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1. If there is a 20 knot increase in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope ?

2. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 12% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 350 knots?

3. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 12% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 150 knots?

4. When 85 nm from a VOR you commence a descent from FL330 with the intention of arriving at the VOR at FL100. What rate descent is required if your mean ground speed is 340 knots?

5. Assuming zero wind, what distance is covered by an aircraft descending 15000 FT with a TAS of 320 kt and maintaining a rate of descent of 3000 FT/MIN?

6. An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent at 120 NM from a VOR and to cross the facility at FL130. If the mean GS for the descent is 288 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is?

7. For an aircraft at a height of 1500 feet, interception of a 3 ° ILS glide path will occur at approximately?

8. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 5% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 540 knots?

9. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 6% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 500 knots?

10. If there is a 35 knot increase in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

11. An aircraft at FL350 is required to descend to cross a DME facility at FL80. Maximum rate of descent is 2000 FT/MIN and mean GS descent is 275 kt. The minimum range from the DME at which descent should start is?

12. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 8% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 240 knots?

13. An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent when 120 nm from a DME facility and to cross the station at FL100. If the mean GS during the descent is 390 kt, minimum rate of descent required is approximately?

14. An aircraft is maintaining a 5.2% gradient is at 7 NM from the runway, on a terrain. Its height is approximately?

15. When 65 nm from a VOR you commence a descent from FL330 with the intention of arriving at the VOR at FL100. What rate of descent is required if your mean ground speed is 340 knots?

16. At 75 nm from a VOR an aircraft commences a descent from FL350 in order to arrive overhead the VOR at FL120. What rate of descent is required if the mean groundspeed in the descent is to be 250 knots?

17. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 7% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 250 knots?

18. Given: TAS-197 kt, True course -240°, W/V- 180/30kt. Descent is initiated at FL 220 and completed at FL40. Distance to be covered during descent is 39NM. What is the approximate rate of descent?

19. The equivalent of m/sec is approximately?

20. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 12% glideslope, at a groundspeed of 375 knots?

21. What is the rate of descent on a 12% glide slope if groundspeed is 320 knots?

22. Given : ILS GP angle = 3.5 DEG, GS=150 kt. Approximate rate of descent is ?

23. Given: Aircraft height 2500 FT, ILS GP angle3°. At what approximate distance from THR can you expect to capture the GP?

24. If there is a 15 knot increase in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

25. At 0430 an aircraft is in level cruise flight at groundspeed of 350 knots, at FL370, 185 nm from a VOR. It is required to descend at a mean rate of 1800 feet/min, to be at FL 80 overhead the VOR. What is the latest time to commence descent, if the mean ground speed in the descent is to be 232 knots?

26. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 7 % glide slope, at a groundspeed of 540 knots?

27. What will be the rate of descent when flying down 12% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 340 knots?

28. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 10% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 450 knots?

29. An aircraft at FL330 is required to commence descent when 65 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL100. The mean GS during the descent is 330 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

30. At 0400 an aircraft at FL370, GS 420kt, is on the direct track to VOR 'X' 185 NM distant. The aircraft is required to cross VOR 'X' at FL80. For a mean rate of descent of 1800 FT/MIN at a mean GS of 250 kt, the latest time at which to commence descent is ?

31. By what amount must you change the rate of descent to maintain a 3° glideslope if you meet an increase in headwind of 14 knots?

32. An aircraft at FL 350 is required to cross a VOR/DME facility at FL 110 and to commence descent when 100 NM from the facility. If the mean GS for the descent is 335 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is ?

33. If there is a 45 knot decrease in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

34. when 95 nm from a VOR you commence a descent from FL330 with the intention of arriving at the VOR at FL100. What rate of descent is required if your mean ground speed is 250 knots?

35. By what amount must you change the rate of descent to maintain a 3° glideslope if you meet an increase in headwind of 10 knots?

36. If there is a 25 knot increase in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

37. Given : TAS = 197kt, True course = 240°, W/V=180/30kt. Descent is initiated at FL 220 and completed at FL 40. Distance to be covered during descent is 50 NM. What is the approximate rate of descent?

38. An aircraft at FL390 is required to descend to cross a DME facility at FL70. Maximum rate of descent is 2500 FT/MIN, mean GS during descent is 290 kt. Minimum range from the DME at which descent should commence is?

39. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 5.5% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 450 knots?

40. An aircraft is on an ILS 3 degree glideslope, which passes over the runway threshold at a height of 50 feet. The DME range is 25 nm from the threshold. What is the height above the runway threshold elevation? (Use the 1 in 60 rule and the approximation 6000 feet = 1 nautical mile)

41. Given : ILS GP angle = 3.5 DEG, GS=250 kt Approximate rate of descent is ?

42. At 80 nm from a VOR an aircraft commences a descent from FL330 in order to arrive overhead the VOR at FL100. What rate of descent is required if the mean groundspeed in the descent is to be 240 knots?

43. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 5% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 450 knots?

44. When 65 nm from a VOR you commence a descent from FL330 with the intention of arriving at the VOR at FL100. What rate of descent is required if your mean ground speed is 240 knots?

45. At 105 nm from a VOR an aircraft commence a descent from FL350 in order to arrive overhead the VOR at FL120. What rate of descent is required if the mean groundspeed in the descent is to be 250 knots?

46. At what approximate distance from the threshold would an aircraft intercept the glide path if the aircraft height is 2500 feet, and the ILS glide path angle is 3°?

47. An aircraft at FL350 is required to commence descent when 85 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL80. The mean GS for the descent is 340 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

48. If there is a 27 knot decrease in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

49. An aircraft at FL 330 is required to commence descent when 95 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL100. The mean GS during the descent is 360 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

50. If there is a 65 knot decrease in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?