Chapter 9: Flight Navigation

Question 1

A grid can provide a system of ____ on a map

Answer 1

Coordinates

Question 2

By reading across and down the grid to the point of ____, any location can be found

Answer 2

Intersection (coordinate point)

Question 3

Relief is a term used to describe

Answer 3

Elevation

Question 4

Relief on an aeronautical chart is depicted by

Answer 4

Contour lines, color tints, shading

Question 5

Why is water a useful navigational aid?

Answer 5

Pilots can identify bodies of water by comparing its actual shape, as seen from the air, to the shape shown on the sectonal

Question 6

Very small towns are shown by

Answer 6

A small black circle

Question 7

Mines are charted as ____ and ____ ____.

Answer 7

Picks, sledge hammers

Question 8

On a map, highways are printed as black or ____ lines

Answer 8

Magenta

Question 9

Victor airways are based on the locations of ____ ____ stations called VORs

Answer 9

Radio navigation

Question 10

What are the two types of airspace clearly marked on charts for pilots to avoid?

Answer 10

Prohibited and restricted airspace

Question 11

What airspace is where military flight training activities are conducted?

Answer 11

Military Operations Area (MOA)

Question 12

Low-level ____ ____ appearing on sectional aeronautical charts are called MTRs.

Answer 12

Training routes

Question 13

Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining the ____ line and the magnetic _____

Answer 13

True course, North (variation)

Question 14

Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Allowing for compass ____

Answer 14

Deviation

Question 15

Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Maintaining proper ____

Answer 15

Altitude

Question 16

Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining true ____

Answer 16

Airspeed

Question 17

Major factor that must be considered by navigators:
Determining the wind ____ and ____ in order to correct for wind drift

Answer 17

Speed, direction

Question 18

Navigating by visible landmarks is called

Answer 18

Pilotage

Question 19

Step 1: Preparation for pilotage navigation

Answer 19

Drawing a true course line

Question 20

Step 2: Preparation for pilotage navigation

Answer 20

Total distance to be flown is measured
and the TC line marked off in segments of 10 miles each (these distance segments help the pilot or navigator locate landmarks and determine the progress of the flight over unfamiliar territory)

Question 21

Step 3: Preparation for pilotage navigation

Answer 21

Selecting land marks along the TC line to be used as checkpoints

Question 22

Step 4: Preparation for pilotage navigation

Answer 22

Selecting “brackets” (easy-to-
see surface features to either side of the TC) to help maintain the proper course over the ground

Question 23

What navigation involves the systematic consideration of all factors which will and could affect a flight?

Answer 23

Dead Reckoning

Question 24

The ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) only shows the direction of a ____; it makes no allowance for the effects of ____.

Answer 24

VOR, wind

Question 25

The DME shows the number of ____ ____ the airplane is from the radio station

Answer 25

Nautical miles

Question 26

While weather radar does show areas of precipitation, it's most important function is go show ____ ahead of aircraft

Answer 26

Thunderstorms

Question 27

The nationwide VOR system consists of

Answer 27

directional broadcasting radio stations

Question 28

Each VOR Station broadcasts what two signals?

Answer 28

One rotating and one stationary

Question 29

The prime meridian is the starting point for a. Latitude b. Longitude c. Gratitude d. Projection

Answer 29

b. Longitude

Question 30

The equator divides the northern and southern

Answer 30

Hemispheres

Question 31

Half of a sphere

Answer 31

Hemisphere

Question 32

The basic grid system of latitude and longitude lines is called

Answer 32

Graticule

Question 33

A great circle is any circle on the earth's surface that is made by a plane passing through its center.

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

Any circle other than a great circle is a small circle.

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

Coordinates are read first according to longitude and then according to latitude

Answer 35

FALSE

Question 36

What are the broadest airport classifications?

Answer 36

Civil airports or military and joint-use airports

Question 37

In joint-use airports, facilities aren't necessarily shared by the military and civilians.

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

Controlled airspace is serviced by

Answer 38

Air Traffic Controllers

Question 39

The largest area of controlled airspace is called

Answer 39

The continental control area

Question 40

High-altitude airways are clearly defined on sectional charts.

Answer 40

FALSE

Question 41

Low-altitude airways are also known as Victor airways.

Answer 41

TRUE

Question 42

The wind triangle is constructed to find the true heading that compensates for the effect of wind.

Answer 42

TRUE

Question 43

As a navigational aid, the aircraft radio is a useful communication link with authorities who control aspects of navigational flight.

Answer 43

TRUE

Question 44

The VOR allows pilots to fly directly to or from VOR stations.

Answer 44

TRUE

Question 45

The VOR does not automatically compensate for the effects of wind

Answer 45

FALSE