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1. True Course + - wind correction = True Heading + - variation = Magnetic Heading.
True
False 2. In the Remarks section of a METAR, a $ sign indicates:
there is a landing fee at this airport.
a reminder to Maintenance that it is time to service the weather instruments.
cash is the only acceptable method of payment for fuel at this airport. 3. A "severe weather watch area" on a radar summary chart is depicted as:
heavy dashed lines usually in the form of a rectangular box.
a broken or dashed line.
red-colored areas enclosed by a dashed line. 4. A new captain with less than 100 hours in the left seat diverts to the alternate. What are his minimums for landing?
300 and 1
200 and 1/2
VFR conditions 5. A course plotted with reference to meridians of longitude, crossing all meridians at the same angle:
will spiral around the pole, and cannot be used for long distance flights (loxodromic spiral).
eventually becomes a great circle, dividing the earth into two equal halves.
must be eventually corrected for magnetic variation. 6. An airplane consumes 13 gallons per hour. It will burn:
89.7 gallons in 4 hours 14 minutes.
55 gallons in 4:14.
less with a headwind. 7. The vertical lines (longitude) on a map of the USA are closer together at the top because:
the magnetic variation is EASTERLY in the Western US and WESTERLY in the Eastern US.
of an optical illusion.
of meridian convergence towards the poles. 8. Based on the way the earth turns:
it is always later in Europe than in the USA.
it is always earlier in Europe than in the USA.
if it is noon in England, it is afternoon in the USA. 9. Any flight in an easterly direction will always require a:
Mag Course (MC) between 0 degrees and 179 degrees.
True Course between 180 degrees and 359 degrees.
True Course between 0 degrees and 179 degrees corrected for compass deviation. 10. An aircraft has a TAS of 400 kt. It has a headwind component of 40 kt today.
The GS will be 440 kt.
The GS will be 360 kt.
The IAS will be 440 kt. 11. If you are flying along the Agonic Line, what would be the variation?
There is no variation. True North and Magnetic North are both aligned.
East is least and West is best.
The Agonic Line is an earthquake fault in California so the variation is about 16 degrees E. 12. Which is correct?
TH +- VAR = MH +- DEV = CH +- Wind = GS.
East is least meaning subtract Easterly Variation from TH to find MH.
Both are correct. 13. A nautical mile is equal to:
1.15 statute miles.
5,280 feet.
how many knots a sailor could tie in one hour on a sailing ship. 14. The angle between True North and a straight line between your origin and destination is:
True Course.
Magnetic Course.
Compass Heading. 15. Given the following information, plan a roundtrip flight from Monterey, California to Porterville, CA to Stockton, CA to Monterey, CA. The forecast winds are 240 degrees at 20 knots. Fuel consumption for your light aircraft is 12.5 GPH, TAS 130KT, initial VFR cruise altitude 5500 feet, standard day temperature, aircraft weight at takeoff 2550 pounds, and fly Victor airways. Use the Jeppesen Low Altitude Enroute Chart 3/4; your Jepp Flight Computer; the flight plan form in the FORMS section of the 3 ring binder; and Rod Machado's Private Pilot Handbook:
What will be the total flight time for the trip?
1 hour 85 minutes.
3 hours 42 minutes.
2 hours 45 minutes. 16. Ref: to Question 15: How much flight time did wind add to or subtract from the entire trip?
Subtracted 5 minutes.
No net effect.
Added 5 minutes. 17. Ref: to Question 15: How much fuel will be required to complete the trip with VFR reserves?
55 gallons.
39 gallons.
Depends on the alternate selected. 18. Ref: to Question 15: The plane departed MRY at 13:15 local time with 60 gal. useable fuel. Allowing for a 30 minute stopover at each airport, what is dry-tanks time for this flight plan if you did not refuel?
18:43 local
17:08 local
16:20 local 19. Fuel flow is 3000 lb/hr/engine. You fly the B737 (2 engines) 4 hr and 15 min. How much fuel did you consume?
1275 lbs.
12750 lbs.
25500 lbs. 20. You travel 1600 NM in 4 hr 15 min. Your GS is 376.5 kt.
True
False
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