1. Navigation is defined as:
A. flying an aircraft
B. getting from one point to another efficiently
C. using a map
D. using a compass for directions
2. To navigate a pilot needs to know which of the following?
A. aircraft fuel capacity and consumption rate
B. direction and distance of travel
C. weather information
D. aircraft speed
E. all of the above
3. The type of navigation in which a pilot uses visual references along the
ground to stay on course is called:
A. dead reckoning
B. instrument flying
C. ETE
D. pilotage
5. One problem with navigating by fixes alone is:
A. your new fix is only as good as the last fix and could easily lead a pilot
off course
B. if the pilot reaches a fix at the calculated time, then the pilot knows the
aircraft is on course
C. the pilot might not know the speed of the aircraft
D. the flight computer might not recognize the fix
6. A fix is calculated using which of the following information?
A. aircraft speed
B. distance flown
C. course direction
D. only B and C
E. A, B and C
7. Radio navigation gives the pilot which of the following capabilities?
A. to order lunch at the airport café
B. position information from ground stations
C. the aircraft's course direction
D. distance from a station
E. B, C and D
8. Crabbing is
A. an efficient way of flying
B. a seafood buffet
C. flying with the aircraft's horizontal axis not parallel to the flight path
D. A and C
E. None of the above
9. The ILS system is made up of which of the following components?
A. glide slope beam
B. localizer beam
C. 3 beacon markers
D. all of the above
10. The LORAN-C system uses what calculation to give navigation information?
A. hyperbolic curves
B. Lines of Position
C. triangulation
D. range
11. Which of the following is not an advanced navigation system?
A. pilotage
B. dead reckoning
C. Global Positioning
D. Inertial Navigation
E. Both A and B
13. The Global Positioning System uses what type of data for its calculations?
A. Elapsed time of transmission of GPS to satellite
B. Readings from 4 or more satellites
C. Each satellite's latitude, longitude and altitude
D. All of the above
E. Only A and C
14. A nautical mile is approximately how many feet?
A. 1,852
B. 2,158
C. 6,076
D. 7,607
15.Latitude measures what?
A. positions north and west
B. positions east and south
C. positions east and west
D. positions north and south
16. Using a compass direction, southwest is what heading?
A. 90°
B. 270°
C. 225°
D. 325°
17. To calculate an estimated time of arrival (ETA), a pilot needs to have
what information?
A. start and end time
B. distance to be flown
C. aircraft speed and distance to be flown
D. start time, aircraft speed and distance to be flown
E. none of the above
18. If an aircraft is flying into a 15 mph headwind at 125 mph, what is its
ground speed?
A. 110 mph
B. 140 mph
C. 125 mph
D. 115 mph
19. If an aircraft is flying with a 10 mph tailwind at 130 mph, what is its
ground speed?
A. 110 mph
B. 140 mph
C. 125 mph
D. 120 mph