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1. The automatic flight control system (AFCS) in an aircraft is coupled to the guidance outputs from an inertial navigation system (INS) and the aircraft is flying from waypoint No. 2 (70° 00'S 070° 00'W) to No. 3 (70° 00'S 080° 00'W). Comparing the initial track (°T) at 080°00'W, the difference between them is that the initial track is approximately?

2. On a polar stereographic projection chart showing the South Pole, a straight line joins position A (70° S 065° E) to position B (70° S 025° W). The true course on departure from position A is approximately?

3. The automatic flight control system (AFCS) in an aircraft is coupled to the guidance outputs from an inertial navigation system (INS). The aircraft is flying between inserted waypoints No.3 (65° 00'N 020° 00'W) and No.4 (65° 00'N 030° 00'W). With DSRTK/STS selected on the CDU, to the nearest whole degree, the initial track read-out from waypoint No. 3 will be?

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. An aircraft autopilot is coupled to the INS steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 050°W. to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 020°W. What is the approximate latitude of the aircraft on passing 35°W?

10. 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 is?

11. 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?

12. 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?

13. A Rhumb line is?

14. A great circle track joins position A (57°S 140°W) and B (63°S 150°W). What is the difference between the great circle track at A and B?

15. 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?

16. The Great Circle bearing of 'B' (70° S 050° E), from 'A' (70°S 030°W), is approximately?

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

18. How do rhumb lines, other than meridians appear on Polar Stereo charts?

19. An aircraft travels from point A to point B, using the autopilot connected to the aircraft's inertial system. The coordinates of A (65°S 010°W) and B(65°S 020°W) have been entered. The true course of the aircraft on its arrival at B, to the nearest degree, is?

20. 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?

21. 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?

22. On a Polar Stereographic chart, the initial great circle course fro A 70° N 060° W to B 70° N 060° E is approximately?

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: 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?

25. A Lambert conformal conic chart has a constant of the cone of 0.80. A straight line course drawn on this chart from A (53°N 004°W) to B is 075° at A Course at B is 095°(T). What is the longitude of B?

26. Given: The autopilot is coupled to the Inertial Navigation System steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 030°W, to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 020°W, to Waypoint at 60°N 010°W. What is the approximate track change on passing WPT 2?

27. An aircraft autopilot is coupled to the INS steering from Waypoint 1 at 60°N 040°W. to Waypoint 2 at 60°N 030°W. What is the approximate latitude of the aircraft on passing 35°W?

28. The 'departure between position 60°N 160°E and 60°N 'x' is 1800 NM East. What is the longitude of 'x'?

29. 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?

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

31. 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?

32. 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?

33. Given: The coordinates of the heliport at Issy les Moullneaux are N48° 50' E002° 16.5'. The coordinates of the antipodes are?

34. What is the longitude of a position 15 NM to the east of 58° 42'N 094° 00'W?

35. The 'departure' between positions 60°N 160° E and 60° N 'x' is 1200 NM. What is the longitude of 'x'?

36. How do rhumb lines, (other than meridians), appear on Polar Stereographic charts?

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

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

39. 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?

40. 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?

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

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

43. A perfectly straight line on a Lamberts chart is?

44. What is a rhumb line?

45. 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°?

46. What is the final position after the following rhumb line tracks and distances have been followed from position 60°00'N 030° 00'W? South for 3600 NM, East for 3600 NM, North for 3600 NM, West for 3600 NM?

47. On a Lambert chart (standard parallels 37° N and 65° N), with respect to the straight line drawn on the map between A (N49°W030°) and B(N49°W030°), the

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

49. In order to fly from position A (10° 00'N, 030° 00'W) t position B (30° 00'N, 050° 00'W) maintaining a constant true course, it is necessary to fly?

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