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

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

3. 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 ?

4. 850 FT/MIN equals?

5. 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 ?

6. 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)

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

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

9. If there is a 5 knot increase in headwind by what amount must the rate of descent be changed in order to maintain a 3° glideslope?

10. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 8% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 400 knots?

11. 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)

12. 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?

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

14. Con vert 95 metres/second into knots?

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

16. 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?

17. 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?

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

19. 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?

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

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

22. 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?

23. 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?

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

25. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 8% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 340 knots?

26. 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?

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

28. 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?

29. What will be the rate of descent when flying down a 12% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 540 knots?

30. 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 18 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)

31. If there is a 12 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 10% glide slope, at a groundspeed of 350 knots.

33. 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°?

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

35. An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent when 100 NM from a DME facility and to cross the station at FL120. If the mean GS during the descent is 396 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is approximately?

36. An aircraft at FL290 is required to commence descent when 75 NM from a VOR and to cross that VOR at FL80. Mean GS during descent is 290kt. What is the minimum rate of descent required?

37. 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?

38. 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 ?

39. 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?

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

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

42. An aircraft at FL370 is required to commence descent at 65 NM from a VOR and to cross the facility at FL130. If the mean GS for the descent is 290 kt, the minimum rate of descent required is?

43. 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?

44. 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°?

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

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

47. 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?

48. 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?

49. 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?

50. 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?