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Aeronautical charts practice questions for PPL(A) candidates

General properties of miscellaneous types of projections

Section titled "General properties of miscellaneous types of projections"
Question 1

What type/kind of projection is a Lambert chart?

Question 2

What kind of projection is a Mercator chart?

Question 3

What does it mean if a chart is orthomorphic?

The representation of meridians, parallels, great circles and rhumb lines

Section titled "The representation of meridians, parallels, great circles and rhumb lines"
Question 1

Evaluate the following statementst concerning a Lambert chart: 1. Great circles are curves, concave to the pole of projection. 2. The parallels of latitude are straight lines.

Question 2

Evaluate the following statementst concerning a Mercator chart: 1. Rhumb lines are straight lines and they are lying closer to the poles. 2. Great circles are curved lines, lying closer to the Equator.

Question 3

Evaluate the following statementst concerning a Lambert chart: 1. Great circles are always curved towards the Equator. 2. Parallels of latitude are arcs of circles.

Question 4

Evaluate the following options concerning a Lambert chart? 1. The chart has 2 standards of parallels and the meridians are represented as straight lines converging with increasing latitude. 2. Rhumb lines are curves concave to the parallel of origin.

Question 5

Evaluate the following statements: 1. Lambert charts have 2 parallels of origin. 2. On a Mercator chart the rhumb lines are curves, converging with increasing latitude.

Question 6

Evaluate the following statementst concerning a Mercator chart: 1. The space between the parallels of latitude are increasing with latitude. 2. The Equator and meridians are both rhumb lines and great circles.

Question 7

Evaluate the following statements: 1. The Mercator chart has 2 standards of parallels. 2. On a Lambert chart the meridians are straight lines converging with increasing latitude.

Question 8

Evaluate the following statementst concerning a Mercator chart: 1. The space between the parallels of latitude are increasing with meridians of longitude. 2. The Great Circles are concave to the Equator.

Question 9

Evaluate the statements concerning a Mercator chart: 1. Rhumb lines are curved lines, lying closer to the Equator. 2. Great circles are straight lines, lying closer to the poles.

Question 10

Evaluate the following statementst considering a Mercator chart? 1. Mercator charts are orthomorphic charts. 2. Rhumb lines are curved lines and they are lying closer to the Equator.

Question 11

How are meridians on a Mercator chart represented?

Question 12

Evaluate the following statements: 1. In a Mercator chart, rhumb lines are straight lines. 2. Mercator charts are not orthomorphic charts.

Question 13

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Lambert chart: 1. The rhumb lines are curves, concave to the pole of projection. 2. Great circles are curves concave to the parallel of origin.

The use of current aeronautical charts

Section titled "The use of current aeronautical charts"
Question 1

Refer to figure ppl-060-016. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 2

Refer to figure ppl-060-018. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 3

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 2?

Question 4

What does MSA mean?

Question 5

Refer to figure ppl-060-009. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 6

What does a DME measure?

Question 7

Refer to figure ppl-060-024. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 8

Which colour is used to depict railways on a chart?

Question 9

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 6?

Question 10

Which of the following can be a position line? 1. Road 2. River 3. Town 4. Railway 5. Summit (mountain)

Question 11

The tracks and bearings used in plotting are:

Question 12

Refer to figure ppl-060-005. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 13

What does the term 'DME' mean?

Question 14

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 4?

Question 15

Where is the graduated scale line usually found on an ICAO chart?

Question 16

Refer to figure ppl-060-023. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 17

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 1?

Question 18

What is defined as a contour line?

Question 19

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 7?

Question 20

Refer to figure ppl-060-004. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 21

Refer to figure ppl-060-019. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 22

Refer to figure ppl-060-006. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 23

Refer to figure ppl-060-001. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 24

Refer to figure ppl-060-017. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 25

What does QDM mean?

Question 26

What should be applied after plotting, if the station does not have a magnetic arrow on it?

Question 27

What colour is used to depict water on a chart?

Question 28

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. Why do you have to be careful when approaching the aerodrome marked at number 6?

Question 29

To what are QDMs and QDRs referenced to?

Question 30

What does QTE mean?

Question 31

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 9?

Question 32

Refer to figure ppl-060-015. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 33

Refer to figure ppl-060-021. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 34

How do radio waves travel?

Question 35

From what is a relative bearing measured?

Question 36

What is the most usual ICAO chart scale type?

Question 37

To calculate scale, what must be divided with the chart length?

Question 38

Which colour is used to depict woods/woodlands on a chart?

Question 39

Refer to figure ppl-060-008. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 40

Refer to figure ppl-060-012. What is the magnetic track and distance for a flight from VOR/DME A (N48°13.78', E014°06.19') to point B (N48°30.88', E014°24.53')?

Question 41

Refer to figure ppl-060-010 What is indicated by the figure?

Question 42

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 10?

Question 43

Refer to figure ppl-060-020. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 44

To calculate scale, what should be divided by the Earth's distance?

Question 45

What should be applied during plotting from the aircraft?

Question 46

What are magnetic bearings referenced to?

Question 47

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 8?

Question 48

Refer to figure ppl-060-011. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 49

What does QDR mean?

Question 50

Evaluate the following statements: 1. The different tinting of the reliefs on a map, should help the pilots to differentiate between different terrains. 2. Spot elevations on charts are used at multiple places.

Question 51

Refer to figure ppl-060-013. Determine the true track and distance from: A (N48°03.6', E013°21.4'), to B (N47°28.7', E014°54.3').

Question 52

Refer to figure ppl-060-014. What is indicated by the figure?

Question 53

Refer to figure ppl-030-007. What is indicated by the large and small number print in the middle of the grid blocks?

Question 54

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 3?

Question 55

Refer to figure ppl-060-003. What is indicated at number 5?

Question 56

Refer to figure ppl-060-002. What is indicated by the figure?