Navigation Gen & Plotting Questions

1) Overhead Cookhouse HDG 030º(C), Compass DEV +2, Drift 10º Left, VAR 22º West.
Track Made Good is?

a) 000º
b) 016º
c) 020º

2) Airplane overhead HARARE at FL070 & Climbing to FL180 at a mean rate of climb of
600ft/min. RAS 160kts. Temp DEV ISA +10ºC. The Mean TAS on climb is?

a) 193 kts
b) 197 kts
c) 202 kts

3) An Aircraft flies from A to B in 2hr 20min. Dist 588nm. TAS 288kts. In order to fly from A to B in 2hr
27min the TAS for the return flight should be?

a) 240 kts
b) 252 kts
c) 264 kts

4) Airplane A & B are both flying on the same track & are initially 72nm apart. GS of A is 288. Airplane A
passes B after 1hr 20min. The GS of B is?

a) 248.7 mph
b) 433.6 km/h
c) 216.0 kts

5) An Airplane leaves A (S12:02 W157:04) on July 31st at 09:00 LMT on a flight to B (S41:20 E174:48) at
an average GS of 312 kts & arrives at B at 11:19 LMT on August 1st, having flown a distance of?

a) 1308
b) 1414
c) 725

6) On a MERCATOR CHART the scale is 1:2 000,000 at (N35:00). The scale is equal to 1:1 000,000 at
LAT?

a) N65:49
b) N40:35
c) N33:33

7) Aircraft A GS 425 kts, passes over NL at 13:45z. Aircraft B at FL310, OAT -40ºC, passes over NL at
13:57z, overtaking A at 15:39z. Aircraft B relative closing speed was?

a) 50 kts
b) 75 kts
c) 95 kts

8) A to B Dist 159nm Fl 130 OAT -10ºC. Tailwind 25 kts. The Required RAS to fly from A to B in 46 min
is?

a) 150 kts b) 170 kts c) 190 kts

9) Forecast Wind Velocity for climb to cruse ALT are
W/V 270/20 W/V 315/30 W/V 360/35

a) 324/24
b) 315/28
c) 330/30
10) Standard time of Sunrise at Paris FRANCE (N48:44 E002:22) on 17th February is?

a) 07:56
b) 07:05
c) 06:56

11) An Airplane at DR position (S31:55 E028:15) VAR 22º W, Obtains a RMI QDM of 310º from NDB
(S29:30 E020:30) VAR 19º W. The Bearing to plot from the NDB on a LAMBERTS (CCF 0.5) is?

a) 108º T
b) 112º T
c) 115º T

12) Position of A is (S31:35 E029:46) Position B is on the same parallel of latitude. The Great Circle
bearing of B from A is 262º. The longitude of B is?

a) E000:47
b) E000:24
c) W000:47

13) Route Facility chart has a scale of 1:2,600,000. One cm on the chart is equal to?

a) 12 nm
b) 14 nm
c) 16 nm

14) 13:00 Overhead SISHEN NDB SS(S27:42 E023:00) TAS 250 kts. 14:00 Overhead VICTORIA WEST
VOR VWV (S31:24 E023:09). At 14:00 the Aircraft returns to SISHEN. The ETA at SS is?

a) 14:49
b) 14:55
c) 15:00

15) 09:43z at VICTORIA WEST (S31:24 E023:09) set heading 089º T for NEW CASTLE (S27:45
E030:00), FL110 TAS 160 kts. 11:19z BLOEMFONTEIN VOR BLV (S29:06 E026:19) Radial 110
DME range 17. ETA for NEW CASTLE is?

a) 12:42
b) 13:04
c) 12:56

16) On a track between ALEXANDERBAY (S28:34 E016:31) & Pierre Van Ryneveldt airport UPINGTON
(S28:24 E021:16) ALEXANDERBAY radio requires report abeam KEETMANSHOOP VOR KTV
(S26:33 E018:00). VAR at JGH Van Rath airport KEETMANSHOOP is 17.5º W. When abeam KTV
the Radial is?

a) 196º
b) 178º
c) 220º

17) At 10:48z aircraft heading 169º M inbound to Ben Schoeman airport EAST LONDEN ELV (S33:02
E027:53) The ELV VOR DME indicates radial 349º DME 12nm. AT this point a diversion to HF
Verwoerd airport PORT ELIZABETH PEV (S33:58 E025:36) is planned. Assume no wind & Variation
23º W. The Distance & initial Heading is?

a) 130nm 240º M
b) 126nm 262º M
c) 130nm 251º M
18) While enroute from PW Botha GEORGE VOR GGV (S34:00 E022:22) to SIR LOWRY’S PASS NDB
SP (S34:09 E018:58) heading 299º M GS 120 kts, relative bearing 083º is obtained from
SUTHERLAND NDB SL (S32:24 E020:40). From this position the flight time to SP NDB is?

a) 51 min
b) 39 min
c) 43 min

19) Aircraft Overhead EAST LONDEN at 09:30z enroute to DURBAN, mean track 041º T, Distance
246nm, mean W/V 270/45, FL110, OAT -7ºC. The RAS that has to be maintained in order to arrive
Overhead DURBAN at 10:30z is?

a) 186 kts
b) 195 kts
c) 204 kts

20) 15:15 Overhead SELEBI-PIKWE SP(S22:03 E027:48) TAS 240 kts heading 280º M. 16:30 Overhead
GHANZI GZ (S21:41 E21:40) The Mean W/V?

a) 125/44
b) 058/46
c) 236/44

21) 11:21 Overhead GHANZI GZ FL180, TAS 170 kts, W/V 250/55 on a direct track to
NIEWOUDSVILLE NVV (S31:21 E019:03). ETA at CAPE TOWN FIR Boundary (S27:00) is?

a) 16:36z
b) 13:50z
c) 14:02z

22) 13:42 Overhead COOKHOUSE (S32:46 E025:46) on a direct track to LICHTENBURG. 14:49z VOR
KMV radial 106º, DME 35nm. At 14:49z the alteration of heading required to arrive overhead
LICHTENBURG is

a) 10º Right
b) 14º Right
c) 19º Right

23) 08:15 Overhead ROOIKOP NDB RK (S23:00 E014:37) TAS 240 kts, heading 017º T. 08:49 Alter
Heading 053º T. 09:29 Overhead GROOTFONTEIN NDB (S19:37 E018:06). The mean W/V is?

a) 278/36
b) 309/31
c) 354/37

24) 2 Airplanes depart at 13:00z from aerodrome 400nm apart

Airplane A. Track 063º T, Ground Speed 188 kts.
Airplane B. Track 243º T, Ground Speed 155 kts.
Time at which they cross will be?

a) 14:10
b) 14:05
c) 14:00

25) An Airplane departs from (N60:00 E005:00) on a rhumbline track 270º T After Flying 265nm it
arrives at?

a) E013:50
b) E003:50
c) W003:50
26) From EUROPE ISLAND (S22:20 E040:21) to CAPE TOWN (S33:58 E18:36) departure time01:30z
January 2nd. ETA CAPE TOWN 17:30 SAST January 2nd the total Distance is 4850 SM.
The Average Ground Speed is?

a) 301 kts
b) 346 kph
c) 346 kts

27 From CLAN WILLIAMS NDB CW to KIMBERLY VOR KMV, distance 364nm. At 116nm from
CW the airplane is 11nm right of planed track. To fly direct to KMV from this position, heading must
be changed:

a) 6º Left
b) 8º Left
c) 12º Left

28) On a MERCATORS Chart:

a) Distance is measured along a straight line because that is the shortest distance between two points.
b) The shortest earth distance between two points can be represented by a curved line.
c) Parallels are concave to the equator.

29) GC distance between position (N68:00 E118:32) are position (N68:00 W061:28) is

a) 2 840 nm
b) 2 640 nm
c) 2 440 nm

30) An airplane, groundspeed 472 kts, is approaching checkpoint CHARLIE ETA 21:17. ATC request
the airplane to cross CHARLIE at 21:20. To accomplish this the airplane will reduce its groundspeed to
415 kts at?

a) 20:52z
b) 20:55z
c) 2058z

31) Sector Track Distance TAS Drift Time

A to B 209º 107nm 230kts 7º Left 29min
B to C 267º 96nm 230kts

Assuming the W/V remains constant, the groundspeed from B to C is?

a) 190 kts
b) 202 kts
c) 214 kts

32)An aircraft passes over NDB A at 10:00z, TAS 180 kts, heading 157º M. NDB A indicates a Relative
Bearing of 186º when aircraft Passes over NDB B 49nm from A at 10:20z.Variation through out is 8º
West. The wind direction and speed is?

a) 229/16
b) 110/24
c) 125/37

33) A LAMBERTS chart has the parallel of origin at S27:00.

The Difference between earth convergence and chart convergence at S34:00 is?

a) 0.56 degrees
b) 0.45 degrees
c) 0.11 degrees
34) An airplane is maintaining a track of 127º T, heading 151º M, and Var 16 º W.
The heading to fly the reciprocal track is?

a) 315º M
b) 323º M
c) 331º M

35) An airplane at FL330 is requested to commence decent at 60nm from a VOR/DME and to cross the
VOR at FL070. The mean groundspeed during descent is 277 kts.
The minimum rate of descent required is?

a) 1 800 ft/min
b) 1 900 ft/min
c) 2 000 ft/min

36) The length of the parallel of latitude on a chart between A (N49:14 E175:53) and B (N49:14 W168:24)
is 24.87cm. The scale of the chart expressed as a representative function is?

a) 1: 4 500 000
b) 1: 6 900 000
c) 1: 5 700 000

37) The standard time of sunset at OSLO NORWAY (N59:45 E010:37), on 22nd February is?

a) 06:37z
b) 07:20z
c) 07:37z

38) 11:47z Overhead COOKHOUSE (S32:46 E025:45), TAS 220 kts, Hdg 005º T.
12:10z Observed drift 14º right
12:21z Crossing BURGERSDROP VOR BDV (S30:59 E026:17) radial 125.
Mean wind is?

a) 305/55
b) 315/65
c) 295/55

39) 09:20z Overhead SISHEN (S27:42 W023:00) set heading 094º T. FL110, OAT 0º C, RAS 108 kts.
10:37z Overhead WELKOM (S 28:00 E026:42).
10:43z Using W/V 330/55 heading for KROONSTAD (S27:40 E027:16) is

a) 353º M
b) 011º T
c) 011º M

40) An airplane overhead JBM Hertzog airport BLOEMFONTEIN (S27:05 E026:18)

At 06:30z on a direct track to PW Botha airport GEORGE (S34:00 E022:22) heading
247º M. At 7:50z VICTORIA WEST NDB bears 090º relative by ADF.
The ETA overhead GEORGE is?

a) 08:42z
b) 08:49z
c) 08:55z

41) Overhead Ben Schoeman airport EAST LONDEN ELV (S33:02 E027:53) at 15:10z heading 010º T
TAS 180 kts.
15:55z Alter heading onto 045º T, TAS 200.
16:34z Overhead PIETERMARIITZBURG NDB PM (S29:40 E030:24).
The Mean W/V that has affected the airplane since 15:10z is

a) 257/35
b) 282/29
c) 328/21
42) 06:30z Overhead HARTBEESPOORTDAM HBV (S25:42 E027:53) TAS 150 kts W/V 240/35.
On a direct track to BULAWAYO VBU (S20:05 E028:42) the ETA at the HARRARE FIR boundary
(S21:38 E028:29) is?

a) 07:57
b) 07:51
c) 07:45

43) 09:45z Overhead VIEWOUDSVILLE (S31:21 E019:03) FL270. TAS 340 kts. On a direct track to
GHANZI (S21:41 E021:39)
10:18z UPINGTON (S28:23 E021:16) NDB UP QDM 124.
10:32z UPINGTON VOR UPV radial 358.
The ETA GHANZI is

a) 11:22z
b) 11:28z
c) 1134z

44) Overhead DF Malan CAPE TOWN (S33:58 E018:35) on a direct track to JG Strijdom WINDHOEK
WH (S22:29 E017:27) heading 349º T, GS 420 kts.
09:35z ALEXANDERBAY ABV (S28:34 E016:31) DME range 116nm.
09:50z ALEXANDERBAY ABV DME range 116nm.
Heading to steer at 09:50z for WINDHOEK is?

a) 330º T
b) 335º T
c) 341º T

45) Overhead SUTHERLAND VOR SLV (S32:23 E020:40) TAS 270 kts. 16:00z overhead ULCO VOR
UCV (S28:23 E024:20). At 16:00 airplane returns to SUTHERLAND, ETA SLV is?

a) 17:00
b) 17:10
c) 17:19

46) 10:00 Overhead BEIRA (S19:46 E34:55) on a flight to HARRARE (S15:55 E031:05).
10:10 overhead MUTARE (S19:00 E032:26).
At 10:10 the alteration of heading required to arrive overhead HARRARE is?

a) 9º Right
b) 13º Right
c) 22º Right

47) The great circle distance from A (N78:13 E156:27) to B (N69:27 W023:33) is

a) 1 827 nm
b) 1 940 nm
c) 2 175 nm

48) X to Y distance 107 nm. FL120. OAT +5ºC head wind 15 kts, the required RAS to fly from
X to Y in 37 min is?

a) 129 kts
b) 140 kts
c) 154 kts

49) Standard time of sunset at Lisbon Portugal (N38:45 W009:07) on 10th March is?

a) 17:38
b) 18:38
c) 19:38
50) An airplane maintains a track of 141º M at a ground speed 180 kts, obtains the following bearings from
Pierre Ryneveld airport UPINGTON VOR UPV (S28:24 E021:16).
09:17z Upington VOR radial 277.
09:34z Upington VOR radial 266.
09:49z Upington VOR radial 185.
The airplane is at position?

a) S29:29 E021:33
b) S28:55 E020:23
c) S29:48 E021:40

51) An airplane is overhead JBM Hertzog airport BLOEMFONTEIN (S29:05 E026:18) at 06:30z on a
direct track to PW Botha airport GEORGE (S34:00 E022:22), heading 247º M, at 07:50z VICTORIA
WEST NDB VWV bears 090º relative by ADF.
The ETA overhead GEORGE is?

a) 08:42
b) 08:49
c) 08:55

52) An airplane at FL330, groundspeed 480 kts is 376 nm from its destination at 17:35z. Mean rate of
descent 2000ft/min, mean descent groundspeed 285 kts. The latest time to commence the descent to
arrive overhead the destination at 6000ft is?

a) 18:14z
b) 18:22z
c) 18:27z

53) Aircraft flies the direct track from VICTORIA WEST VWV (S31:24 E023:08) to HF Verwoerd airport
PORT ELIZABETH PEV (S33:58 E025:36) track 163º M, heading 170º M.
When abeam the COOKHOUSE NDB CH (S32:44 E025:45) the ADF will indicate?

a) 263 relative
b) 270 relative
c) 277 relative

54) 06:30 overhead Bulawayo VBU (S20:05 E028:42), TAS 150 kts, W/V 240/35 kts on a direct track to
Hartbeespoortdam HBV (S25:42 E027:53). The ETA at the FAJS FIR Boundary (S21:38 E028:29) is?

a) 07:01
b) 07:07
c) 07:13

55) 06:45 overhead GHANZI GZ (S21:41 W021:39) FL280 TAS 340 kts on a direct track to
NIEWOUDSVILLE NVV (S28:23 E021:16).
07:48 Upington (28:23 E021:16) VOR UPV radial 358.
08:03 Upington NDB UP QDM 124.
The ETA NVV is

a) 08:36z
b) 08:43z
c) 08:50z

56) 10:37z overhead Louis Botha DURBAN VOR DNV (S29:56 E031:00) on a direct flight to
PHALABORWA (S23:56 E 031:07). 10:49z MAPUTU VOR VMA (S25:52 E032:34) radial 281,
DME 65 nm. At 10:49z the alteration of heading required to arrive overhead PHALABORWA is?

a) 5º Left
b) 11º left
c) 17º left
57) 09:32 overhead Sutherland VOR SLV (S32:23 E020:40) heading 059º T, TAS 260 kts.
10:00 overhead VICTORIA WEST VOR VWV (S31:24 E023:08)
The Mean W/V is?

a) 278/50
b) 206/55
c) 305/45

58) 07:30z overhead GROOTFONTEIN NDB GF (S19:36 E018:06) TAS 210 kts, heading 158º T.
08:05z alter heading 107º T.
08:45z overhead GHANZI NDB GZ (S21:41 E021:40). The mean W/V since 07:30z is?

a) 173/34
b) 215/29
c) 247/42

59) 19:27 overhead Diaz Point (S26:40 E014:37) heading 037º T, TAS 252 kts, W/V 195/60.
20:09 alter heading for ROOTKOP (S23:00 Eo14:37)
The heading to steer for ROOTKOP at 21:09z is?

a) 286º M
b) 293º M
c) 300º M
 ANSWERS

01. A 31. B
02. C 32. C
03. A 33. C
04. B 34. A
05. A 35. C
06. A 36. A
07. A 37. C
08. A 38. A
09. A 39. B
10. A 40. A
11. B 41. B
12. C 42. A
13. B 43. A
14. A 44. C
15. A 45. C
16. A 46. C
17. B 47. B
18. C 48. C
19. A 49. C
20. A 50. A
21. C 51. B
22. C 52. A
23. B 53. A
24. A 54. C
25. C 55. B
26. A 56. B
27. B 57. A
28. B 58. B
29. B 59. A
30 B