Aeronautical Charts | PPL(A) Navigation - EASA & UK CAA

Aeronautical Charts practice questions for the EASA and UK CAA PPL(A) written exams.

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The use of current aeronautical charts

Question 1

What does the term MSA mean?

Question 2

What does the term _______ mean?

Question 3

How do radio waves _______?

Question 4

What does QDR mean?

Question 5

What does QDM mean?

Question 6

To what are _______ referenced to?

Question 7

What does a DME measure?

Question 8

From what is a _______ measured?

Question 9

What are magnetic bearings _______?

Question 10

The tracks and bearings _______:

Question 11

What should be _______ from the aircraft?

Question 12

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

Question 13

What does QTE mean?

Question 14

Evaluate the following statements concerning aeronautical maps and their features:

Question 15

Which of the following lines commonly found on aeronautical charts can be a position line?

Question 16

Which colour is used to depict _______ on a chart?

Question 17

Which colour is used to depict _______ on a chart?

Question 18

What colour is used to depict on a chart?

Question 19

What is defined as a _______ line?

Question 20

Where is the _______ line usually found on an ICAO chart?

Question 21

What is the most usual ICAO _______?

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

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 55

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

Question 56

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

General properties of miscellaneous types of projections

Question 1

What _______ a Lambert chart?

Question 2

What kind of projection is _______?

Question 3

What does it mean if a chart is ________?

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

Question 1

How are _______ on a Mercator chart represented?

Question 2

Evaluate the following statement concerning a Lambert chart:

Question 3

Evaluate the following statement concerning a Mercator chart:

Question 4

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Lambert chart:

Question 5

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Lambert chart:

Question 6

Evaluate the following statements concerning Lambert and Mercator charts:

Question 7

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Mercator chart:

Question 8

Evaluate the following statements concerning Mercator and Lambert charts:

Question 9

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Mercator chart:

Question 10

Evaluate the statements concerning a Mercator chart:

Question 11

Evaluate the following statements considering a Mercator chart?

Question 12

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Mercator chart:

Question 13

Evaluate the following statements concerning a Lambert chart: