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

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

3. An aircraft flying down a 3° ILS glideslope is at 25 nm DME from the threshold. Using the 1 in 60 rule and approximating 1 nm to 6000 ft, calculate the aircraft height above the runway threshold, assuming that the ILS glidepath crosses the threshold at a height of 50ft ?

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

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

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

7. For an aircraft at a height of 2500 feet, interception of a 3° ILS glide path will occur at approximately?

8. 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°?

9. 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 approximation 6000 feet= 1 nautical mile)

10. Assuming zero wind, what distance is covered by an aircraft descending 15000 FT with a TAS of 375 kt and maintaining a rate of descent of 3000 FT/MIN?

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

12. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 10% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 350 knots.

13. If there is a 17 knot decrease in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

14. 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 ?

15. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 10° glide slope, at a groundspeed of 500 knots?

16. An aircraft at FL350 is required to cross a VOR/DME facility at FL110 and to commence descent when 125 NM from the facility. If the mean GS for the descent is 350 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is?

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

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

19. An aircraft maintaining a 5.5% gradient is at 9 NM from the runway, on a flat terrain. Its height is approximately?

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

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

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

23. What is the rate of descent on a 12% glide slope if groundspeed is 540 knots?

24. At 100 nm from a VOR an aircraft commences a descent is required if the mean groundspeed in the descent is to be 240 knots?

25. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 7.5% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 400 knots?

26. An aircraft at FL350 is required to commence descent when 105 NM from a VOR and to cross the VOR at FL80. The mean GS for the descent is 370 kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

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

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

29. An aircraft is descending down a 10% slope whilst maintaining a GS of 540 kt. The rate of descent of the aircraft is approximately?

30. 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?

31. 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?

32. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 6% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 250 knots?

33. 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?

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

35. 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?

36. An aircraft is descending down a 12% slope whilst maintaining a GS of 540 kt. The rate of descent of the aircraft is approximately?

37. 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 8°?

38. 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?

39. 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?

40. 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?

41. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 10° glide slope, at a groundspeed of 400 knots?

42. Con vert 95 metres/second into knots?

43. An aircraft at FL290 is required to commence descent when 50 NM from a VOR and to cross that VOR at FL80. Mean GS during descent is 271kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

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

45. The equivalent of 170 m/sec is approximately?

46. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 5% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 175 knots?

47. 730 FT/MIN equals?

48. 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?

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

50. 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?