Jeppesen Private Pilot Handbook,
Chapter 9, Section A Questions
What is a line of position?
A. A specific visual checkpoint, such as a road intersection, a bridge over a stream, or a
racetrack
B. A range of possible positions along a specific line, one of which is the actual position
of the aircraft
C. A dead reckoning course that has been corrected for wind drift as well as the effects
of magnetic fields – answer B
What are the advantages of pilotage over dead reckoning? - answer Positions are found
by direct observation of visual landmarks. It is the simplest form of navigation, requires
no equipment other than a chart and a pencil, and is immune from mechanical failures
or breakdowns.
True/False. The primary advantage of dead reckoning over pilotage is that it provides
accurate navigation over areas that have few, if any, visual checkpoints. - answerTrue
True/False. Dead reckoning uses calculations of time, speed, distance and direction to
navigate without reference to visual landmarks. - answerTrue
True/False. Magnetic variation is the difference between true north and magnetic north.
- answerTrue
What information is usually entered on a navigation log?
A. The boundaries of restricted airspace, engine power settings, and the names and
locations of alternate airports along the course
B. Information on the heights of obstructions along the route, and the lengths of the
runways at the departure and destination airports
C. Distance between checkpoints, cruising altitudes, true airspeed, wind correction
angles, corrections for magnetic variation and compass deviation, estimated and actual
groundspeed, fuel consumption rates, and estimated and actual times between
checkpoints - answerC
Select the true statement regarding the magnetic compass.
A. Magnetic fields within the airplane create magnetic variation.
B. Because of variation, the magnetic compass never points to true north.
C. The compass heading is the source used to set the gyroscopic heading indicator. -
answerC
Chapter 9, Section A Questions
What is a line of position?
A. A specific visual checkpoint, such as a road intersection, a bridge over a stream, or a
racetrack
B. A range of possible positions along a specific line, one of which is the actual position
of the aircraft
C. A dead reckoning course that has been corrected for wind drift as well as the effects
of magnetic fields – answer B
What are the advantages of pilotage over dead reckoning? - answer Positions are found
by direct observation of visual landmarks. It is the simplest form of navigation, requires
no equipment other than a chart and a pencil, and is immune from mechanical failures
or breakdowns.
True/False. The primary advantage of dead reckoning over pilotage is that it provides
accurate navigation over areas that have few, if any, visual checkpoints. - answerTrue
True/False. Dead reckoning uses calculations of time, speed, distance and direction to
navigate without reference to visual landmarks. - answerTrue
True/False. Magnetic variation is the difference between true north and magnetic north.
- answerTrue
What information is usually entered on a navigation log?
A. The boundaries of restricted airspace, engine power settings, and the names and
locations of alternate airports along the course
B. Information on the heights of obstructions along the route, and the lengths of the
runways at the departure and destination airports
C. Distance between checkpoints, cruising altitudes, true airspeed, wind correction
angles, corrections for magnetic variation and compass deviation, estimated and actual
groundspeed, fuel consumption rates, and estimated and actual times between
checkpoints - answerC
Select the true statement regarding the magnetic compass.
A. Magnetic fields within the airplane create magnetic variation.
B. Because of variation, the magnetic compass never points to true north.
C. The compass heading is the source used to set the gyroscopic heading indicator. -
answerC
