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| What is the formula for departure? |
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| Departure (nm) = (Ch.Long * 60) * Cos(Mean Lat) |
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| If equipped with a normal magnetic compass we accelerate, what will the compass indicate? |
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| If equipped with a normal magnetic compass we decelerate, what will the compass indicate? |
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| If equipped with a normnal magnetic compass we make a turn towards heading 000, how should we compensate with regards to the turning error? |
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| If equipped with a normnal magnetic compass we make a turn towards heading 180, how should we compensate with regards to the turning error? |
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| What is a characteristic of a Rhumb line? |
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- It cuts all meridians at the same angle.
- It's a line of constant track (heading with no wind) |
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| What is the circumreference of the Earth? |
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| 21 600 nm (About 40 000 km) |
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The angle by which the aircraft will be displaced from its intended track because of the wind.
It's the angle between True heading and True Track. |
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| If we want to get the callibrated airspeed (CAS) out of the Indicated Air Speed. What should we correct for? |
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| Instrument & Position error. |
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| If we want to get the Equivalent Air Speed out of the Callibrated Air Speed. What should we correct for? |
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| If we want to get the True Air Speed out of the Equivalent Air Speed. What should we compensate for? |
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| If we cross the International date line Eastbound. What will happen with the date? |
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| It will decrease by 1 day. |
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| If we cross the international date line westbound. What will happen with the date? |
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| It will increase by 1 day. |
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| How is the Uniform Daylight Period described? |
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| The period of 15 minutes before sunrise and 15 minutes after sunset in which it is allowed to fly VFR in the Netherlands. |
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| What is the transition altitude for VFR traffic in the Netherlands? |
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| What is the transition altitude for IFR traffic in the Netherlands? |
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| If we have a transponder on board, from what altitude is it mandatory to use it? |
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| A METAR with trend is valid for ... |
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| If a METAR says NSC there are no ... |
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| Clouds below 5000' and there is no significant weather like CB's or TS' |
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| When do we need to file a flightplan? |
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- When planning to cross/stop at a controlled airfield.
- When crossing controlled airspace.
- When crossing an international FIR boundary.
- When conducting an IFR flight.
- In the North Sea Area |
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| What is the operating range of a VOR? |
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| What is the operating range of a NDB? |
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| What is the range of an NDB? |
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| To what are the radials of a VOR beacon referenced? |
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| Does an NDB tell you on what radial from the beacon you are? |
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| Negative, NDB only gives you bearing to the station. |
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| When will the distance between 2 points on earth be shortest exactly over the pole? |
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| When the points are on each others anti-meridian. |
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| What is the minimum visiblity required in class C airspace? |
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| What is the minimum visiblity required in class D airspace? |
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| What is the minimum visiblity required in class G airspace below 3000 feet? |
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| The sun displaces itself over earth by an speed of xx ° per hour. What is XX? |
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| When the mean sun transits (crosses) a particular meridian, how late is it at all places on that meridian? |
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| When does the EET on a flightplan start and when does it end? |
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| It starts at T/O and ends overhead the field (VFR) |
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| What time do we fill in at the flight plan under as departure time? |
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| What speed do we use for the cruising speed in the flight plan? |
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TAS.
For example TAS = 94 kts we will fill in :
N0094 |
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| Where does the TODA consists of? |
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| Take-off run available + (clearway when available) |
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| When do we call a field balanced? |
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| If we fly eastbound under VFR rules, what flightlevel should we pick? FL100, FL105, FL110, FL115 |
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| We should pick FL115 as we fly east and need an uneven flightlevel. As we're flying VFR we need to add 500 feet to avoid IFR traffic so we reach FL115. |
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| What altitude will you approximately lose during a 1 turn spin according to the P.O.H.? |
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| What altitude will you approximately lose during a 6 turn spin according to the P.O.H.? |
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| According to school rules a 1 turn spin will make you lose about 1000 ft of altitude. How many feet altitude loss should you take into acount for each spin made extra? |
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