Navigational Aids and Devices 1.

The determination of the Position and Velocity of a Moving Vehicle on land, at sea, in the air, or space. a. Detection b. Ranging c. Navigation d. None of the above Ans er! " #. $nstr%ment displaying rate of ascend and descend in feet per min%te. a. $&' b. M&' c. VAR d. V(R Ans er! ) *. $n hich fre+%ency band does marine radar operates, a. " b. & c. ' d. -% Ans er! " .. /hat is the common navigational aids present on aircraft panels, a. VAR b. V(R c. MT$ d. $&'. Ans er! ) 0. The radar system can determine a n%mber of properties of a distant ob1ect e2cept a. Motion b. Range c. 'peed d. "olor Ans er! D 3. A radio air to navigation that provides distance information bet een an airborne interrogator and a gro%nd4based transponder. a. $&' b. (mega c. 5P'

d. DM6 Ans er! D 7. The mar8er beacon operates at a carrier fre+%ency of a. 70 M9: b. 11# M9: c. 0; M9: d. <; M9: Ans er! A =. The color of the light for the inner mar8er is a. )lac8 b. >ello c. /hite d. )l%e Ans er! " <. An error in navigation that varies ith altit%de of vehicle often related to polari:ation a. Altit%de error b. 'ite error c. Night effect d. (ctantal error Ans er! A 1;. An error occ%rring mainly at night hen ionosphere reflection is at ma2im%m. a. Altit%de error b. 'ite error c. Night effect d. (ctantal error Ans er! " 11. An error ca%sed from reflection from obstr%ction close to the site of the navigational aids a. Altit%de error b. 'ite error c. Night effect d. (ctantal error Ans er! ) 1#. /hich band does (mega navigation system operates, a. V&? b. @9? c. V9D d. 9?

Ans er! A 1*. The o%ter mar8er in an $&' is appro2imately AAAA from the r%n ay end. a. 1;;; 8m b. 0;;; 8m c. 1.0 8m d. # 8m Ans er! ) 1.. $t is the direction relative to Tr%e North. a. )earing b. Relative bearing c. Magnetic heading d. A:im%th Ans er! " 10. $n radar, the ob1ect hose range, direction and velocity is to be meas%red. a. Receiver b. (b1ective c. Target d. "ross4section Ans er! " 13. An agency of @N that form%lates standards and recommendation practices incl%ding navigational aids for civil aviation a. $"A( b. AT( c. ?"" d. $T@ Ans er! A 17. The lighted spot of a radar display ca%sed by target echoes. a. Pi2el b. Phosphor c. P%lse d. Detail Ans er! ) 1=. The e+%ivalent si:e of a radar target, in terms of perfectly cond%cting flat plate oriented to ard the receiver. a. Receiver b. (b1ect c. Target

d. "ross4section Ans er! D 1<. The navigator fi2es his position on a map or chart by observing 8no n visible landmar8s. @sing earth s%rface beneath Bcompass, straight4 edge, maps, protractors, etc.C a. "elestial navigation b. Navigation by pilotage c. Dead rec8oning d. 6lectronic navigation Ans er! ) #;. $t is accomplished by meas%ring the ang%lar position of celestial bodies. a. "elestial navigation b. Navigation by pilotage c. Dead rec8oning d. 6lectronic navigation Ans er! A #1. The position of the craft at any instant of time is calc%lated from the previo%sly determined position, the speed of motion and the time elapsed. a. "elestial navigation b. Navigation by pilotage c. Dead rec8oning d. 6lectronic navigation Ans er! " ##. An angle in the hori:ontal plane ith respect to a reference %s%ally e2pressed in degrees meas%red cloc8 ise from the reference. a. )earing b. Relative bearing c. Absol%te bearing d. A:im%th Ans er! A #*. )earing is to North %s%ally magnetic North in Navigation system and meas%red in degrees co%nter4 cloc8 ise from the tr%e north. a. )earing b. Relative bearing c. Absol%te bearing d. A:im%th

Ans er! " #.. The ma2im%m altit%de above sea level at hich an aircraft can maintain level flight %nder 'tandard Air conditions. a. Absol%te altit%de b. Absol%te ceiling c. Absol%te val%e d. None of the above Ans er! ) #0. $s the process of %sing radio signal themselves to determine the relative direction bet een the transmitter sending o%t the signals and the receiver pic8ing them o%t. a. RD? b. $&' c. DM6 d. MT$ Ans er! A #3. A gro%nd station specifically intended for RD? service is called AAAAAA that operates in the #;; D .10 89: band. a. Non4directional )eacon BND)C b. Directional )eacon 'ystem BD)'C c. Distance Meas%ring 6+%ipment BDM6C d. All of the above Ans er! A #7. National radio navigation system replaced after /orld /ar # by the omnirange system. $t consisted of segmented +%adrants broacasting Morse "ode EAE Bdot4dashC and ENE Bdash4dotC signals in opposing +%adrants so that pilots co%ld orient their position relative to a EbeamE broadcasting a steady tone, and a Morse "ode station identifier. @sing a Eb%ild4and4fadeE techni+%e, a pilot co%ld BideallyC pinpoint his location by the strength or ea8ness of a signal. a. V(R b. Adcoc8 range

c. (M65A d. &(RAN Ans er! ) #=. The rate at hich ascending air cools and descending air arms, given no heat is added or ta8en a ay. The rate for dry air is based on 0..F ? per 1;;;G altit%de B1F per 1;; metersCH sat%rated rates vary ith barometric press%res and temperat%res, and m%st be ad1%sted for acc%racy. a. ?light level b. 6levon c. Decision height d. Adiabatic &apse Range Ans er! D #<. Disting%ished by fre+%encies 1=0;, 1<;;, 1<0; 89: and by a slight variation in p%lse repetition fre+%ency. a. &(RAN4A b. (M65A c. D6""A d. V(R Ans er! A *;. (f the three a2es in flight, this specifies the side4to4side movement of an aircraft on its vertical a2is, as in s8e ing. a. Roll b. Pitch c. >a d. None of the above Ans er! " *1. A panel instr%ment that ga%ges rate of climb or descent in feet4per4 min%te BfpmC. a. MT$ b. V'$ c. M'$ d. All of the above Ans er! ) V'$ D Vertical 'peed $ndicator *#. /ith respect to the operation of aircraft, the height at hich point a decision m%st be made d%ring an

instr%ment approach to either contin%e the approach or to e2ec%te a missed approach IabortJ. a. &o est safe altit%de b. Minim%m safe altit%de c. Decision height d. Vertical range Ans er! " **. The V9? fre+%encies %sed for the localiser are in the range a. *; to *;; M9: b. 1;=.1 to 111.< M9:. c. 7; to 10; M9: d. None of the above Ans er! ) *.. The ma2im%m ta8e4off B5rossC eight of an aircraft divided by its ing area. a. /ind loading b. Net eight c. /ing loading d. None of the above Ans er! " *0. The combined vhf omnirange navigation system and tactical air navigation is a. TA"AN b. V(RTA" c. D6""A d. &(RAN4" Ans er! ) *3. A panel instr%ment, often as simple as a tiny ball in a vertical t%be, indicating s%btle pitch movements of an aircraft. a. Ailerons b. Radio altimeter c. Variometer d. DM6 Ans er! " *7. K4band ranges from a. #.0 to 1< 59: b. = to 1# 59: c. 1= to #7 59: d. 1# to 1. 59: Ans er! )

*=. An airborne transmitter that responds to gro%nd4based interrogation signals to provide air traffic controllers ith more acc%rate and reliable position information than o%ld be possible ith EpassiveE radarH may also provide air traffic control ith an aircraftGs altit%de. a. $nterrogator b. "oc8pit c. Transponder d. None of the above Ans er! " *<. Airspace s%rro%nding designated airports herein AT" provides radar vectoring, se+%encing, and separation on a f%ll4time basis for all $?R and participating V?R aircraft. a. VM" b. TR'A c. RAT"? d. 6?"' Ans er! ) .;. The path of aircraft traffic aro%nd an airfield, at an established height and direction. a. Road map b. Pattern c. &ine of ascend d. None of the above Ans er! ) .1. A n%mber representing the ratio of the speed of an ob1ect to the speed of so%nd in the s%rro%nding air or medi%m in hich it is moving. a. K n%mber b. A4scope n%mber c. Radar e+%ation d. Mach Ans er! D .#. A navigation system hich %tili:es timing differences bet een m%ltiple lo 4fre+%ency transmissions to provide acc%rate latit%deLlongit%de position information to ithin 0;G. a. &(RAN

b. (M65A c. D6""A d. M65A Ans er! A .*. A circ%lar radio antenna, either in the open or in a streamlined, teardrop ho%sing, remotely t%rned *3;F to fine4t%ne a station in leag%e ith other radio4directive devices. a. Radar antenna b. )eam antenna c. &oop antenna d. &ong ire antenna Ans er! " ... (ne na%tical mile per ho%r, abo%t 1.10 stat%te miles B3,;=;GC per ho%r. a. Tong b. -not c. P%r%nt d. Ton8 Ans er! ) .0. A radar4based system allo ing $&'4 e+%ipped aircraft to find a r%n ay and land hen clo%ds may be as lo as #;; feet Bor lo er for special circ%mstancesC. a. M&' b. $&' c. TA"AN d. VAR Ans er! ) .3. 5overning the cond%ct of flight %nder instr%ment meteorological conditions. a. VM" b. $?R c. 9'$ d. M'A Ans er! ) .7. 'peed of flight at or greater than Mach 0.;. a. '%personic b. 9ypersonic c. $nfrasonic d. 'onic Ans er! )

.=. 'peed of flight at or greater than Mach 1.;H literally, faster than the speed of so%nd. a. '%personic b. 9ypersonic c. $nfrasonic d. 'onic Ans er! A .<. A facility established to provide air traffic control service to aircraft operating on $?R flight plans ithin controlled airspace and principally d%ring the en ro%te phase of flight. a. VM" b. $M" c. ART"" d. ?AD6" Ans er! " 0;. An instr%ment or device that meas%res the air speed of an aircraft thro%gh an air mass. a. A'$ b. AD$ c. RMP d. None of the above Ans er! A 01. The movable areas of a ing4form that control or affect the roll of an aircraft by or8ing opposite one another. a. R%dder b. Tarmac c. Aileron d. 6scalator Ans er! " 0#. >a generated hen the ailerons are %sed. The lifting ing generates more drag, ca%sing an airplane to ya to ard it. a. "onverse ya b. Adverse ya c. $nverse ya d. None of the above Ans er! )

0*. A coc8pit control that changes the pitch of a helicopterGs rotor bladesH %sed in climbing or descending. a. "limb pitch b. "ollective pitch c. 9elipitch d. None of the above Ans er! ) 0.. The movable part of a vertical airfoil hich controls the ya of an aircraftH the fi2ed part being the ?$N. a. R%dder b. Tarmac c. Aileron d. 6scalator Ans er! A 00. A space based radio positioning, navigation and time transfer system. $t provides highly acc%rate position and velocity information, on a contin%o%s global basis to an %nlimited n%mber of %sers. a. 5PR' b. 5P' c. $&' d. DM6 Ans er! ) 03. B1C The angle bet een hori:ontal and the glide path of an aircraft. B#C A tightly4foc%sed radio beam transmitted from the approach end of a r%n ay indicating the minim%m approach angle that ill clear all obstaclesH one component of an instr%ment landing system B$&'C. a. 5lide slope b. &ocali:er angle c. Mar8er beacon d. None of the above Ans er! A 07. A mane%ver performed moments before landing in hich the nose of an aircraft is pitched %p to minimi:e the to%chdo n rate of speed. a. ?lap b. ?lare

c. ?laperon d. None of the above Ans er! ) 0=. A movable, %s%ally hinged airfoil set in the trailing edge of an aircraft ing, designed to increase lift or drag by changing the camber of the ing or %sed to slo an aircraft d%ring landing by increasing lift. a. ?lap b. ?lare c. ?laperon d. None of the above Ans er! A 0<. A control s%rface combining the f%nctions of a flap and an aileron. a. ?lap b. ?lare c. ?laperon d. None of the above Ans er! " 3;. A r%dder4controlled side4to4side Iya ingJ motion to red%ce air speed, generally prior to landing. a. ?ishtailing b. Pigtailing c. 9ogtailing d. None of the above Ans er! A 31. The fi2ed part of a vertical airfoil that controls the ya of an aircraft. 'ometime referred to as Vertical 'tabili:er. a. ?$N b. R%dder c. )oth a and b d. None of the above Ans er! A 3#. The movable part of a hori:ontal airfoil hich controls the pitch of an aircraft. a. 6levator b. ?$N c. R%dder d. 'tabili:er Ans er! A

3*. The fi2ed part of a hori:ontal airfoil that controls the pitch of an aircraft. a. 6levator b. ?$N c. R%dder d. 'tabili:er Ans er! D 3.. A fo%r4digit n%mber hich is dialed into his transponder by a pilot to identify his aircraft to air traffic controllers. a. "ode b. '+%a 8 c. Aircraft telephone n%mber d. None of the above Ans er! ) 30. A radio navigation device that determines an aircraftGs distance from a given gro%nd station, as ell as its gro%ndspeed and time toLfrom the station. a. DM6 b. $&' c. TA"AN d. M&' Ans er! A 33. The resisting force e2erted on an aircraft in its line of flight opposite in direction to its motion. a. Thr%st b. Drag c. P%sh d. P%ll Ans er! ) 37. The driving force of a propeller in the line of its shaft or the for ard force prod%ced in reaction to the gases e2pelled rear ard from a 1et or roc8et engine. a. Thr%st b. Drag c. P%sh d. P%ll Ans er! A 3=. A flight recorder %sed to record the a%dio environment in the flight4dec8

of an aircraft for the p%rpose of investigation of accidents and incidents. a. RADAR b. )lac8bo2 c. V(R d. "oc8pit Voice Recorder Ans er! D 3<. The heading indicator Bor 9$C is an instr%ment %sed in an aircraft to inform the pilot of his heading. $t is sometimes referred to by its older name, the a. V(R b. Directional gyro c. DM6 d. $&' Ans er! ) 7;. An all4 eather, precision landing system originally intended to replace or s%pplement the $nstr%ment &anding 'ystem B$&'C. $t has a n%mber of operational advantages, incl%ding a ide selection of channels to avoid interference ith other nearby airports, e2cellent performance in all eather, and a small EfootprintE at the airports. a. VAR b. &(RAN4A c. M&' d. V(R Ans er! " 71. /hich is not a ma1or segment of 5P', a. @ser segment b. 'pace segment c. "ontrol segment d. 'atellite segment Ans er! D 7#. The si2 planes of the 5P' has ho many degree tilt ith respect to the e+%ator, a. #; b. 00 c. 70

d. <; Ans er! ) 7*. As of Man%ary #;;7, ho many 5P' satellites are actively broadcasting, a. ## b. #. c. #< d. *3 Ans er! " 7.. A type of data from 5P' hich sends coarse time information along ith stat%s information abo%t the satellites. a. 6phemeris b. Almanac c. Navigation message d. "ode Ans er! ) 70. A type of data from 5P' hich contains orbital information that allo s the receiver to calc%late the position of the satellite. a. 6phemeris b. Almanac c. Navigation message d. "ode Ans er! A 73. 9o many bits of data do 5P' transmits, a. *3,;;; b. *7,0;; c. .;,;;; d. .0,0;; Ans er! ) 77. The data rate of sending the 5P' NNavigation messageO, a. 0; bps b. # 8bps c. 03 8bps d. 11. 8bps Ans er! A 7=. Another approach for a precise 5P'4 based positioning system. $n this approach, determination of range signal can be resolved to an acc%racy of less than 1; centimeters B. inC.

This is done by resolving the n%mber of cycles in hich the signal is transmitted and received by the receiver. This can be accomplished by %sing a combination of differential 5P' BD5P'C correction data, transmitting 5P' signal phase information and ambig%ity resol%tion techni+%es via statistical tests P possibly ith processing in real4 time. a. Relative -inematic Positioning b. D%al4fre+%ency Monitoring c. "arrier4Phase 6nhancement d. None of the above Ans er! A 7<. The satellite orbits repeat after = days. As each orbit plane contains = satellites, there is a non4identical repeat Bi.e., another satellite ill occ%py the same place in the s8yC after one sidereal day. a. 5P' b. 5&(NA'' c. 5alileo d. $ridi%m Ans er! ) =;. A satellite constellation comprising of *; satellites orbiting at #*,### 8m BM6(C ith * orbital plane and 03 degree inclination. a. 5P' b. 5&(NA'' c. 5alileo d. $ridi%m Ans er! " =1. A &6( constellation orbits have an inclination of 0# degrees.$t also does not cover polar areas d%e to the lo er orbital inclination. a. 5lobalstar b. $ridi%m c. 5&(NA'' d. 5P' Ans er! A

N(T6'! Altit%de Direction $ndicator BAD$C Air 'peed $ndicator BA'$C Radio Management Panel BRMPC Terminal Radar 'ervice Area BTR'AC Vis%al Meteorological "onditions BVM"C Radar Air Traffic "ontrol ?acility BRAT"?C 6lectronic ?light control 'ystem B6?"'C $nstr%ment ?light R%le B$?RC Air Ro%te Traffic "ontrol "enter BART""C ?%ll A%thority Digital 6lectronic "ontrol B?AD6"C ?rench! aileron small ing, dimin%tive of aile, from &atin! ala, ing. The ord EaisleE also derives from the same root.