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Atpl bristolgs general navigation exam 2 2023/2024 Update
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Atpl bristolgs general navigation exam 2 2023/2024Update
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Exam 2, 54 questions; 71 marks; time allowed 2 hours
1. The angle between the ecliptic and the plane of the Equator is:
(a) 0°
(b) 23½°
(c) 66½°
(d) 90°
(1)
2. An aircraft is at position A (49°10'S 178°22'W). It flies due North for
2950 nm and then due West for 382 nm to position B. Position B is:
(a) 42°48'S 132°28'E
(b) 00°00'N/S 171°54'E
(c) 42°48'S 114°23'E
(d) 00°00'N/S 175°16'E
(1)
3. The duration of Civil Twilight is:
(a) the period between either sunrise or sunset and the time when
the Sun is 6° below the horizon
(b) the period between either sunrise or sunset and the time when
the Sun is 12° below the horizon
(c) the period between the time when the Sun is 6° below the horizon
and the time when the Sun is 12° below the horizon
(d) the period between sunset and sunrise
(1)
4. What is the UTC of sunrise at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(50°00'N 123°00'W) on 6th December ? Appendix A may be used.
(a) 1554
(b) 2330
(c) 1542
(d) 2342
(2)
5 What is the LMT at 65°25'N 123°45'W at 2200UTC on 6th September
UTC date ?
(a) 0615 on 7th
(b) 1345 on 6th
Bristol Groundschool General Navigation Exam 2.1
, (c) 1738 on 6th
(d) 0220 on 7th
(2)
Bristol Groundschool General Navigation Exam 2.2
,6. An aircraft leaves Guam (13°00'N 143°45'E) at 2300 Standard Time
on 30th April to fly to Los Angeles, California, USA (33°50'N
117°15'W). If
the flight time is 11 hours 15 minutes what is the Standard Time of
arrival in Los Angeles ? Appendix B may be used.
(a) 0615
(b) 0830
(c) 1740
(d) 1715
(2)
7. What is the distance in kilometres from 49°S 180°E/W to 58°S
180°E/W ?
(a) 540
(b) 621
(c) 1000
(d) 1223
(2)
8. From position A, 04°N 030°W, an aircraft flies 600 nm due South, then
600 nm due East, then 600 nm due North, then 600 nm due West.
The final position of the aircraft in relation to A will be:
(a) due East of A
(b) at A
(c) due West of A
(d) due North of A
(1)
9. When should a direct reading compass in an aircraft be "swung" ?
(a) after a certain number of landings
(b) after being stored for a long period and frequently moved
(c) after a large permanent change in magnetic latitude
(d) after a large permanent change in magnetic longitude
(1)
10. A magnetic compass will be most effective at:
(a) the Equator
(b) the North Magnetic Pole
(c) the South Magnetic Pole
(d) a position roughly half way between the magnetic poles
(1)
Bristol Groundschool General Navigation Exam 2.3
, 11. Using a Lamberts chart overprinted with a 'standard' grid (aligned with
the Greenwich Meridian) and a Parallel of Origin of 76°N an aircraft at
100°E flying a grid heading of 050° will have a true heading of
(a) 147°
(b) 313°
(c) 126°
(d) 334°
(2)
12. On a Polar Stereographic chart two points are plotted: 77°S 066°W and
77°S 041°W. If the scale of the chart is given as 1:5,000,000 at 77°S
the length of the rhumb line joining them in millimetres is:
(a) 6.2
(b) 12.5
(c) 125
(d) 62
(2)
13. The usual use for an Oblique Mercator chart is:
(a) for topographical maps of areas with little change of longitude
(b) the show rhumb lines correctly
(c) to show major great circle routes accurately
(d) to show north/south great circle routes accurately
(1)
14. An aircraft departs from 80°N 060°W on an initial great circle track of
330°T. Given that its groundspeed is 500 kts use a Polar Stereographic
construction, assuming great circles are straight lines and there is no
scale expansion, to find the position of the aircraft after three hours of
flight. It will be:
(a) 73°N 167°E
(b) 69°N 173°E
(c) 84°N 169°W
(d) 78°N 176°W
(3)
15. For gyro steering purposes a Polar Stereographic chart is overlaid with
a grid aligned with the Greenwich meridian. An aircraft at 76°N 085°E
on a track of 120°T would have a grid track of:
(a) 055°
(b) 120°
(c) 035°
(d) 165°
(2)
Bristol Groundschool General Navigation Exam 2.4
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