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RADNAV-RH-CHAPTER12-VORDME RNAV
1.
In relation to Area Navigation Systems (RNAV) which of the following is an Air Data input?
a) Doppler drift
b) VOR/DME radial/distance
c) Inertial Navigation System (INS) position
d) True airspeed
2.
The phantom station in a 2D RNAV system may be generated by:
a) VOR/DME
b) twin VOR
c) twin DME
d) any of the above
3.
The operation of a 2D RNAV system may be seriously downgraded:
a) because the computer cannot determine if the aircraft is within the DOC
of the programmed facilities
b) because the computer cannot determine if the heading and altitude input
are in error
c) because the pilot cannot verify the correct frequency has been selectged
d) if the selected navigation facility is in excess of about 70 nm
4.
What is the deviation per dot on the HSI when using a 2-dot basic RNAV system in the en-route mode?
a) 1 NM
b) 5 NM
c) 2 NM
d) 10 NM
5.
What is the maximum off-track error permitted on P-RNAV systems?
a) ±5 nm
b) ±2 nm
c) ±1 nm
d) ±0.5 nm
6.
In order to enter a waypoint that is designated by a VOR into an RNAV, the VOR:
a) has to be positively identified by one of the pilots
b) does not have to be in range when entered or used
c) must be in range
d) does not have to be in range when entered but must be when used
7.
In order that a waypoint designated by a VOR can be used by a RNAV system:
a) the VOR must be identified by the pilot
b) the VOR must be within range when the waypoint is input
c) the VOR need not be in range when input or used
d) the VOR need not be in range when input but must be when used
8.
Which one of the following lists information given by a basic VOR/DME-based Area Navigation System?
a) Crosstrack distance; alongtrack distance; angular course deviation
b) Aircraft position in latitude and longitude
c) Wind velocity
d) True airspeed; drift angle
9.
According to ICAO (Annex 11), the definition of an RNAV system is:
a) one which enables the aircraft to navigate on any desired flight path within the coverage of appropriate ground based navigation aids only
b) one which enables the aircraft to navigate on any desired flight path within the specified limits of self-contained on-board systems
c) one which enables the aircraft to navigate on any desired flight path within the coverage of appropriate ground based navigation aids or within the specified limits of self-contained on-board systems but not a combination of the two
d) one which enables the aircraft to navigate on any desired flight path within the coverage of appropriate ground based navigation aids or within the specified limits of self-contained on-board systems or a combination of the two
10.
Which of the following is one of the functions of the Course-Line-Computer in a basic Area Navigation (RNAV) system?
a) It calculates cross track information for NDB approaches
b) It checks the ground station accuracy using a built-in test programme
c) It automatically selects the two strongest transmitters for the Area-Nav-Mode and continues working by memory in case one of the two necessary stations goes off the air
d) It transfers the information given by a VOR/DME station into tracking and distance indications to any chosen Phantom Station/waypoint
11.
What are the primary navigation inputs used by RNAV system?
a) INS, Mapping Radar, FMC database
b) INS, Nav Aids, TAS and Drift
c) Nav Aids, INS, FMC database
d) Nav Aids, Mapping Radar, FMC database
12.
Erratic indications may be experienced when flying towards a basic VOR/DME-based Area Navigation System Phantom Station:
a) because, under adverse conditions (relative bearing to the Phantom Station
other than 180o/360o) it takes the computer more time to calculate the necessary information
b) when operating at low altitudes close to the limit of reception range from
the reference station
c) when in the cone of silence overhead the Phantom Station
d) when the Phantom Station is out of range
13.
The required accuracy of a precision RNAV (P-RNAV) system is:
a) 0.25 nm standard deviation or better
b) 0.5 nm standard deviation or better
c) 1 nm standard deviation or better
d) 1.5 nm standard deviation or better
14.
What is the deviation per dot on the HSI when using a 2-dot RNAV system in the approach mode?
a) 10 NM
b) 0.5o
c) 10o
d) 0.5 NM
15.
Which one of the following inputs to an Area Navigation System (R-NAV) comes from an external, not on-board, system?
a) Magnetic heading
b) Inertial Navigation System (INS) position
c) Pressure altitude
d) VOR/DME radial/distance
16.
RNAV routes are:
a) usually specified by waypoints co-incident with point source aids such as
VOR, DME or NDB facilities
b) specified by waypoints defined as a position in latitude and longitude
based on the WGS 84 system
c) selected according to TCAS inputs
d) none of the above are correct
17.
With regard to RNAV, what are gybrid navigation systems?
a) RNAV systems which use and merge information from a selection of self-contained and externally referenced navigation system
b) VOR/DME system
c) Loran C system
d) GNSS
18.
What is an example of a self contained RNAV system?
a) GPS
b) DME/DME
c) VOR/DME
d) INS
19.
With VOR/DME basic area navigation, the displacement of the CDI needle represents:
a) angular displacement from the course line (eg. 5 dots = 5o off track)
b) angular displacement from the course line (eg. 5 dots = 10o off track)
c) distance of track (eg. 5 dots = 5 nm off track)
d) distance of track (eg. 5 dots = 10 nm off track)
20.
The range to a required waypoint presented by RNAV system is:
a) plan range or slant range depending on RNAV settings
b) plan range
c) slant range
d) neither plan range nor slant range
21.
Apart from radials and distances from VOR/DME stations, what information is required by the VOR/DME Area Navigation computer in order to calculate the wind?
a) Heading from the aircraft compass system and true airspeed from the air data computer
b) True airspeed from the air data computer
c) Heading from the aircraft compass system
d) Vertical speed from the air data computer
22.
In an FMS, how does a VOR/DME Area Navigation system obtain DME information?
a) the pilot tunes the closest VOR/DME stations within range on the VOR/DME Area navigation control panel
b) The VOR/DME Area Navigation system has its own VHF NAV tuner and the system itself tunes the DME stations providing the best angular position lines
c) The VOR/DME Area Navigation system uses whatever stations are tuned
on the aircraft’s normal VHF NAV selector
d) The VOR/DME Area Navigation System has its own VHF NAV tuner
and it always tunes the DME stations closest to the aircraft position
23.
In order to enter a phantom waypoint that is designed by a VOR/DME simple RNAV system, the VOR/DME
a) has to be positively identified by one of the pilots
b) does not have to be in range when entered or used
c) must be in range
d) does not have to be in range when entered but must be when used
24.
On what data is a VOR/DME Area Navigation system operating in the dead reckoning mode?
a) Radial from one VOR; distances from two DMEs; TAS from the Air Data
Computer; heading from the aircraft compass
b) TAS from the Air Data Computer; heading from the aircraft compass
c) Radial from one VOR; distances from two DMEs
d) TAS from the Air Data Computer; heading from the aircraft compass; the
last computed W/V
25.
Under which of the following circumstances does a VOR/DME Area Navigation system switch to Dead Reckoning mode?
a) VOR/DME Area Navigation Computer is not receiving information from
the Air Data Computer
b) VOR/DME Area Navigation Computer is receiving neither radial nor
distance data information from VOR/DME stations
c) VOR/DME Area Navigation Computer is not receiving information from
the aircraft compass system
d) When ‘DR’ is selected by the pilot
26.
Under which of the following circumstances does a VOR/DME Area Navigation system switch to Dead Reckoning mode?
a) The system is receiving information from only one VOR
b) The system is receiving information from one VOR and one DME
c) The system is receiving information from one VOR and two DMEs
d) The system is receiving information from the two DMEs
27.
Which one of the following lists information given by a basic VOR/DME-based Area Navigation System when tracking inbound to a phantom waypoint?
a) Wind velocity
b) Aircraft position in latitude and longitude
c) Crosstrack distance; alongtrack distance
d) True airspeed; drift angle
28.
When operating in an RNAV mode using multiple DME, inaccuracy can be due to:
a) Sky wave interference
b) Mutual interference between the DMEs
c) Inability to confirm the aircraft is within the DOC of the DMEs because of identification problems
d) The DMEs locking onto each other’s returns
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