Pilot General Navigation Solved Problems-Set1
Pilot General Navigation Solved Problems-Set1
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1 An aircraft departs from position A (04°10' S 178°22'W) and flies northward following the meridian for 2950 https://youtu.be/i2f-h0Dkh64
NM. It then flies westward along the parallel of latitude for 382 NM to position B. The coordinates of position
B are?
https://youtu.be/i2f-h0Dkh64
2 The angle between the true great-circle track and the true rhumb-line track joining the following points: A https://youtu.be/Fk3f0g-lXm8
(60° S 165° W) B (60° S 177° E), at the place of departure A, is:
https://youtu.be/Fk3f0g-lXm8
3 Given: Waypoint 1. 60°S 030°W Waypoint 2. 60°S 020°W What will be the approximate latitude shown on the https://youtu.be/BcNEYDr45YM
display unit of an inertial navigation system at longitude 025°W?
https://youtu.be/BcNEYDr45YM
4 What is the time required to travel along the parallel of latitude 60° N between meridians 010° E and 030° W https://youtu.be/vejFsDn_TmQ
at a groundspeed of 480 kt?
https://youtu.be/vejFsDn_TmQ
5 Given: value for the flattening of the Earth is 1/298. Earth's semi-major axis, as measured at the equator,
equals 6378.4 km. What is the semi-minor axis (km) of the earth at the axis of the poles?
https://youtu.be/Z-gOj6s-gF4
6 Position A is located on the equator at longitude 130°00E. Position B is located 100 NM from A on a bearing https://youtu.be/sssMAVAoCdU
of 225°(T). The coordinates of position B are:
https://youtu.be/sssMAVAoCdU
7 The rhumb line track between position A (45°00'N, 010°00'W) and position B (48°30'N, 015°00'W) is https://youtu.be/2Ws7KIbrb4o
approximately:
https://youtu.be/2Ws7KIbrb4o
8 A Mercator chart has a scale at the equator = 1: 3 704 000. What is the scale at latitude 60° S? https://youtu.be/UiS8iB1qZN8
https://youtu.be/UiS8iB1qZN8
9 The distance measured between two points on a navigation map is 42 mm (millimetres). The scale of the https://youtu.be/t3rUqMjl_2w
chart is 1:1 600 000. The actual distance between these two point is approximately:
https://youtu.be/t3rUqMjl_2w
10 The standard parallels of a Lambert's conical orthomorphic projection are 07°40'N and 38°20' N. The constant https://youtu.be/Von47bYKCF4
of the cone for this chart is:
https://youtu.be/Von47bYKCF4
11 A straight line drawn on a chart measures 4.63 cm and represents 150 NM. The chart scale is: https://youtu.be/_6ALfKnc4Qg
https://youtu.be/_6ALfKnc4Qg
12 On a Polar Stereographic chart, the initial great circle course from A 70°N 060°W to B 70°N 060°E is https://youtu.be/1wWi8cUHtBY
approximately:
https://youtu.be/1wWi8cUHtBY
13 The great circle distance between position A (59°34.1'N 008°08.4'E) and B (30°25.9'N 171°51.6'W) is: https://youtu.be/HxiwZ8WQ9kk
https://youtu.be/HxiwZ8WQ9kk
14 On a direct Mercator projection, at latitude 45° North, a certain length represents 70 NM. At latitude 30° https://youtu.be/qdM424dOa0M
North, the same length represents approximately:
https://youtu.be/qdM424dOa0M
15 Given: Position A 45°N, ?°E Position B 45°N, 45°15'E Distance A-B = 280 NM B is to the East of A Required: https://youtu.be/3f5nRuPKHXc
longitude of position A?
https://youtu.be/3f5nRuPKHXc
16 On a polar stereographic projection chart showing the South Pole, a straight line joins position A (70°S 065°E) https://youtu.be/l1uh5A8hhp4
to position B (70°S 025°W). The true course on departure from position A is approximately:
https://youtu.be/l1uh5A8hhp4
17 On a direct Mercator projection, the distance measured between two meridians spaced 5° apart at latitude https://youtu.be/zO8kpu4yvmA
60°N is 8 cm. The scale of this chart at latitude 60°N is approximately:
https://youtu.be/zO8kpu4yvmA
18 Two positions plotted on a polar stereographic chart, A (80°N 000°) and B (70°N 102°W) are joined by a https://youtu.be/mQfUZRXW5a0
straight line whose highest latitude is reached at 035°W. At point B, the true course is:
https://youtu.be/mQfUZRXW5a0
QUESTIONS ADDED ON 07 MARCH 23
19 Given: Magnetic heading 311° Drift angle 10° left Relative bearing of NDB 270° What is the magnetic bearing https://youtu.be/5fnMZet2owg
of the NDB measured from the aircraft?
https://youtu.be/5fnMZet2owg
20 Given the following: True track: 192° Magnetic variation: 7°E Drift angle: 5° left What is the magnetic heading https://youtu.be/8F585g8yXZk
required to maintain the given track?
https://youtu.be/8F585g8yXZk
21 Given the following: Magnetic heading: 060° Magnetic variation: 8°W Drift angle: 4° right What is the true https://youtu.be/onnicK1kNeM
track?
https://youtu.be/onnicK1kNeM
22 An aircraft is following a true track of 048° at a constant TAS of 210 kt. The wind velocity is 350° / 30 kt. https://youtu.be/HSa-tg94XFg
The GS and drift angle are:?
https://youtu.be/HSa-tg94XFg
23 Given: FL 350, Mach 0.80, OAT -55°C. Calculate the values for TAS and local speed of sound (LSS)? https://youtu.be/KUvo9paT9h4
https://youtu.be/KUvo9paT9h4
24 Given: Magnetic heading = 255° VAR = 40°W GS = 375 kt W/V = 235°(T) / 120 kt Calculate the drift angle? https://youtu.be/ilUL3ccdo-8
https://youtu.be/ilUL3ccdo-8
25 Given: True Heading = 180° TAS = 500 kt W/V 225° / 100 kt Calculate the GS? https://youtu.be/KzzVRNrwsyE
https://youtu.be/KzzVRNrwsyE
26 Given: True heading = 310° TAS = 200 kt GS = 176 kt Drift angle 7° right. Calculate the W/V? https://youtu.be/Oni5l03J4_E
https://youtu.be/Oni5l03J4_E