T b 040E 200 °T

QUESTIONS- DEPARTURE SET 2

Q.1. Position of A is 20N 160 W; position of B is 20N 20E. Which track will give the
shortest distance between A & B?
a. 270
b. 090 or as in a
c. 360
d. 180

Q.2. What is the longitude of a position 6nm to the East of 58 42 N 094,00 W

a. 093 degree 53.1 min W
b. 094 degree 12.0 min W
c. 093 degree 48.5 min W
d. 093 degree 54.0 min W

Q.3. The great circle bearing of B (70 degree S 060 degree E), from ‘A’ (70degree S
030 degree W), is approximately
a. 150 degree (T)
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b. 090 degree (T)

c. 315 degree (T)
d. 135 degree (T)

Q.4. The departure between positions 60 degree N 160 Degree E and 60 degree N
‘x’ is 1200 nm. What is the longitude of x?
a. 160 degree W
b. 140 degree W
c. 145 degree E
d. 175 degree E

Q.5. Parallels of latitude except equator, are?

a. rhumb lines
b. great circles
c. both rhumb lines and great circles
d. neither rhumb lines nor great circles

Q.6. An ac takes off from 47° 15’ N 174° 23’E and flies due east direction for 862
nms. Find lat/long of destination?

Q.7. An ac undergoes d long change of 12 in 2:45 at ground speed of 180k. Find

the latitude of ac?

Q.8. Two ac A & B leave position X (51N 02 E) for Y (56 N 12W). Aircraft A travels
due north until 56 N and then flies west to Y. Aircraft B flies West till 12 W long &
then flies due North to Y. Which sc flies the shortest distance & by how much
distance?

Q.9. How long will it take to go around the earth at a parallel of 60 45’ S lat at a
ground speed of 430 k?

Q.10. An ac takes off from 3030n 193E to 3030N 0630W. Find

a. shortest distance
b. difference between RL and GC distance
c. initial track or the shortest distance

Q.11. An ac travels from 40N 20 E to 80 N 160 W by shortest route. The initial track
to follow will be
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a. 000
b. 270
c. 180
d. 090

Q.12. Two ac takes off from 20N 20W and fly to position 40N40W. 1 st ac flies via
40N 20W and second via position 20N 40W
a. distance flown by both is same
b. 1 is less then 2nd
c. 1 is less then 2nd

Q.13. An ac takes off from 3030S 04523E and flies in true east direction for 600 nm,
then true south direction for 600 nm, then true west direction for 600 nm and
thereafter in true north direction from 600 nm. Find the final position of ac in nms
and in east/west direction of starting poitions

Convergency

Q1. G/C bearing of B from A is 138. G/C bearing of A from B is 30 find.

a) CA
b) Hemisphere in which ‘A’ and ‘B’ are located
c) What is RL bearing of A from B
August 98, January 10

Q2. G/C bearing of A from B is 060. CA is 4° if both place are N/H frind.
a) R/L bearing of A from B
b) R/L bearing of B from A
c) G/C bearing of B from A

Q3. G/C bearing of O from P is 040. R/L bearing of O from P is 042°find.

a) CA
b) Hemisphere in which ‘O’ and ‘P’ are located
c) G/C bearing of P from O

Q4. G/C bearing of B from A is 280. R/L bearing of A from B is 096 deg. Find