30 MC questions:
Navigation:
01. The earth graticule consists of:
A. Meridians
B. Equator
C. Parallels
D. All of the above
02. The FMS position of KJFK (New York, Kennedy International): N40 38.4 W073° 46.7 What will be the
position in degrees, hours and minutes notation?
A. N 40° 106’ 66” W073° 129’ 83.3”
B. N 40° 38.4’ W073° 46.74’
C. N 40° 38’ 24” W073° 46” 42’
D. N 40° 64’ 00” W073° 77’ 90”
03. An aircraft on position 60°00N 030°00W flies 600nm West. The final position
of the aircraft is:
A. 60°00N 020°00W
B. 60°00N 035°00W
C. 60°00N 040°00W
D. 60°00N 050°00W
04. There is always just 1 great circle line as shortest distance between two points on earth.
A. True
B. False, the loxodromic line is the shortest distance between two points
C. True if they are not directly opposite of each other on the sphere
D. False, the rhumb line is the shortest distance between two points
05. Aircraft on ground: What will a pressure altimeter indicate when it is set to the QFE of the airport?
A. It will indicate zero (ft or m)
B. It will indicate the field elevation (ft or m)
C. What it will indicate is depending on the temperature
D. That depends what the radio altitude is
06. Accidentally the QNH of the pressure altimeter is set 1003Hpa instead of 1013Hpa, what will the
misreading of the altimeter be on ground?
A. + 30ft
B. – 30ft
C. – 300ft
D. + 300ft
07. The Radio altimeter is indicating 2300ft, what does this mean?
A. The radio altimeter antenna is 2300ft above the ground directly below
B. Cannot be determined; it depends on the QNH
C. Cannot be determined; it depends on temperature deviation from ISA
D. Cannot be determined; it depends on the field elevation
08.The solar time in Amsterdam (N52.3° E004.8°) is 12:00, what is the solar time in New York (N40.6°
W073.8°) rounded off in minutes?
A. 06:36
B. 06:46
C. 01:24
D. 17:14
09. The wind triangle consist of the following vectors:
A. W/V, TT/GS, TH/TAS
B. W/TAS, TT/V, TH/GS
C. TT/TAS, TH/GS, W/V
D. TH/TAS, TT/V, W/GS
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