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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

NAVIGATION

1. Line of equal 0º variation is 

a. Isogonal line
b. Agonic line
c. Isogriv line
d. Isotherm line

2. In what condition a Rhumb Line (RL) is equal with a Great Circle (GC)?
a. When RL is located on Equator
b. When RL is located on 0º Meridian
c. When RL is located on any Meridian
d. When RL is located on any Latitude

3. When angle between meridians will meet into a single point on which minimum
at equator but maximum at the pole is called 
a. Rhumb Line
b. Great Circle
c. Prime Meridian
d. Convergency

4. The angle of difference between True North & Magnetic North is 

a. Deviation
b. Grivation
c. Convergency
d. Variation

5. Cosine of Latitude as distance correction factor in any projection is called 

a. Projection
b. Convergency
c. Departure
d. Conversion angle

6. A distance on the map between two point is 350 Nm. The mid-distant is
crossing Latitude 37°S. What is the actual distant?
a. 280 Nm
b. 300 Nm
c. 320 Nm
d. 340 Nm

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

7. Known; Magnetic Heading 200º & Variation 5ºW. What is the True Heading?
a. 185º
b. 195º
c. 205º
d. 215º

8. Known; Compass Heading 315º, Deviation 5ºE & Variation 10ºW. What is True
Heading?
a. 290º
b. 300º
c. 310º
d. 320º

9. What approximate display of Great Circle on Lambert Conformal Conic

Projection?
a. Curved line
b. Semi-curved line
c. Straight line
d. Unable to be drawn

10. Distance between Point A and B is 180 Nms, A → B = 090° and Aircraft
Ground speed = 120 Kts. Aircraft depart from Point A 22:00 UTC. After aircraft
position after 22:30 is on radial 095 from A. What is track flown correction to
steer the aircraft toward Point B?
a. 3° to the Left
b. 5° to the Left
c. 7° to the Left
d. 9° to the Left

11. A city (A) has 150ºE Longitude and 45ºN Latitude. What is the sunset at
November 28th 2004?
a. 16:29 Local Time
b. 16:21 Local Time
c. 07:37 Local Time
d. 16:26 Local Time

12. A city (B) has 090ºW Longitude and 25ºS Latitude. What is the sunrise at
December 20th 2004?
a. 05:03 Local Time
b. 16:21 Local Time
c. 05:18 Local Time
d. 05:06 Local Time

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

13. Known Pressure Altitude is 9000 ft and Outside Air Temperature is 12 ºC.
What is Density Altitude?
a. 9000 ft
b. 11000 ft
c. 12000 ft
d. 13000 ft

14. Known CAS or RAS is 280 Kts with density altitude of 28,000 ft. What is TAS?
a. 410 Kts
b. 420 Kts
c. 430 Kts
d. 440 Kts

For questions no. 15 to 16 refer to the statement as follows

Track flown 270°
TAS = 210 Kts
Wind 180/25Kts.

15. What is the drift angle to maintain the track?

a. 5° L
b. 7° L
c. 9° L
d. 11° L

16. What is heading to steer to maintain the track?

a. 265°
b. 263°
c. 261°
d. 259°

17. CAS = 230 Kts, OAT = -10 °C, Pressure Altitude = 23,000 ft. What is Mach
No.?
a. 0.48
b. 0.52
c. 0.56
d. 0.60

18. TAS known is 450 Kts and Local Speed of Sound is 580 Kts. What is Mach
No.?
a. 0.65
b. 0.70
c. 0.77
d. 0.81

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

For questions no. 19 to 24 refer to the statement as follows

a. Chart datas;
a. Flight distance between point of departure (A) and point of arrival (B)
= 900 Nms.
b. Track flown = 120º
b. Aircraft datas;
a. Aircraft Calibrated/Rectified Air Speed = 259 Kts
b. Cruising Altitude = 23,000 ft
c. Fuel on board = 5,000 Lbs
d. Fuel consumption at 23,000 ft = 1000 Lbs/hr
e. Fuel consumption at 10,000 ft = 1500 Lbs/hr
f. Holding fuel = 45 minutes
g. Depressurization cruising altitude = 10,000 ft
h. Depressurization Calibrated/Rectified Air Speed = 262 Kts
c. Weather enroute
a. Wind = 180º/30 Kts
b. QNH = 1013 hpa
c. Temperature from wind and aloft forecast at 23,000 ft = -24 °C
d. Temperature from wind and aloft forecast at 10,000 ft = 5 °C

0º 15º 30º 45º 60º 75º 90º

Cosine 1 .96 0.86 0.7 0.5 0.26 0
Sine 0 0.26 0.5 0.7 0.86 0.96 1

19. What is the aircraft Ground Speed from A to B?

a. 345 Kts
b. 355 Kts
c. 365 Kts
d. 375 Kts

20. What is Mach No.?

a. 0.57
b. 0.60
c. 0.63
d. 0.66

21. Where is time to PNR from point of Departure (A)?

a. 2 hrs 30 mins
b. 2 hrs 25 mins
c. 2 hrs 12 mins
d. 2 hrs 6 mins

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

22. What is the distance of CP from point of Departure (A)?

a. 474 Nms
b. 468 Nms
c. 456 Nms
d. 442 Nms

23. What is time to CP from point of departure (A)?

a. 1 hr 31 minutes
b. 1 hr 27 minutes
c. 1 hr 21 minutes
d. 1 hr 17 minutes

24. What the distance of PNR from point of Departure (A)?

a. 791 Nms
b. 786 Nms
c. 775 Nms
d. 763 Nms

25. Point S is at 107E 24N. What is the Local Mean Time at 23:30 UTC?
a. 06:24 LMT
b. 06:30 LMT
c. 06:35 LMT
d. 06:38 LMT

26. ICAO GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) covers;

a. GPS only
b. GLONASS only
c. GNSS only
d. GPS and GLONASS

27. GLONASS is satellite positioning system belong to

a. USA
b. United Kingdom
c. Russia
d. China

28. What minimum satellite for aviation navigation purposes?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

29. A GPS system using ground augmented system is called 

a. GPS
b. DGPS
c. GNSS
d. GLONASS

30. What indication to commence a missed approach if commencing GPS non-

precision approach?
a. Lost of RAIM
b. Lost of NDB signal
c. Lost of VOR signal
d. Lost of ILS signal

31. Mode S transponder cover communication for;

a. Aircraft to Ground Controller
b. Aircraft to Ground Controller and Aircraft to Aircraft
c. Aircraft to Aircraft only
d. No communication

32. A combination of audio warning and terrain map display is for 

a. GPWS
b. TCAS
c. GPS
d. Enhanced GPWS

33. What type of gyroscope used in Inertial Reference System?

a. Vertical gyro
b. Horizontal gyro
c. Vertical and directional gyros
d. Ring laser gyro

34. Is laser gyro has rotating mechanical gyro?

a. Yes, vertically
b. Yes, horizontally
c. Yes, vertically and horizontally
d. No mechanical gyro

35. What type of map used in Polar Navigation?

a. Mercator
b. Lambert Conformal
c. Stereographic
d. Transverse Mercator

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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

36. What the principle of heading reference during flight in Polar Navigation?
a. True North
b. Magnetic North
c. Compass North
d. Gyro Heading

37. What is the GPWS principle to identify area condition surrounding an airport?
a. By Radio Altimeter only
b. By GPS only
c. By combination Radio Altimeter and GPS
d. By combination Radio Altimeter and terrain database

38. Mode S gives information of;

a. Position only
b. Position and altitude
c. Position, altitude, speed etc
d. Do not gives information

39. TCAS I advisories is/are 

a. Traffic advisory only
b. Traffic advisory and Horizontal Resolution Advisory
c. Traffic advisory and Vertical Resolution Advisory
d. Resolution Advisory only

40. TCAS II advisories is/are 

a. Traffic advisory only
b. Traffic advisory and Horizontal Resolution Advisory
c. Traffic advisory and Vertical Resolution Advisory
d. Resolution Advisory only

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