Navigation – Self-Assessment Exercise

Direction is always measured:

Great circles are:

The equator is a:

Meridians of longitude are:

What is the distance in nm from 34° 10’ 00”S to 33° 10’ 00”S?

The difference between true and magnetic North is?

Flying a true track of 090°, variation 20W, what is the magnetic track for the flight?

The standard nautical mile is assumed to be:

On a lambert’s conformal conic chart, the scale is correct:

A line drawn on a chart is 15cm; the scale of the chart is 1:1000 000. What is the earth distance? 1nm = 185300cm

On a chart an area marked FAP

The global positioning system (GPS) has a:

GPS has:

The master control station for GPS is located in:

GPS position fixing is based on a principal called:

For GPS position fixing a minimum of _ satellites are required:

Aircraft altitude is calculated with the GPS using:

Multi-path interference on a GPS is caused by:

Doppler shift is used in a GPS to calculate:

The Earth is a perfectly round spheroid:

All parallels of latitude are small circles:

On a chart lines of zero variation are called:

When flying a track of 090°, with the wind blowing 180°, heading must be altered to the_to maintain track:

Lines on a chart of equal variation are called:

A compass indicates: