General Navigation Fpp 3-1

JAA GENERAL NAVIGATION PRACTICE PAPER THREE

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54 Questions 2 Hours 84 Marks Question 1

Given: TAS 487kt, FL330, ISA Deviation +15. Calculate the Mach Number a. .81 b. .79 c. .94 d. .32 (1) Question 2

Given: Mach Number .80, OAT -50°C, FL330, GS 490kt, Variation 20°W, Magnetic Heading 140° and Drift 11° Right. Calculate the True Wind Velocity. a. 040/100 b. 020/95 c. 060/95 d. 220/95 (2)

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What is the relationship between the litre and the US Gallon? a. I litre = 4.54 gallons b. 1 gallon = 4.54 litres c. 1 litre = 3.78 gallons d. 3.78 litres = 1 gallon (1) Question 4

The reported surface wind from the Control Tower is 240° /35kt. If runway 30 is used for take-off, what is the crosswind component? a. 18 kt Left to Right b. 30 kt Right to Left c. 30 kt Left to Right d. 18 kt Right to Left (2)


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Given: Magnetic Heading is 255° , Variation is 40°W, GS is 375kt and W/V is 235°T/120kt. What is the drift angle? a. 7°R b. 7°L c. 15°R d. 15°L (2) Question 6 Given: True Heading is 310° , TAS is 200kt, GS is 176kt and Drift is 7° Right. What is the Wind Velocity? a. 350/33 b. 260/40 c. 180/33 d. 270/33 (2) Question 7

What is the longitude of a position 6nm to the east of 58°42’N 094°00’W? a. 093°48.5’W b. 093°54’W c. 094°11.5’W d. 093°53’W (2)

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An aircraft is positioned over HO (55°30’N 060°15’W), where the YYR VOR (53°30’N 060°15’W) can be received. The magnetic variation at HO is 31°W and at YYR is 28°W, what is the radial of the aircraft from YYR? a. 208°M b. 031°M c. 028°M d. 028°T (2)


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Question 9 Two points A and B are 1000nm apart. TAS = 490kt. On a flight between A and B the equivalent headwind is –20kt. On the return leg between B and A the equivalent wind component is +40kt. What distance from A is the PET between A and B? a. 459nm b. 530nm c. 520nm d. 485nm (2) Question 10

What is the chart distance between longitudes 179°E and 175°W on a Direct Mercator with a scale of 1:5,000,000 at the Equator? a. 13.3ins b. 1.3cm c. 5.25cm d. 133mm (2) Question 11

The constant of the cone on a Lamberts Conical Conformal chart, where the convergence angle between longitudes 010°E and 030°W is 30° , is a. 1.5 b. 0.8 c. 0.7 d. 0.75 (2) Question 12

730ft/min equals a. 222m/sec b. 43800ft/sec c. 3.7m/sec d. 4.8m/sec (1)


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Question 13 How long will it take an aircraft to fly 5nm at a ground speed of 269kt? a. 1 min 7 secs b. 57secs c. l min 11 secs d. 1 min 1 sec (1) Question 14

An aircraft travels 2.4 statute miles in 47 seconds. What is the aircraft’s ground speed? a. 184kt b. 160kt c. 97.7kt d. 113kt (2) Question 15

What is the local mean time at position 65°25’N 123°45’W at 2200 UTC? a. 1345 b. 0615 the next day c. 1415 d. 0615 the previous day (1) Question 16

How many nautical miles would an aircraft travel in 1 min 45 secs if the GS is 135kt? a. 4628nm b. 9.34nm c. 4.53sm d. 3.94nm (1) Question 17

Fuel flow per hour is 22 US Gallons, total fuel on board is 83 Imperial Gallons. What is the Endurance? a. 226mins b. 3.77hrs c. 4hrs 32mins d. 4.25hrs (1)


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Question 18 An aircraft departing A (40°N 080°E) flies a constant track of 270° at a ground speed on 120kt. What are the coordinates of the position reached in 6hrs? a. 40°N 092°E b. 40°N 064°20’E c. 40°N 068°E d. 40°N 061°20’E (2) Question 19

Assuming zero wind, what distance will be covered by an aircraft descending 15000ft with a TAS of 320kt and maintaining a rate of descent of 3000ft/min? a. 27.6nm b. 26.7nm c. 19.2nm d. 22.1nm (1) Question 20

What is the time required to travel along the parallel of latitude 60°N between meridians 010°E and 030°W at a ground speed of 480kt? a. 2hr 30mins b. 140mins c. 75mins d. 5hrs (2) Question 21 In order to fly from position A (45°N 010°W) to B (48°30’N 015°W) on a Rhumb Line track, the approximate direction would be? a. 045 b. 225 c. 270 d. 315 (1)


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Question 22 If the Standard Parallels on a Lamberts Conical Conformal chart are 07°40’N and 38°20’N, the Constant of the Cone would probably be a. 0.510 b. 0.920 c. 0.396 d. 0.424 (1) Question 23 Given position A 45°N ?E and position B 45°N 045°15’E, the distance between A and B is 280nm and the fact that B is to the East of A, what is the longitude of A? a. 038°39’E b. 051°51’E c. 040°35’E d. 049°55’E (2) Question 24

On a Mercator chart the scale varies a. As Cosine of Latitude b. As 1/Cosine of Latitude c. As 1/Secant of Latitude d. As Sine Latitude (1) Question 25 Given: True track 180° , Drift 8°R, Compass Heading 195° , Deviation -2° , what is the value of Variation? a. 25°W b. 25°E c. 21°E d. 21°W (1)


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Question 26 Given: Magnetic Track 315° , Magnetic Heading 301° , Variation 5°W and TAS 225kt. If an aircraft flies 50nm in 12mins, calculate the W/V (°T)? a. 196/63 b. 045/63 c. 200/63 d. 190/63 (2) Question 27

Use Chart No 3 attached. At 1300 UTC an aircraft is positioned at 37°30’N 021°30’W heading towards Porto Santo (33°03’N 016°23’W). If the TAS is 450kt and the wind is 360/30kt, what is the ETA for Porto Santo? a. 1415 b. 1340 c. 1348 d. 1356 (3) Question 28

The angle between the True Great Circle track and the True Rhumb Line track joining the following points, A 60°S 165°W and B 60°S 177°E, at the place of departure A, is a. 15.722° b. 10.392° c. 7.861° d. 9.000° (1) Question 29

Position A is located on the Equator at 130°00’E. Position B is located 100nm from A on a bearing of 225°T. The co-ordinates of B are? a. 01°11’N 131°11’E b. 01°11’S 128°49’E c. 01°11’S 131°11’E d. 01°11’N 128°49’E (2)


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Question 30

In order to fly from position A (10°N 030°00’W) to B (30°N 050°00’W) maintaining a constant true course it is necessary to fly a a. Rhumb Line b. Great Circle c. Straight line over the Earth’s surface d. Regularly curved line concave to the Equator (1) Question 31

The diameter of the Earth is approximately a. 12700nm b. 6375km c. 10000km d. 12700km (1) Question 32

A straight line drawn on a chart measures 4.63cm and represents 150nm. The chart scale is therefore a. 1:12,000,000 b. 1:2,363,714 c. 1:2,052,699 d. 1:6,000,000 (2) Question 33 On a Direct Mercator projection the distance measured between two meridians 5° apart at 60°N is 8cm. The scale at 60°N is approximately a. 1:7,000,000 b. 1:1,750,000 c. 1:1,368,000 d. 1:3,475,000 (2)


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Question 34 Given the following: True Track = 192° , Variation = 7°E, Drift = 5°L. What is the Magnetic Heading to maintain the given track? a. 197°T b. 190°M c. 180°M d. 204°M (1) Question 35 Given the following: Magnetic Heading = 060° , Variation = 8°W, Drift = 4°R. What is the True Track? a. 056°T b. 048°T c. 056°M d. 072°T (1) Question 36 The following information is displayed on an INS: GS = 520kt, True HDG = 090° Drift angle = 5°R. If the TAS = 480kt and the SAT = -51°C, what is the W/V that the INS would be computing? a. 320/60 b. 220/60 c. 045/60 d. 120/40 (2) Question 37 An aircraft passes position A (60°N 120°W) on route to position B (60°N 140°30’W). What is the Great Circle track on departure from A? a. 261° b. 279° c. 288° d. 099° (2)


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Question 38

A Great Circle track joins position A (59°S 141°W) and B (61°S 148°W). What is the difference between the Great Circle track leaving A and the direction approaching close to B? a. Decreases by 3° b. Decreases by 6° c. Increases by 3° d. Increases by 6° (2) Question 39

Given: A North Polar Stereographic chart has a grid aligned with the Greenwich Meridian. At 115°W a Grid Track measures 344° . Calculate the True Course? a. 099° b. 229° c. 049° d. 344° (2) Question 40

During initial alignment an INS is north aligned by inputs from the a. Vertical accelerometers and the west gyro b. Vertical accelerometers and the east gyro c. Horizontal accelerometers and the east gyro d. Horizontal accelerometers only (1) Question 41 The drift of the azimuth gyro on an inertial unit induces an error in the position given by this unit with ‘t’ being the elapsed time. The total error is a. Proportional to ‘t’ b. Inversely proportional to ‘t’ c. Inversely proportional to ‘t’ x Ground speed d. Proportional to ‘t’ minus time for the climb (1)


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Question 42 With reference to INS, a TAS input is required to provide a. A time read out b. A W/V read out c. An ETA read out d. An elapsed time read out (1) Question 43 An aircraft travels from A to B using the autopilot connected to the aircraft’s INS. The co-ordinates for A (45°S 010°W) and B (45°S 030°W) have been entered into the INS. The true course on arrival at B, to the nearest degree, is a. 256° b. 263° c. 083° d. 277° (1) Question 44 At the point of departure the INS co-ordinates are entered as 35°32.7’N 139°46.3’W instead of 35°32.7’N 139°46.3’E. When the aircraft subsequently passes point 52°N 180°E/W the longitude value on the INS will read a. 180°E/W b. 099°32.6’E c. 099°32.6’W d. 039°57’W (2) Question 45

Using the Air Almanac Time Tables, what is the UTC of sunrise on 6 December in Winnipeg (49°50’N 097°30’W), Manitoba, Canada? a. 1342UTC b. 1412UTC c. 0142UTC d. 0112UTC (2)


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Question 46 When accelerating on an easterly heading in the Northern Hemisphere, the compass card of a direct reading magnetic compass will turn a. Clockwise giving an apparent turn towards the north b. Clockwise giving an apparent turn towards the south c. Anti-clockwise giving an apparent turn to the West d. Anti-clockwise giving an apparent turn towards the north (1)

Question 47 The direct reading compass is made aperiodic (dead beat) by a. Keeping the magnetic assembly mass far from the compass point and by not using

damping wires b. Using damping wires only c. Putting the flux valve close to the main fuselage of the aircraft d. Keeping the magnetic assembly mass close to the compass point and by using damping

wires (1) Question 48 The annunciator of a remote indicating compass is used when a. De-synchronising the compass b. Synchronising the magnetic element only c. Synchronising the magnetic and gyro compass elements d. Changing heading (1) Question 49 An aircraft travels a great circle route between 56°N 070°W to 62°N 110°E. The total distance traveled is a. 3270km b. 6889nm c. 4250km d. 3720nm (1)


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Question 50 An aircraft is planned to fly from A to B, a total distance of 475nm, at a GS of 315kt. If after leaving A at 1000hrs the aircraft fixes its position 190nm from A at 1040hrs, to what GS must the aircraft change in order to make the original ETA at B? a. 320kt b. 339kt c. 349kt d. 328kt (2) Question 51 Use the E(LO)1 Chart. What is the Latitude and Longitude of the intersection of the 323°Radial from Cork (51°50.4N 008°29.7’W) and the 038° QDM to Shannon (52°43.3’N 008°53.1’W)? a. 52°19’N 009°16’W b. 52°23’N 009°11’W c. 52°26’N 009°15’W d. 52°30’N 009°25’W (2) Question 52 Use the E(LO)1 Chart. What is the radial and distance of Castlebar Airfield (53°51’N 009°18’W) from Connaught VOR/DME (53°54.8N 008°49.1W)? a. 258°M/17nm b. 250°M/27nm c. 078°M/20nm d. 266°M/17nm (2) Question 53 Use the E(LO)1 Chart. What is the Latitude and Longitude of the intersection of the 310° radial and 33nm range arc from Shannon VOR/DME (52°43.3’N 008°53.1’W)? a. 53°04’N 009°35’W b. 53°07’N 009°30’W c. 53°00’N 009°40’W d. 53°05’N 009°54’W (2)


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Question 54 Use the E(LO)1 Chart. An aircraft is approaching form the East and Shannon DME (52°43.3’N 008°53.1’W) reads 26nm and Carnmore DME (53°18.1’N 008°56.5’W) reads 34nm. What is the Latitude and Longitude of the intersection of the DME ranges? a. 53°05’N 009°34’W b. 52°54’N 008°14’W c. 53°08’N 008°16’W d. 52°50’N 009°30’W (2)

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