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an identifiable location on earth or a point within a man-made system of artificial coordinates.
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| What is the diameter of the Earth at the equator? |
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| What is the polar diameter of the Earth? |
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| Parallel lines north and south of the equator are referred to as what? |
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| Name the line that runs from the North to South pole through Greenwich, England. |
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| The distance between Magnetic north and True north is referred to as? |
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| Metal in an aircraft may cause incorrect compass readings referred to as? |
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| The sum of deviation and variation is referred to as what? |
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| A nautical mile is how many feet? |
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| A statute mile is how many feet? |
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| The sun moves how many degrees of longitude every hour? |
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| UTC is also referred to as what time? |
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| As you travel west from Greenwich, England you change time zones in a (plus or minus) rate? |
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| The relationship of an object to front of the aircraft is called what? |
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| How is true bearing calculated? |
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| By adding true heading to relative bearing. |
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| Who is responsible for the management and distrubution of all DOD navigational charts and publications? |
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National Imagery and Mapping Agency
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| FLIP and Enroute publications are issued every ________. |
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| DAFIF is updated how often? |
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| The AIM is revised approx. every _______. |
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| The airfield directory is published every _______. |
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| Low Altitude Charts are published ______. |
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| Low Frequency is from ______ to ______. |
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| Medium Frequency is from ______ to ______. |
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| High Frequency is from ______ to ______. |
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| Very High Frequency is from ______ to ______. |
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| Ultra High Frequency is from ______ to ______. |
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| The ILS localizer provides guidance how far from the antenna? |
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| Describe the location of the ILS Outer Marker. |
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| Located where the aircraft should intercept glideslope |
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| Describe the location of the ILS Middle Marker. |
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| Approx 3,500 feet from threshold at an altitude approx 200 feet above touchdown |
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| Describe the location of the ILS Inner Marker. |
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| Located between the Middle Marker and Threshold where the aircraft would expect decision height to be. |
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