Aviation - Week 3 - Navigation

What does the term "heading" mean in aviation?

• The direction a plane is pointed towards

• The altitude of a plane

• The speed of a plane

What does GPS stand for?

• Global Pilot System

• General Positioning System

• Global Positioning System

Does the compass align to true, magnetic, or ... north?

• True north

• Magnetic north

• Grid north

• Celestial north

Is latitude taken from the equator going north/south or from the Greenwich meridian going east/west?

• From the equator going north/south

• From the Greenwich meridian going north/south

• From the equator going east/west

• From the Greenwich meridian going east/west

What is the correct answer with regard to Track and Heading?

• Track is a line over the earth's surface that the aircraft moves. The heading is the direction that the nose is pointed.

• Track is the direction that the nose is pointed. The heading is the line over the earth's surface that the aircraft moves.

• Track and heading are both the directions that the nose is pointed.

• Track and heading are both the lines over the earth's surface that the aircraft moves.