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1
Q

Once you have filed your VFR flight plan, clearance delivery ______.

A

provides nothing because you are not required to call them for a VFR flight plan

2
Q

How is your VFR flight plan activated when departing a military or civilian airfield?

A

Tower activates your VFR flight plan from a military field; FSS activates your VFR flight plan from a civilian field when you contact them after you are airborne

3
Q

When departing from an airfield that has Class D airspace, you should remain on tower frequency until you are clear of their airspace

A

True

4
Q

While under flight following you can expect radar vectors to your destination.

A

False

5
Q

If you do not have flight following and must change your VFR flight plan to IFR, you should first contact ______.

A

FSS and file your route

6
Q

If you change your VFR flight plan to an IFR flight plan with ATC, you need to contact FSS because ______.

A

you need to cancel your VFR flight plan.

7
Q

Which of the following is NOT part of DR navigation? (C/1/1)

a. Time
b. GPS
c. Airspeed
d. Heading

A

GPS

8
Q

If you do not see your checkpoint at the time you planned, you would turn to your next checkpoint based on time.

A

True

9
Q

When navigating on a VFR route you want to look for points ______ and have them identified by ______.

A

2-5 minutes out; 1 minute out

10
Q

One method to use in measuring distance is using cockpit view angles. Another method discussed was ______.

A

measuring the distance between two objects for comparison method

11
Q

The Standard Closing Angle used for 210 knots groundspeed is 2°.

A

False

12
Q

How long do you hold your correction using SCA if you are 1 mile left of your course?

A

1 minute

13
Q

Using the proportional method to correct for time, you add/reduce ______ knot(s) for every ______ second(s) late or early and hold this new airspeed for the number of minutes equal to your groundspeed in miles per minute.

A

1; 1

14
Q

You are going 3NM per minute and are 15 seconds early. How would you correct?

A

Subtract 15 knots for 3 minutes

15
Q

You are doing 4 NM per minute and are 30 seconds late. How would you correct?

A

Add 30 knots for 4 minutes

16
Q

Your ground speed is 210 knots and you are 15 seconds early. What is your correction (use 10 percent method to calculate?

A

Decrease your airspeed by 21 knots for 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

17
Q

Your groundspeed is 210 knots and you are 7 seconds late. What is your correction?

A

Increase your airspeed by 21 knots for 1 minute and 10 seconds.

18
Q

You are doing 3 miles per minute. What is your correction if you are 30 seconds early (use Incremental Method to calculate?

A

Subtract 30 knots for 3 minutes.

19
Q

Your groundspeed is 4 miles per minute and you are 10 seconds late. What is your correction?

A

Add 40 knots for 1 minute

20
Q

What items would you record on the in-flight log?

A

Fuel; time

21
Q

Using your electronic calculator, calculate how long it would take to travel 35 miles at a groundspeed of 210 knots

A

Ten minutes

22
Q

When departing VFR you should tell tower your ______.

A

initial altitude and direction of flight

23
Q

When departing VFR in Class D airspace, you are expected to ______.

A

remain on tower frequency until clear of their airspace

24
Q

When are you required to change your ETA on a VFR flight plan?

A

If your arrival time is going to change by more than 30 minutes

25
Q

You are navigating at night using DR nav and approaching a checkpoint that you can’t see. When would you turn to the next checkpoint?

A

Turn on time.

26
Q

What are the primary scan positions on a VFR/low-level nav route?

A

10-2 position

27
Q

You are level at 3000 feet AGL and see your checkpoint 45° below the level horizon. How far are you from the checkpoint?

A

3000 feet

28
Q

Which one of the following course correction methods involves timing with a heading change?

a. Funneling method
b. Standard Closing Angle method
c. Aiming method
d. Incremental method

A

Which one of the following course correction methods involves timing with a heading change?

a. Funneling method
b. Standard Closing Angle method
c. Aiming method
d. Incremental method