SAFA Sample Exam 817 - Navigation

How many parallels of latitude lie between the Equator and the North Pole?

• 180.

• 90.

• 60.

• 30.

Determine the Magnetic Variation given the following: True Heading: 090° T Magnetic Heading: 110° M Wind Correction Angle: 10° L

• 20° E.

• 20° W.

• 10° W.

• 10° E.

Identify the components of a Triangle of Velocities.

1. 1. BHP

2. 2. IAS

3. 3. TAS

4. 4. CAS

5. 5. TH

6. 6. TT

7. 7. W/S

8. 8. W/D

9. 9.GS

• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

• 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9.

• 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

• 2, 4, 7, 8.

54. On a navigational chart based on a Mercator Projection, a straight line on the chart represents a(n) ____________ on the surface of the Earth.

• Rhumb Line
• Great Circle

• Anti-meridian

• Complex curve

For which of the following aeronautical charts will 16 SM be represented by one inch on the chart?

• VTA.

• VNC.

• WAC.

• Enroute Low Altitude.

Refer to the VNC Chart Segment for Whitecourt, AB at Fig. 108 in the Exam Appendix. Which of the following statements is true? At Whitecourt airport, aerodrome lighting is available

• 24/7.

• 24/7 based on an ARCAL system.

• during limited hours only.

• based on an ARCAL system during limited hours only.

Refer to the VNC Chart Segment for Gander, NF at Fig. 112 in the Exam Appendix. What is tower frequency at Gander, NF?

• 123.475 MHz.

• 126.7 MHz.

• 118.1 MHz.

• 112.7 MHz.

Refer to the VNC Chart Segment for Quesnel/Prince George BC at Fig. 110 in the Exam Appendix (or see attached). Which of the following radio navigational facilities is/are located at Quesnel airport?

• DME.

• VOR.

• NDB.

• VOR/DME, NDB.

Refer to the VNC Chart Segment for Gander, NF at Fig 112 in the Exam Appendix (or see attached). You are planning a VFR flight from Gander airport direct to destination Fogo aerodrome. You elect to set heading over the town of Benton. For this trip, what is the appropriate flight plan to file?

• VFR flight plan only.

• VFR flight plan or VFR flight itinerary with a responsible person.

• DVFR flight plan.

• DVFR flight plan or DVFR flight itinerary.

You are in a place in Canada with a longitude of 60° E. What time zone are you within?

• Atlantic Standard Time Zone.

• Newfoundland Standard Time Zone.

• Pacific Standard Time Zone.

• With the specified longitude, we are not in Canada.