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1. An aircraft autopilot is coupled to the INS steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 050°W, to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 040°W. What is the approximate latitude of the aircraft on passing 45°W?

2. An aircraft autopilot is coupled to the INS steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 060°W, to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 030°W. What is the approximate latitude of the aircraft on passing 45°W?

3. What is the final position after the followin rhumb line tracks and distances have been followed from position 60°00'N 030° 00'W? South for 360 NM, East for 360 NM, North for 360 NM, West for 360 NM?

4. Which one of the following describes the appearance of rhumb lines, except meridians, on a Polar Stereographic chart??

5. On a Direct Mercator chart a great circle will be represented by a?

6. In order to fly from position A (10° 00'N, 030°00'W) to position B (30° 00'N, 050°00'W), maintaining a constant true course, it is necessary to fly?

7. On a Polar Stereographic chart, the initial great circle course from A 75° N 060°W to B 75° N 060°E is approximately?

8. An aircraft is flying with aid of an Intertial navigation system (INS) connected to the autopilot. The following two points have been entered in the INS computer: WPT 1: 60°N 040°W, WPT 2: 60°N 010°W. When 025° W has been passed, the latitude shown on the display unit of the inertial navigation system will be?

9. Given: The autopilot is coupled to the Inertial Navigation System steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 040°W, to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 030°W, to Waypoint 3 at 60°N 020°W. What is the approximate track change on passing WPT 2?

10. The automatic flight control system is coupled to the guidance outputs from an inertial navigation system. Which pair f latitudes will give the greatest difference between initial track read-out and the average true course given, in each case, a difference of longitude of 10°?

11. On a Lambert Conformal Conic great circles that are not meridians are?

12. An aircraft departs from position A (04° 10' S 178° 22'W) and files northward following the meridian for 2950 NM. It then files westward along the parallel of latitude for 382 NM to position B. The coordinates of position B are?

13. On a polar stereographic projection chart showing the South Pole, a straight line joints position A (75°S 045°E) to position B (75°S 025°W). The true course on departure from position A is approximately?

14. How are great circles shown on a direct Mercator chart?

15. Parallels of latitude, except the equator, are?

16. What is the longitude of a position 6 NM to the east of 58° 42'N 094° 00'W?

17. Position A is 55°N 030°W and B is 54°N 020°W. What is the rhumb line bearing from A to B, if the great circle track from A to B, measured at A, is 100°T?

18. The 'departure' between positions 60°N 60°E and 60°N 'x' is 1800 NM East. What is the longitude of 'x'?

19. An aircraft departs from position A (90° 10' S 178° 22'W) and flies northward following the meridian for 2750 NM. It then files westward along the parallel of latitude for 400 NM to position B. The coordinates of position B are?

20. Parallels of latitude, except the equator, are?

21. Which of the following is true of all parallels of latitude?

22. Given: Position A 45° N,?° E, Position B 45° 15'E Distance A-B=350 NM, B is to the East of A, What is the longitude of position A?

23. An aircraft at position 60°N 005°W tracks 090°(T) for 350 km. On completion of the flight the longitude will be?

24. Given: Waypoint 1.60° S 030°W, Waypoint 2,60° S 020°W. What will be the approximate latitude shown on the display unit of an inertial navigation system at longitude 025°W?

25. An aircraft files the following rhumb line tracks and distances from position 04° 00'N 030° 00'W; 700 NM South, then 700 NM East, then 700 NM North, then 700 NM West. The final position of the aircraft is?

26. On a Direct Mercator chart, a rhumb line appears as a?

27. An aircraft files the following rhumb line tracks and distances from position 04°00'N 030° 00'W: 600 NM South, then 600 NM East, then 600 NM North, then 600 NM West. The final position of the aircraft is?

28. On a Direct Mercator, rhumb lines are?

29. A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.75. The initial course of a straight-line track drawn on this chart from A (40°N 050°W) to B is 043°(T) at A; course at B is 055°(T). What is the longitude of B?

30. On a Direct Mercator chart a great circle will be represented by a?

31. On a Direct Mercator chart, a rhumb line appears as a?Cu

32. On a Direct Mercator chart, a rhumb line appears as a?

33. Given: A is N55° 000° B is N54°E010°. The average true course of the great circle is 100°. The true course of the rhumb line at point A is?

34. What is a rhumb line?

35. The 'departure' between position 60°N 100° E and 60° N 'x' is 1200 NM. What is the longitude of 'x'?

36. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the appearance of great circles, with the exception of meridians, on a Polar Stereographic chart whose tangency is at the pole?

37. Parallels of latitude, except the equator, are?

38. The Great Circle bearing of 'B' (70° S 060° E), from 'A' (70° S 030°W), is approximately?

39. Given: Position A 45° N, ?°E, Position B 45°N, 45° 15'E Distance A-B =200 NM, B is to the East of A, What is the longitude of position A?

40. The automatic flight control system is coupled to the guidance outputs from an inertial navigation system.Which pair of latitudes will give the greatest difference between initial track read-out and the average true course given, in each case, a difference of longitude of 10°?

41. The 'departure' between positions 60°N 90°E and 60° N 'x' is 1200 NM. What is the longitude of 'x'?

42. Which one of the following, concerning great circles on a Direct Mercator chart, is correct?

43. The 'departure' between positions 60°N 160° E and 60° N 'x' is 900 NM. What is the longitude of 'x'?

44. A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.85. The initial course of a straight-line track drawn on this chart from A (40° N 050° W) to B is 043° (T) at A; course at B is 055°(T). What is the longitude of B?

45. Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the appearance of great circles, with the exception of meridians, on a Polar Stereographic chart whose tangency is at the pole?

46. An aircraft is flying with the aid of an inertial navigation system (INS) connected to the autopilot. The following two points have been entered in the INS computer: WPT 1: 60°S 030°W WPT 2: 60°S 020°W. When 025°W is passed the latitude shown on the display unit of the inertial navigation system will be?

47. A perfactly straight line on a Lamberts chart is?

48. Given: Waypoint 1. 75° S 030°W, Waypoint 2. 75° S 020°W. What will be the approximate latitude shown on the display unit of an inertial navigation system at longitude 025°W?

49. Which one of the following, concerning great circles on a Direct Mercator chart,is correct?

50. An aircraft is flying with the aid of an inertial navigation system (INS) connected to the autopilot. The following two points have been entered in the INS computer: WPT 1: 60°S 030°W WPT 2: 60°S 020°W. When 025°W is passed the latitude shown on the display unit of the inertial navigation system will be?