NIFE NAV ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three types of naviagation? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Dead Reckoning
Navigation, Visual Navigation, Electronic Navigation
What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dead Reckoning
Visual and Electronic Navigation
What is Dead Reckoning? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Directing an aircraft and
determining its position by the application of direction and speed
What are the components of DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅PTSD
Position
Time
Speed
Direction
Which way do lines of latitude run? Which way are they measured? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Run East and West
Measured North and South
Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Run north to south
Measured East and West
Where do lines of longitude start and what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅0
degrees. Prime meridian
Where do lines of longitude end and what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅180
degrees. International Date Line
, What is direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Angular distance from a reference
Lines of latitude are also called what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Parallels
Lines of Longitude are also called what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Meridians
What is the primary instrument to determine direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Remote
gyro compass card
AKA BDHI
EHSI
What are the two ways to express time and what are their formats? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Elapsed time (ETE) and ETD
How is Elapsed time written? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hours + minutes + seconds
How is ETD written? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Four digit time of day format
What is speed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A vector. Magnitude and velocity
What are the three primary instruments for DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅RGVCC,
Clock, and Airspeed indicator
What are the secondary instruments for DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅OAT and
Altimeter
How many degrees of longitude is one hour? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅15 degrees
longitude
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three types of naviagation? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Dead Reckoning
Navigation, Visual Navigation, Electronic Navigation
What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Dead Reckoning
Visual and Electronic Navigation
What is Dead Reckoning? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Directing an aircraft and
determining its position by the application of direction and speed
What are the components of DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅PTSD
Position
Time
Speed
Direction
Which way do lines of latitude run? Which way are they measured? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Run East and West
Measured North and South
Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Run north to south
Measured East and West
Where do lines of longitude start and what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅0
degrees. Prime meridian
Where do lines of longitude end and what is it called? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅180
degrees. International Date Line
, What is direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Angular distance from a reference
Lines of latitude are also called what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Parallels
Lines of Longitude are also called what? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Meridians
What is the primary instrument to determine direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Remote
gyro compass card
AKA BDHI
EHSI
What are the two ways to express time and what are their formats? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Elapsed time (ETE) and ETD
How is Elapsed time written? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Hours + minutes + seconds
How is ETD written? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Four digit time of day format
What is speed? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A vector. Magnitude and velocity
What are the three primary instruments for DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅RGVCC,
Clock, and Airspeed indicator
What are the secondary instruments for DR? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅OAT and
Altimeter
How many degrees of longitude is one hour? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅15 degrees
longitude
