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Magnetism & Compasses | PPL(A) Navigation - EASA & UK CAA

Magnetism and compasses practice questions for PPL(A) candidates
Question 1

What affects soft iron magnetism the most?

Question 2

Which procedure is used to determine deviation for a specific aircraft?

Question 3

After what should be a compass swing carried out?

Question 4

What increases the vertical magnetic component?

Question 5

Where is the vertical magnetic component of the Earth's magnetic field zero?

Question 6

What can be caused by the aircraft's magnetism?

Question 7

What are the two types of resulting magnetic fields in an aircraft?

Question 1

What is the value of the Earth's magnetic fields' vertical component at the Equator?

Question 2

At a certain location, the value of the magnetic variation:

Question 3

What is the name of the difference between the lines of magnetic forces and the horizontal?

Question 4

What can the Earth's magnetic field divided into?

Question 5

The horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field is also called the __(1)__, at the poles its value is __(2)__.

Question 6

Which statement accurately describes magnetic north?

Question 7

Which instrument can detect the horizontal component of Earth's magnetism?

Question 8

What is the 'geomagnetic field'?