Chapter 8, Navigation

Question 1

Longitude referenced to the prime meridian extends

Answer 1

East or West up to 180°

Question 2

Latitude is the angular distance

Answer 2

North or south of the equator

Question 3

The distance between lines of longitude
converges at the

Answer 3

Poles

Question 4

Lines of latitude are always

Answer 4

Parallel

Question 5

Degrees of latitude can be divided by 60,
giving the unit of

Answer 5

Minutes

Question 6

The location of magnetic north is
approximately

Answer 6

80° latitude and 110° longitude, west of
the prime meridian

Question 7

One minute of arc of a great circle defines a

Answer 7

Nautical mile

Question 8

The angular difference between magnetic
north and true north is called the

Answer 8

Magnetic variation

Question 9

Mercator projections produce parallel lines of

Answer 9

Longitude

Question 10

With respect to the polar radius, the equatorial radius of the earth is

Answer 10

Larger

Question 11

Dead reckoning is the process of

Answer 11

Estimating the aircraft’s position

Question 12

The angle between the aircraft’s heading and ground track is known as the

Answer 12

Drift angle

Question 13

Magnetic compasses are unreliable
in the

Answer 13

Short-term, during turning
manoeuvres

Question 14

The angle between north and the flight path of the aircraft is the

Answer 14

Ground track angle

Question 15

When turning into a 25-knot headwind at
constant indicated airspeed, the ground speed
will

Answer 15

Decrease by 25 knots