Navigation Study Guide
Below you will find a fill-in-the-blanks study guide, plus several E6B practice questions. It is suggested that you copy and paste this guide to a word processor, and then print the result.
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Name:_________________
Date:__________________
Air Navigation Review Package
To prepare for the exam, fill in the following blanks, and answer the questions.
Use your "From the Ground Up" as a reference when needed, and to check you answers.The five main methods of navigation are:
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5.Parallels are lines of ______________.
Meridians are lines of ________________.
When writing geographical co-ordinates ___________ comes before ______________.
One hour is equal to _________ degrees of longitude.
One second is equal to _________ minutes of longitude.
A ________________ is a circle on the surface of a sphere that cuts the sphere in two equal halves.
The equator is a _____________________.
Meridians of _____________ are ___________________.
A great circle route is the ___________ distance between two points.
Headings must constantly be corrected when flying a _________________ route.
A rhumb line cuts all ______________ at equal __________.
All __________________ are rhumb lines.
The meridians and the equator are also _________________.
Any rhumb line which is not at the same time a parallel of latitude will ___________ _____________________________.
Variation is __________________________________________.
Lines joining areas of equal variation are called _________________.
Lines joining areas of no variation are called __________________.
Variation West, magnetic __________.
Variation _______, magnetic least.
TVMDC
TeleVision Makes Dull Company
These letters and the acronym stand for:
T___________V_____________M___________D_____________C_____________
Deviation is _______________________________________________________.
Deviation west, magnetic ____________. Deviation ________, magnetic least.
On turns from the North, the compass will ________.
On turns from the South the compass will _________.
When turning north, the compass will __________.
When turning south, the compass will ___________.
On East and West headings, acceleration will cause the compass to register a turn __________. This is known as _____________________ error.
On East and West headings, deceleration will cause the compass to register a turn __________. This is known as _____________________ error.
A statute mile is _________ feet.
A nautical mile is _________ feet. A nautical mile is also equal to the average length of _____________________________.
The four basic elements of map construction are:
1. A_____________
2. S______________
3. B_____________
4. D______________
The Lambert ________________________ Projection is cone shaped.
Meridians _________________________________.
Scale is approximately __________________________.
A straight line can be assumed to be an arc of ______________________.The Transverse _________________ Projection is cylinder shaped.
All ________________ and ___________ are straight lines.
A straight line is a _____________________.
Scale is ____________________.VFR Navigation Charts (VNC's) have a scale of 1:__________________
They are based on the __________________ Projection.World Aeronautical Charts (WAC's) have a scale of 1:_______________
They are used for high altitude flight.
They are based on the ______________________ Projection.VFR Terminal Area Charts (VTA's) have a scale of 1:_________________
They show the details of airport control zones.
They are based on the ____________________ Projection.Relief on maps is shown by _____________, _____________, and _____________.
Covert the following:
Find the compass heading when the variation is 23 degrees E, deviation is 3 degrees; W, and the degrees true is 67degrees; .
Find the degrees true, when the variation in 18degrees W, deviation is 1 degree E, and the degrees magnetic is 108 degrees .
Find the groundspeed and heading to steer:
Cessna 150, C-FHRT, is travelling from Bellingham to Victoria. The intended track of the airplane is 297degrees, with a true airspeed of 90 knots. The winds aloft are from 355degrees at 20 knots.
Cessna 172, C-GZDD, is travelling from Kelowna to Penticton. The intended track of the airplane is 176 degrees , with a true airspeed of 105 knots. The winds aloft are from 160 degrees at 12 knots.
Find the missing variable.
Groundspeed 87 knots, distance 110 nm, time _______
Groundspeed ______, distance 45 nm, time 45 minutes.
Groundspeed 65 knots, distance _______, time 1.5 hours
Groundspeed ______, distance 75 nm, time 65 minutes.