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1. Assuming mid-latitudes (40° to 50° N/S). At which time of year is the relationship between the length of
day and night, as well as the rate of change of declination of the sun, changing at the greatest rate?
a) Winter solstice and autumn equinox.
b) Spring equinox and autumn equinox.
c) Summer solstice and winter solstice.
d) Summer solstice and spring equinox.

2. The mean sun:

a)Has a declination equal to the apparent sun.
b)Is only of interest to users of astronomical navigation
c)Moves with constant speed along the celestial equator.
d)Is the middle position of the sun.

3.An aircraft departing A(N40° 00' E080° 00') flies a constant true track of 270° at a ground speed of 120 kt.
What are the coordinates of the position reached in 6 HR?
a)N40° 00 E070 30'
b)N40° 00' E064° 20,
c)N40° 00' E060° 00
d)N40° 00' E068°10

4. Latitude may be defined

a)The angular distance measured along a meridian from the equator to a parallel of the latitude, measured
in degrees, minutes, and seconds and named North or South.
b)The distance from equator to a place on the surface of the earth.
c)The angle between the plane of the equator and the plane of the parallel of latitude.
d)The displacement of a place from equator.

5. You are flying from A (50N 10W) to B (58N 02E). What is the Convergency between A and B?
a)9,7°
b)6,8°
c)6,5°
d)10,2°

6. The maximum difference between geocentric and geodetic latitude occurs at about:
a)60° North and South.
b)45° North and South.
c)90° North and South.
d)0° North and South (equator).

7. Parallels of latitude, except the equator are:

a)both Rhumb lines and Great circles.
b)Rhumb lines.
c)are neither Rhumb lines nor Great circles
d)Great circles.

8. 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 at A and B?
a)It increases by 3°
b)It decreases by 3°.
c)It increases by 6°.
d)It decreases by 6°
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9. The angle between the plane of the Equator and the plane of the Ecliptic is:
a)65.6 deg.
b)23.5 deg.
c)25.3 deg.
d)66.5 deg.

10. How many nm are equivalent to 1° of arc of latitude:

a)1 nm
b)60 nm
c)15 nm
d)600nm

11. An aircraft is flying around the Earth eastwards along the 60N parallel of latitude at a groundspeed of
240 knots.At what groundspeed would another aircraft have to fly eastwards along the Equator to fly once
round the Earth in the same journey time?
a)240 knots.
b)120knots.
c)600 knots.
d)480knots.

12. Radio bearings:

a)are Rhumb lines.
b)are lines of fixed direction.
c)cut all meridians at the same angle.
d)are Great circle

13. Which of the following statements concerning the earths magnetic field is completely correet?
a)Dip is the angle between total magnetic field and vertical field component.
b)The earths magnetic field can be classified as transient semi-permanent or permanent.
c)At the earths magnetic equator, the inclination varies depending on whether the geographic equator is
north or south of the magnetic equator.
d)The blue pole of the earths magnetic field is situated in North Canada.

14. Consider the following statements on departure:

a)Departure is independent of difference of longitude.
b)As the difference of longitude increases, the departure is constant it the latitude is constant.
c)As the latitude increases, the departure between two meridians decreases.
d)Departure may be calculated using the equation: departure=Sin Lat. x sin Long.

15. The main reason that day and night, throughout the year, have different durations is due to the:
a)gravitational effect of the Sun and the Moon on the speed of rotation of the Earth.
b)inclination of the ecliptic to the equator.
c)relative speed of the sun along the ecliptic.
d)earths rotation.

16. An RMI indicates aircraft heading. To convert the RMI bearings of NDB' s and VOR' s to true bearings
the correct combination for the application of magnetic variation is:
a)NDB: aircraft position VOR: aircraft position
b)NDB: beacon position VOR: aircraft position
c)NDB: beacon position VOR: beacon position
d)NDB: aircraft position VOR: beacon position
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17. A is at longitude 01230E and B is at longitude 04315E. LMT in B is 1749. What is the LMT in A?
a)1706
b)1546
c)1952
d)1456

1 8. Given:Position A 60°N 020°W; position B 60°N 021°W; position C 59°N 020°W.

What are respectively the distances from A to B and from A to C?
a) 52 nm and 60 nm
b) 60 nm and 30 nm
c) 60 nm and 52 nm

19. A negative (westerly) magnetic variation signifies that:

a) True North is East of Magnetic North
b) True North is West of Magnetic North
c) Compass North is East of Magnetic North
d) Compass North is West of Magnetic North

20. At the magnetic equator:

a) Deviation is zero
b) Dip is zero
c) The isogonal is an agonic line
d) Variation

21. What is the maximum possible value of Dip Angle?

a) 66°
b)90°
c) 45°
d) 180°

22. Which of the following statements concerning earth magnetism is completely correct?
a) An isogonal is a line which connects places with the same magnetic variation; the agonic line is the line
of zero magnetic dip
b) An isogonal is a line which connects places with the same magnetic variation; the aclinic is the line of
zero magnetic dip
c) An isogonal is a line which connects places of equal dip; the aclinic is the line of zero magnetic dip
d) An isogonal is a line which connects places with the same magnetic variation; the aclinic connects
places with the same magnetic field strength

23. Given: TRK 300 T; Drift 8S; VAR 10W; DEV -4. What is the compass heading?
a) 322°
b) 306°
c) 294°
d) 278°

24. An aircraft is planned to fly from position A to position B, distance 250 NM at an average GS of 115 kt.
It departs A at 0900 UTC. After flying 75 NM along track from A, the aircraft is 1.5 MIN behind planned time.
Using the actual GS experienced, what is the revised ETA at B?
A) 1050 UTC.
B) 1110 UTC.
C) 1044 UTC.
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D) 1115 UTC.

25. An aircraft is climbing at a constant CAS in ISA conditions. What will be the effect on TAS and Mach
No?
a) Both decrease
b) Both increase
c) TAS increases and Mach No decreases
d) TAS decreases and Mach No increases

26. Given: Pressure altitude 9,000 ft; OAT -25°C; CAS 200 kts. What is the TAS?
a) 219 kts
b) 211 kts
c) 200 kts
d) 215 kts

27. Given: FL. 150 overhead an airport, airport elevation 720 ft, QNH 1003, OAT at FL I50 -5C What is the
true altitude of the aircraft? (Assume 27 ft/ mb)
a) 14,720 ft
b)15,280 ft
c)14,160 ft
d) 15,840 ft

28. An aircraft is at FL140, IAS 210kts, OAT-5'C, wind eompoment-35 kts.

When the aircraft is at 150 nm from a reporting point ATC request the crew to lose 5 minutes by the time
they get to the beacon. How much do they need to reduce the IAS?
a) 20 kts
b) 15 kts
c) 25 kts

29. You plan to fly a track of 348 T drift is 17P: VAR 32 W, DEV 4 E. What compass heading should you
fly?
a) 033 C
b) 016 C
c) 359 C
d) 041 C

30. Given: TAS 205 kts; HDG 180 T: W/V 240/25. What is the drift and GS?
a)6P-194 kts
b)4P- 195 kts
c)7P-192 kts
d) 3P- 190 kts

31. Given: Course from A-B090°T; TAS 460 kts; W/V 360/100; average VAR 10E; DEV -2. What is the
HDG and GS?
a) 070°C-453 kts
b) 078°C-450 kts
c) 069°C-448 kts
d) 068°C-460 kts

32 An Azimuthal or Plane projection:

a) is used for Lambert charts
b) is used for Polar Stereographic charts
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c) is used for Oblique Mercator charts

d) is used for Direct Mercator charts

33. It is essential that any chart used for navigation has the following property:
a) Bearings must be correctly represented
b) Shapes must be correctly represented
c) Areas must be correctly represented
d) Scale must be constant and correct

34. A straight line on a chart 4.89 cm long represents 185 nm. The scale of this chart is approximately:
a) 1:6,000,000
b) 1:7,000,000
c) 1:5,000,000
d) 1:3,500,000.

35. Approximately how many nautical miles correspond to 12 cm on a map with a scale of 1: 2,000,000?
a)43 nm
b)150 nm
c) 329 nm
d) 130 nm

36. At 60°N the scale of a direct Mercator chart is 1: 3.000,000. What is the scale at the Equator?
a) 1: 3.500,000
b) 1: 1.500,000
c) 1: 6.000,000
d) 1:3,000,000

37. How does scale change on a normal Mercator chart?

a) Expands as the secant x (% co-latitude)
b) Expands directly with the secant of the latitude
c) Correct on the standard parallels expands outside them contracts within them
d) Expands as the secant of the E/W great circle distance

38. On a Direct Mercator chart a rhumb line appears as a:

a) spiral curve
b) straight line
c) small circle concave to the nearer pole
d) curve convex to the nearer pole

39. On a direct Mercator projection the distance measured between two meridians spaced 5° apart at
latitude 60°N is 8 cm. The scale of this chart at latitude 60°N is approximately:
a) 1: 6.000,000
b) 1: 3,500,000
c) 1: 4,750,003
d) 1:7,000,000

40. The total length of the 53°N parallel of latitude on a direct Mercator chart is 133 cm. What is the
approximate scale of the chart at latitude 30°S?
a) 1: 30,000,000
b) 1: 18,000,000
c) 1:25,000,000
d) 1:21,000,000
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41. A Lambert Conformal conic projection with two standard parallels:

a) the scale is only correct along the standard parallels
b) shows all great circles as straight lines
c) the scale is only correct at parallel of origin
d) shows lines of longitude as parallel straight lines

42. A straight line is drawn on a Lambert Conformal conic chart between two positions of different
longitude. The angular difference between the initial true track and the final true track of the line is equal to:
a) difference in longitude
b) chart convergency
c) earth convergency
d) conversion angle

43. On a Lambert Conformal conic chart earth convergency is most accurately represented at the:
a) parallel of origin
b)Equator
c) north and south limits of the chart
d) standard parallels

44. The constant of the cone on a Lambert chart, where the convergence angle between longitudes 010 E
and 030°W is 30°, will be.
a) 0.75
b) 0.40
c) 0.64

45. Parallels of Latitude on a Lambert Conformal conic chart are represented by:
a) arcs of concentric circles
b) hyperbolic lines
c) straight lines
d) parabolic lines

46. On a Polar Stereographic chart the scale:

a) is constant throughout the chart
b) varies as the sin of the latitude
c) varies as the square of the secant of half the co lat
d) varies as the secant of the latitude

47. On a Polar Stereographic chart great circles which are not meridians are:
a) complex curves
b) straight lines
c) straight lines within the standard parallels
d) curves concave to the pole of projection

48. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the appearance of great circles with the
exception of meridians on a Polar Stereographic chart whose tangency is at the pole?
a) They are curves convex to the pole
b) They are complex curves that can be convex and/or concave to the pole
c) Any straight line is a great circle
d) The higher the latitude the closer they approximate to a straight line

49. An aircraft is heading north and its groundspeed is 120 knots. A radio beacon indicates a bearing of
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085 on the RMI and 5 minutes later the bearing is 090 on the RMI. Using the 1 in 60 rule the approximate
range of the aircraft from the radio beacon is:
A) 150 nm.
B) 120 nm.
C) 180 nm.
D) 60 nm.

50. Given:Aircraft height 2,500 ft; ILS GP angle 3°.At what approximate distance from the threshold can
you expect to intercept the glidepath?
a) 13.1 nm
b) 8.0 nm
c) 14. Nm
d) 7.0 nm

51. You are to make a visual approach at an airfield with a glideslope of 3.5°.If your groundspeed is 150 kts
what rate of descent is required to maintain the glideslope?
a) 625 f/min
b) 875 f/min
c) 750 ft/min
d) 500 ft/min

5 2. Given: ILS GP angle 3.5°; GS 150 kts. What is the approximate rate of descent?
a) 1,000 ft/min
b) 700 ft/min
c) 900 ft/min
d) 800 ft/min

53. Given:Distance A to B 120 nm: after 30 nm aircraft is 3 nim to the left of course. What heading
alteration should be made in order to arrive at point B?
a) 8° Left
b) 8° Right
c) 4° Right
d) 6° Right

54. You are flying from A to B planned track 245°M distance 225 nm. Your groundspeed is 180 kts. After 15
minutes flying you fix your position as 3 miles left of planned track. Which of the following statements is
correct?
a) You should turn 8° right to go direct to B
b) You should turn 5° right to go direct to B

55. Given: HDG 311°M; drift 10°P; relative bearing of NDB 270°, What is the magnetic bearing of the NDB
measured from the aircraft?
a) 211°
b)180°
c) 221°
d) 208°

56. Given: TAS - 470 kr. True HDG -317° W/V-045°(T)/45kts Calculate the drift angle and CS?
a) 5°R - 470 kt
b) 5°L- 470 kt
c) 5°L - 460 kt
d) 5°R - 460 kt
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57. Given: TAS - 140 kt, True HDG = 302°, W/V 045 (T)/45kt Calculate the drift angle and GS?
a) 16°R - 156 kt.
b) 16°L - 156 kt
c) 16°L - 166 kt
d) 16°R - 166 kt

58. Given: TAS = 155 kt, Track (T) = 305°, W/V = 160/18kt. Calculate the HDG (T) and GS?
a) 301 – 165 kt
b) 301- 169 kt
c) 293- 169 kt.
d) 293- 165 kt.

59. Given TAS = 130 kt, Track [T) = 003°, W/V = 190/40kt. Calculate the HDG ("T) and GS?
a)001- 170 kt
b)003- 170 kt
c)000-172 kt.
d)001-175 kt

60. Given: GS- 135 kt. Distance from A to B = 433 NM. what is time from A to B?
a)3 hr 16 min
b)3 hr 12 min.
c)3 hr20 min.
d)2 hr OS min.

61. Given: Runway direction 083°(M), Surface w/v 035/35kt. Calculate the effective headwind component?
a)24 kt.
b)20 kt.
c)22 kt
d)26 kt

62. An aircraft departs from position A (09 10'S 178° 22'W) and flies northward following the meridian for
2750nm. then flies westward along the parallel of latitude for 400 NM to position B. The coordinates of
position B are?
a) 53° 20N 172° 38'E.
b) 36°40’N 173°19’E
c) 36° 20'N 169° 22W.
d) 40° 00'N 169° 22W.

63. A Rhumb line is?

a)The shortest distance between two points on a Polyconic projection.
b)Any straight line on a Lambert projection,
c)A line convex to the nearest pole on a Mercator projection.
d)A line on the surface of the earth cutting all meridians at the same angle.

64. Given: A is 55° 000° B is N54° E010°. The average true course of the great circle is 100°. The true
course of the rhumb line at point A is?
a)100°
b)104°
c)96°
d)107°.
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65. Au aircraft passes position A (75° 00'N 120° 00’W) on route to position 8 (75° OO'N 140° 30'W). What
is the great circle track on departure from A?
a) 280°
b) 285°
c) 267°
d) 215°

66. Parallels of latitude, except the equator, are?

a) Both Rhumb Iines and Great circles.
b) Neither rhumb lines nor great circles
c) Rhumb lines
d) Great circles

68. Which of the following differences In latitude will produce the greatest difference between the initial
great circle track and the mean great circle track, between two points, which are separated by 15° change
of longitude?
a) 30 s and 25°S.
b) 30°S and 30N.
c) 60°N and 55N.
d) 60°N and 60°s.

1. An aircraft at FL330 is required to commence descent when 65 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at
FL100, The mean GS during the descent is 330 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?
a) 1950 FT/MIN
b) 1650 FT/MIN
c) 1750 FT/MIN
d) 1850 FT/MIN

2. An aircraft at FL290 is required to commence descent when 50 NM from a VOR and to cross that VOR at
FL80. Mean GS during descent is 271kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?
a) 2000 FT/MIN
b) 1900 FT/MIN
c) 1700 FT/MIN
d) 1800 FT/MIN

3. An aircraft at FL350 is required to commence descent when 85 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at
FL80. The mean GS for the descent is 340 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?
a) 1600 FT/MIN
b) 1900 FT/MIN
c) 1800 FT/MIN
d) 1700 FT/MIN

4. An aircraft is descending down a 12% slope whilst maintaining a GS of 540 kt. The rate of descent of the
aircraft is approximately:
a) 3900 FT/MIN
b) 650 FT/MIN
c) 4500 FT/MIN
d) 6500 FT/MIN

5. Assuming zero wind, what distance will be covered by an aircraft descending 15000 FT with a TAS of
320 kt and maintaining a rate of descent of 3000 FT/MIN?
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a) 26.7 NM
b) 19.2 NM
c) 38.4 NM
d)16.0 NM

6. Maximum rate of descent is 2500 FT/MIN, mean GS during descent is 248 kt. What is the minimum
range from the DME at which descent should commence?
a) 53 NM
b) 58 NM
c) 63 NM
d) 68 NM

7. At 0422 an aircraft at FL370, GS 320kt, is on the direct track to VOR X' 185 NM distant. The aircraft is
required to cross VOR 'X' at FL80. For a mean rate of descent of 1800 FT/MIN at a mean GS of 232 kt, the
latest time at which to commence descent is:
a) 0445
b) 0448
c) 0550
d) 0500

8. 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:
a) 9°
b) 7.8°
c) 15.6°
d) 5.2

What is the time required to travel along the parallel of latitude 60° N between meridians 010 E and 030° W
at a groundspeed of 480 kt?
a) 1 HR 45 MIN
b) 1 HR 15 MIN
c) 2 HR 30 MIN
d) 5 HR 00 MIN

10. A Rhumb line is :

a) a line on the surface of the earth cutting all meridians at the same angle
b) the shortest distance between two points on a Polyconic projection
c) any straight line on a Lambert projection
d) a line convex to the nearest pole on a Mercator projection

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

a) 091°48.5’W
b) 093° 54.0’W
c) 093° 53.1'W
d) 093° 48.5"W

13. Given: value for the ellipticity of the Earth is 1/297. Earth's semi-major axis, as measured at the
equator, equals 6378.4 km. What is the semi-minor axis (km) of the earth at the axis of the Poles?
a) 6399.9
b) 6378.4
c) 6367.0
d) 6356.9
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14. The circumference of the earth is approximately:

a) 21600 NM
b) 43200 NM
c) 5400 NM
d) 10800 NM

15. The Great Circle bearing of 'B' (70'S 060°E), from 'A' (70" S 030° W), is approximately:
a) 135° (T)
b)120°(T)
c) 123° (T)

16. G/C Brg of B from A is 280. R/L Brg of A from B is 096 Find
a) CA
b) Hemisphere in which A & B are located
c)What is the G/C Brg of A from B.

17. R/L Brg of P from Q is 050. G/C Brg of Q from P is 220 Find
a) CA
b) Hemisphere of the two places.
c) G/C Brg of P from Q.

18. P & Q are on a parallel of Lat 30 N, P is at 8 W longitude G/C Brg of Q from P is 087. What is
the longitude of Q
a) 4E
b) 4W
c) 8W
d) 8E

19. 'X' is at 45 S. 175 W convergency between X'& 'Y' is 7 deg. if y is due west of 'X' find-
a) G/C Brg of Y from X
b) Long of Y

20. A place is 5:30 hrs behind UTC. What is its longitude?

a)82 30 W
b)80 30W
c)80 30 E
d)82 30 E

21. A Place is 8:30 Hrs ahead UTC. What is its Longitude?

a)122 30E
b)127 30E
c)125 00W
d)122 30E

22. What is the LMT in ISTANBUL (41N 29E) when-

a) LMT in PARIS (Long 02.30'E) is 0800
b) LMT in Rome (Long 12 E) is 1900
c) LMT is BAGHDAD (Long 44 17'E) is 0013 hrs on 1st may.

23. If UTC is 1200 hrs. At what long is LMT 2000 hrs

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a) 120W
b) 160W
c) 120E
b) 160E

24. An acft wishes to arrive at Sydney (3352 5 15123E) one hr before SS or 16 Apr 88. The flight is
planned to take 5h 13 min. What is the latest time LMT it can depart from (355 172 17 E) Sydney SS in
LMT is 1915 hrs.
a)15 25’ 36”
b)14 25’36”
c)15 00’ 00”
d) 14 00’ 30”

25. An Acft takes off from Bombay (1900N 7320E) for ADEN 1230N 4315E and completes flying in 8h 35
mins. If it reaches ADEN at 0530 LMT on 19 AUG, Find time of departure from BOMBAY in LMT /IST
a)20 35’ 42”
b)17 52’ 59”
c) 22 55’ 20”
d)18 02’00”

26. An aircraft takes off from Delhi (2434 N, 7707E) for SIINGAPORE (0320N, 10422E). It arrives at
Singapore after flying for 5:25 hrs. Time arrival is 0620 LMT on 16 Apr.88 Find time Departure Delhi in LMT
/IST
a)23:22:32
b)17:57:32
c)05:08:28
d)23:06:00

27. A small circle:

A) has a plane parallel to the earths axis of rotation.
B) has a plane that do not pass through the centre of the earth.
C) will also be a rhumb line.
D) will always cross equator.

28. An aircraft was over Q at 1320 hours flying direct to R. Given: Distance Q to R 3016 NM True airspeed
480 kt Mean wind component OUT -90 kt Mean wind component BACK +75 kt. The ETA for reaching the
Point of Equal Time (PET) between Q and R is:
A) 1752
B) 1756
C) 1820
D) 1742

29. The great circle distance between position A (59 34.1N 008 08.4E) and B (30 25.9N 171 51.6W) is:
A) 2 700 NM.
B) 5 400 NM.
C) 10 800 NM.
D) 10 800 km.