Vayudoot Aviation

1. Ground Speed indications when using a DME will be retiable / accurate when a/c is flying

a/c is flying at height less than 1000' per nm

towards / away from ground stn

a/c is flying 90° to ground stn (max error)

2. A DME is located at MSL. AN aircraft passing vertically the station at FL360 will obtain a DME range of approximately

6NM

8NM

7NM

3. The DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) operates within the following frequencles

962 to 1213kHz

329 to 335MHz

962 to 1213MHz

4. Mode 'C' or mode 'S' of SSR is not to be used when indication differ more than

±200'

±100'

None of the above

5. DME is a (i) radar operating in the (ii) band and transmits (iii)

(i) primary; (ii) SHF; (iii) CW pulses

(i) secondary; (ii) UHF; (iii) pulse pairs

(i) secondary; (ii) SHF; (iii) 2400 pulse pairs per second

6. Which of the following will give the most accurate calculation of aircraft ground speed?

A VOR station sited on the flight route

A DME station sited on the flight route

A DME station sited across the flight route

7. Airborne DME equipment is able to discriminate between pulses intended for it self and pulses intended for other aircraft because

each aircraft has its own frequency allocation.

aircraft reject pulses not synchronised with its own random pulse recurrence rate.

aircraft will only accept unique twin pulses.

8. If an ident signal is received once in 30 seconds on a frequency paired VOR/DME, then:

the TACAN signal is degraded.

the VOR only is operational.

the DME only is operational

9. The DME automatic standby will activate the DME interrogator when

the DME ident signal is received.

there are too many aircraft in the area for it to service.

a VOR frequency that has a frequency paired DME is selected.

10. An a/c is flying at a height of 20,000 ft over a DME stn it will show

Zero.

2,000'

Appx 6 km

11. No. of a/c required to saturate DME beacon are

126

100

127

12. A DME station is located 1000ft above MSL. An aircraft flying at FL 370, 15NM away from the DME station, will have a DME reading of

16NM

14NM

15NM

13. The OFF flag on aircraft DME mileage displays indicate

the DME is off.

DME is tuned to the wrong frequency.

any of the below; B or C.

14. An aircraft will not accept replies from its own transmissions that are reflected from the ground because the

interrogation and reply frequencies are 63 Mhz apart.

pulses are transmitted in pairs.

the aircraft's registration is embedded onto the signal.

15. A letter Z at the end of identification code means

DME and VOR are not co-located, are serving same stn. are within 7 nm from each other.

DME and VOR are co-located and are serving same stn.

DME and VOR are not co-located but serving same stn and at a dist of more than 7 nm

16. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) operates in the

SHF band and uses frequency modulation techniques

UHF band and is a primary radar system

UHF band and is a secondary radar system

17. If a VOR station and a DME station, having different locations, are selected to provide a fix

two sets, with separate frequency control, are required in the aircraft.

all 2 answers below are correct.

two different IDs will have to be checked

18. The accuracy of a DME

is approximately +-0.5 nm.

decreases with increase of range

is approximately +-2 nm.

19. On a DME, display counters rotating throughout their range indicates

the airborne receiver is conducting a range search

airborne equipment failure

the airborne equipment is conducting a frequency search

20. In which situation will speed indications on a airborne Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) most closely represent the groundspeed of an aircraft flying at FL 400?

When tracking directly towards the station at a range of 100NM or more

When passing abeam the station and within 5NM of it

When overhead the station, with no change of heading at transit

21. A DME receiver does not lock on to its own transmitter because of

Transmitter and receiver are working at different frequency.

DME is free from ground clutter.

It works on the principle of random PRF

22. The aircraft DME receiver cannot lock on to interrogation signals reflected from the ground because

aircraft transmitter and DME ground station are transmitted on different frequencies

DME pulse recurrent rates are varied

reflections are subject to Doppler frequency shift

23. Max no of a/c that can use a DME stn are

100

127

126

24. An aircraft flying at flight level 250 wishes to interrogate a DME beacon situated 400 ft above man sea level. What is the maximum range likely to be achieved?

210 nm.

198 nm.

222 nm.

25. An aircraft DME receiver rejects pulses meant for other aircraft because

the random PRF is unique to each aircraft.

the pulses are unique to each aircraft.

the transmission and reply frequencies are 63 MHz apart.

26. When a DME is used insted of marker beacons to provide range to the threshold on an ILS approach and where the DME frequency is paired with the ILS, the DME indications should not be used at altitudes greater than

25,000 ft

6,000 ft

3,000 ft

27. A VOR and DME are co-located. You want to identify the DME by listening to the Call sign. Having heard the same call sign 4 times in 30 seconds the

DME call sign was not transmitted, the distance information is sufficient proof of correct operation

DME call sign is the one with the higher pitch that was broadcast only once

VOR and DME call signs were the same and broadcast with the same pitch

28. Groundspeed measurement using DME equipment is most accurate flying

towards the station at short range.

past the station at short range.

from the station at long range.

29. DME and VOR are frequency paired because

both ground transmitter aerials can be placed on the same site if required.

the same receiver can be used for both aids.

cockpit workload is reduced.

30. An a/c DME shows 50 nm, accuracy of indicated distance will be

0.15 nm ±0.5 nm

0.5 nm±

0.625 nm ±0.25nm

31. When an altimeter is used for SSR is always referenced to

1013.25 hPa

QFE

The pressure setting in use

32. The airborne DME equipment will transmit pulse pairs at a comparatively high PRF

When first switched on and after a channel selection

At all times, except when the panel control LO is operated.

Whenever a stable signal is being received from the selected ground station

33. For a conventional DME facility "Beacon Saturation" will occur whenever the number of simultaneous interrogations exceeds

60

200

100

34. Referring to DME during the initial stage of the search pattern before lock-on

the aircraft transmits 24 pulses per second and the receiver checks a maximum of 150 pulses per second.

the airborne transmitter transmits 150 pulses each second.

the ground receiver maintains the ground transmitter pulse transmission rate at no more than 150 per second.

35. The range indicated by DME is considered to be accurate to within

1.25 % of range ± 0.25 nm.

3% of range.

0.2 nm.

36. A DME that has difficulty obtaining a "lock-on":(NOTE : PRE = pulse recurrence frequency, PPS = pulse per second)

stays in search mode but reduces PRF to max. 60PPS after 100 seconds.

stays in search mode but without a reduction in PRF

stays in search mode but reduces PRF to max, 60PPS after 1500 pulse pairs have been transmitted

37. The time taken for the transmission of an interrogation pulse by a Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) to travel to the ground transponder and return to the airborne receiver was 2000micro-second. The slant range from the ground transponder was

186NM

296NM

165NM

38. A DME receiver is able to distinguish between replies to its own interrogation pulses and those intended for other aircraft using the same transponder because

when DME is in the range search mode it will accept only pluses separated by + or - 63 MHz from the interrogation frequency.

DME is a secondary radar and each aircraft transmits and receives on a different frequency.

each aircraft transmits pulses at a random rate (jittering) and will only accept replies that match this randomisation.

39. An aircraft receives a reply pulse from a DME 1200 µ sec after transmission of the interrogation pulse. The DME has a fixed delay of 50 microsec) The range of the aircraft from the DME station is

93 nm

45 nm

75 nm

40. A DME in tracking mode subsequently experiences a reduction in signal strength will switch the equipment in the first instance to

standby mode

signal controlled search

memory mode

41. During a flight at FL210, a pilot does not receive any DME distance indication from a DME station located approximately 220NM away. The reason for this that the

Aero plane is below the "line of sight" altitude

Aero plane is circling around the station

Altitude is too high

42. A VOR/DME share the same first two letters of their respective identifiers; the last identifying letter of the DME is a Z. This means that

they are a maximum distance of 30m apart.

they are more than 600m apart but serve the same location.

they are widely separated and do not serve the same location.

43. What is the slant range error for an aircraft flying at 9000 feet absolute altitude above a DME located at elevation 2000 ft, when the slant range is 12 NM?

1.42 NM.

0.31 NM.

0.9 NM.

44. What is the maximum distance between VOR and DME / TACAN ground installations if they are to have same morse code identifier?

300m

600m

2000m

45. Of what use, if any, is a military TACAN station to civil aviation?

It is of no use to civil aviation

It can provide a magnetic bearing

It can provide DME distance

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