PPL Navigation 05

Antennas

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The 2 types of aerials used in aviation are:

Wave propagation

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What propagation path does a Low Frequency (LF) wave take?

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What propagation path does an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) wave take?

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What propagation path does a Middle Frequency (MF) wave take?

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What propagation path does a High Frequency (HF) wave take?

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What propagation path does a Very High Frequency (VHF) wave take?

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What propagation path does a Super High Frequency (SHF) wave take?

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What propagation path does a Ultra High Frequency (UHF) wave take?

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How does a radio wave during a VDF procedure propagate?

Ground DF

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Which class of VHF direction finder station has an accuracy of 10°?

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Which of the following affect the VDF operational range? 1. The power of the transmitters 2. Station Frequency 3. Flying low in a mountainous area 4. Aircraft attitude 5. Station elevation 6. Electrical storms

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What is the accuracy of a Class C direction finder station?

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Which class of direction-finding (VDF) station has an accuracy less than that of Class C?

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Which is the class of a VHF direction finder (VDF) station that has an accuracy of 5°?

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What does QTE mean?

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. Propagation error is caused by the airframe of the aircraft, bending the signals. 2. If synchronous transmissions are occurring, bearings may be incorrect.

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Which of the following affects the VDF operational range? 1. Flying low in a mountainous area 2. The power of the transmitters 3. Station Frequency 4. Electrical storms 5. Station elevation 6. Aircraft attitude

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What does QUJ mean?

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What is the accuracy of a Class B VHF direction finder station?

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What is required onboard of an aircraft, if it needs to obtain a VDF bearing?

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What is the accuracy of a Class A VHF direction finder (VDF) station ?

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What is the accuracy of a Class D VHF direction finder (VDF) station?

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Which is the class of a VHF direction finder station that has an accuracy of 2°?

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What does QDR mean?

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What does QDM mean?

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What does VDF mean?

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Regarding the VDF accuracy, which of the following statements are correct or incorrect? 1. Propagation error is caused by buildings reflecting transmissions. 2. Flying overhead a ground station, the bearing shown is accurate.

NDB/ADF

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Which of the following factors affects the coverage of an NDB signal?

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The range of an NDB is greater over water, than over land. 2. The range of an NDB is affected by any type of precipitation.

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Which of the following will not affect the accuracy of an ADF? 1. Night effect 2. Mountain waves 3. Static interference 4. Compass error 5. Angle of pitch 6. Coastal refraction

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Which of the following best describes the effect of thunderstorms on ADF accuracy?

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How does coastal refraction affect the accuracy of an ADF?

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Which information can be derived from the head of the needle of the RBI by: Adding the actual aircraft Magnetic Heading (MH)?

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Regarding the accuracy of an ADF, what is quadrantal error due to?

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Which of the following affects the accuracy of an ADF? 1. Static interference 2. Night effect 3. Quadrantal error 4. Compass error 5. Angle of pitch 6. Coastal refraction

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When is the coastal refraction at its lowest?

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What is an RMI fed with?

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What is the "night effect" in ADF navigation?

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What is the accuracy of an ADF within the operational coverage?

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What does NDB mean?

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What does the ADF measure?

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Which of the following aerial(s) is/are utilised in an ADF? 1. Loop 2. Simple 3. Sense 4. Grided

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The range of an NDB is affected by all types of precipitation. 2. The range of an NDB station is greater over land, than over water.

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What is an RMI?

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What does ADF mean?

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What does an RBI mean?

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In which frequency band does ADF work? 1. LF 2. VHF 3. EHF 4. MF 5. SHF 6. UHF

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Which information can be derived from the tail of the needle of an RBI, by adding the actual aircraft Magnetic Heading (MH) to it?

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What does an RMI show?

VOR

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. Over the VOR station the needle of a CDI may oscillate. 2. Site errors do not affectthe accuracy of a VOR signal.

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How many degrees is a full-scale deflection on a 5-dot CDI?

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The needle on an RMI shows the __(1)__, the tail of the needle shows the __(2)__.

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How does increasing the aircraft's altitude affect the VOR reception?

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How many degrees is a full-scale deflection on a 5 dot HSI?

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What is the HSI referenced to?

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What does the term 'CDI' mean?

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What does VOR mean?

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Which principle is used in a VOR?

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Which of the following will affect the accuracy of a VOR signal? 1. VOR antenna poorly mounted on aircraft structure 2. Reflection of VOR signal from terrain 3. Night effect 4. Coastal refraction

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How many degrees is 1 dot on a 2-dot HSI?

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What is the accuracy of a VOR?

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What does a HSI mean?

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Which propagation path does a VOR signal take?

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How many degrees is 1 dot on a 5-dot CDI?

DME

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The ground speed indication of a DME instrument is more accurate, if flying directly to/from the station, compared to a flight perpendicular to it. 2. The ground speed indication of a DME instrument is only correct if the aircraft flies perpendicular to it.

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Which propagation path does a DME signal take?

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. If the aircraft is higher and closer to a DME station, the ground speed will be under-read. 2. The ground speed indication of a DME instrument is only correct if the aircraft flies perpendicular to it.

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How is slant range measured by a DME?

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What may be displayed by DME airborne equipment? 1. Pressure altitude 2. Ground speed 3. True airspeed 4. Density altitude 5. Slant range 6. Time to/from a station

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What can affect the coverage of a DME?

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The level of accuracy in a DME used for navigation is: +/- __(1)__ and +/- __(2)__ of range.

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What does a DME utilise?

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What does DME mean?

Ground radar

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What does the term 'TAR' mean?

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Which of the following(s) will not affect ground radar signals? 1. High flying 2. High terrain 3. Low flying 4. High seas 5. Precipitation

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What does the term 'PAR' mean?

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What is the primary reason that Surface Movement Radar (SMR) has a shorter range than the other radar types?

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Where is a Terminal Area Surveillance Radar is used?

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What does ASMR mean?

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Which of the following factors can cause errors in Surface Movement Radar (SMR) detection?

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What can an Airport Surveillance Radar provide?

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What does ASR mean?

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What is an ASMI?

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Which of the following(s) will affect the ground radar signals? 1. Precipitation 2. High terrain 3. High seas 4. Low flyin 5. High flying

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What is the range of a Terminal Area Surveillance Radar (TAR)?

SSR and the Transponder

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What does a Mode A transponder provide?

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What does a Mode S transponder provide?

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What does setting 7600 on a transponder mean?

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What does setting 7700 on a transponder mean?

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What function could help the controller to identify the position of an aircraft more easily?

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The ground station transmits __(1)__, and receives __(2)__, but the aircraft transmits __(3)__, and receives (4) ___.

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What does a Secondary Surveillance Radar display not show? 1. Call sign 2. TAS 3. Ground speed 4. Density altitude 5. Pressure altitude 6. Outside Air Temperature

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What does SSR mean?

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What does setting 7500 on a transponder set mean?

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What does a Secondary Surveillance Radar display show? 1. Call sign 2. TAS 3. Ground speed 4. Density altitude 5. Pressure altitude 6. Outside Air Temperature

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What does a Mode C transponder provide?

GNSS - GPS, GLONASS or Galileo

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What is an approximate value for the horizontal system accuracy of GPS for civilian use? (Disregard DGPS)

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What is the vertical system accuracy (+/-) of a GNSS in civil aviation?

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The speed of propagation will slow down if the humidity and temperature of the air decrease. 2. The lower the frequency, the smaller the ionospheric delay.

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The speed of propagation will slow down if the humidity and temperature of the air increase. 2. The higher the amplitude, the smaller the ionospheric delay.

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How many satellites are needed for an accurate position calculation during a flight at 7500 ft?

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What is the initial distance measurement called in a GNSS system?

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How long does it take to download the almanac data?

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Which of the following(s) will affect the GPS accuracy? 1. Ephemeris error 2. High humidity 3. The density altitude 4. High density 5. Multipath reception 6. Transmitter noise error

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Evaluate the following statements: 1. The GPS system uses the WGS84 model. 2. The GLONASS system uses the PZ90 model.

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Which of the following will not affect the GPS accuracy? 1. Ephemeris error 2. High humidity 3. The density altitude 4. High density 5. Multipath reception 6. Transmitter noise error