Navigation Quiz

Latitude lines run which direction?

• north-south

• east-west

• south-west

• north-east

Magnetic north is the same as true north

• True

• False

LORAN-C is still used today.

• True

• False

What is the oldest electronic navigation still used today?

• LORAN

• GPS

• Compass

• Non Directional Beacon

What navigation aid is used to guide aircraft to a runway?

• Instrument Landing System

• Non Directional Beacon

• GPA

• VOR

Which of the following is not a benefit of VOR?

• multiple cross checks

• straight line courses

• works regardless of aircraft orientation

• ground based transmitters

What is the orbit time for GPS satellites?

• 24 hours

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 1 hour

When did Air Traffic Control begin?

• 1958

• 1926

• 1800's

• 1989

Airports are connected by Federal airways called

• Flyways

• Air Boulevards

• Victor Airways

• Skyways

What are the five main legs of typical airport traffic pattern?

• taxi, runway, launch, takeoff, landing

• upwind, departure, ticketing, landing, unloading

• downwind, base, final, departure, crosswind

• downwind, taxi, departure, landing, unloading