Unit 1

Question 1

Stated or implied coordinates a place that can be identified

Answer 1

Position

Question 2

Position relative to another expressed in degrees as three numbers

Answer 2

Direction

Question 3

Spacial separation between two points without regards to direction

Answer 3

Distance

Question 4

Height of an aircraft above a reference plane (AGL & MSL)

Answer 4

Altitude

Question 5

This term consist of hour of day and an ellapsed interval

Answer 5

Time

Question 6

Direction in which the aircraft must be flown or is being flown this direction of travel required to reach destination

Answer 6

Course

Question 7

Amount and direction an Aircraft is off course

Answer 7

Deviation

Question 8

This is the effect wind has on the left/right track of an aircraft this is caused by Crosswinds

Answer 8

Drift

Question 9

Speed movement over the ground

Answer 9

Ground speed

Question 10

Direction which the aircraft points/heads at any instant it is expressed in angular units clockwise

Answer 10

Heading

Question 11

What are the two types of heading

Answer 11

True heading and magnetic heading

Question 12

* This is measured from the equator towards either polls

• East to west direction
• Measures north south

Answer 12

Latitude/parallel lines

Question 13

• This is the angular distance of a place
• North-south direction
• Measures east-west of the prime meridian

Answer 13

Longitude/meridian lines

Question 14

These lines are farthest apart from each other at the equator/widest distance at the equator

Answer 14

Longitude/meridian lines

Question 15

This is the distance between two meridians

Answer 15

Departure

Question 16

If latitude lines have the same name what do you do

Answer 16

Subtract

Question 17

If latitude lines have contrary names what do you do

Answer 17

Add

Question 18

If longitude lines have the same name what do you do

Answer 18

Subtract

Question 19

If longitude lines have contrary names what do you do and if it is greater than 180°

Answer 19

Add but if greater than 180° subtract from 360°

Question 20

What is the conversion of
1° in latitude
1 minute
1 second

Answer 20

60 NM
1 NM
100 ft

Question 21

What is the conversion of
1 degree in longitude
1 minute
1 second

Answer 21

60 NM at the EQ
1 NM at the EQ
100 ft at the EQ

Question 22

This is the actual path traveled with respect to the earth it is caused by drift

Answer 22

Track

Question 23

How do you measure direction

Answer 23

Clockwise

Question 24

What is known as going to another object not on initial course can be true magnetic or relative

Answer 24

Bearing

Question 25

What bearing is a reference to magnetic north

Answer 25

Magnetic bearing

Question 26

What bearing is the difference between the Aircrafts heading and the bearing pointer and is relative to yourself

Answer 26

Relative bearing

Question 27

What is the shortest distance between two points on a sphere and cuts the globe in perfect half

Answer 27

Great circle

Question 28

Circles other than great circles and does not divide a sphere into equal halves

Answer 28

Small circles

Question 29

These are easier to fly but longer unless they are also a great circle they spiral towards the polls but never reach them

Answer 29

Rhumb lines

Question 30

This is determined by adding/subtracting 180° from the original course/bearing

Answer 30

Reciprocal

Question 31

This is the current position of an aircraft defined in terms of longitude and latitude

Answer 31

Present position

Question 32

Using direction information from two or more fix points to plot an unknown position

Answer 32

Triangulation

Question 33

Particular spot along a desired course

Answer 33

Waypoint

Question 34

Position derived for measuring external reference points where you are at now

Answer 34

Fix

Question 35

Can be anything from our aircraft system to a simple as a lighthouse or buoy

Answer 35

Navigation aids

Question 36

Process of calculating position by using a previously determined position/fix

Answer 36

Dead reckoning

Question 37

This is used to determine a fix

Answer 37

Line of position

Question 38

What does the earths magnetic field act as

Answer 38

An imperfect bar magnet

Question 39

This is the text magnetic north but rotates a Compass card to put the nose of the aircraft at the top of the indicator

Answer 39

Aircraft compass

Question 40

What type of compass error is when the magnetic north is not aligned with true North and it’s caused by natural causes

Answer 40

Magnetic declination/variation

Question 41

What compass error is the influence of the immediate environment upon a compass

Answer 41

Compass deviation

Question 42

What navigation indicator gives heading and bearing

Answer 42

Radio magnetic indicator RMI

Question 43

What navigation indicator gives bearing distance and heading

Answer 43

Bearing distance heading indicator BDHI

Question 44

What navigation indicator gives heading, bearing, distance, course deviation, and to/from

Answer 44

Horizontal situation indicator HSI

Question 45

What navigation indicator gives attitude (pitch and roll) and steer to/from

Answer 45

Attitude Director indicator ADI