NIFE NAV Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Dead Reckoning Components Answer: Position, direction, time, speed
Latitude Answer: "Fat"
Parallels
Lines that run East to West
Measures distance North or South from Equator
0° - 90°
Longitude Answer: Meridians
Lines that run North to South
Measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
0° - 180°
1° Answer: 60 minutes
True North Answer: Geographic North Pole
, 2
Magnetic North Answer: Hudson Bay, Canada
Primary DR Instruments Answer: Direction and Position: BDHI (remote gyro
vertical compass card)
Time: clock
Speed: airspeed indicator
Wet Compass Answer: Backup to BDHI
Fluid based magnetic compass
Unstable during maneuvering but is reliable and independent of electrical
systems
Secondary DR Instruments Answer: Altimeter
Outside air temperature (OAT) gauge
Electronic Navigation Systems Answer: From ground: VOR,TACAN
From their own signals: RADAR, DOPPLER
Self-contained: inertial navigation systems (GPS)
TACAN Answer: 360 radials
Correct Answers)
Dead Reckoning Components Answer: Position, direction, time, speed
Latitude Answer: "Fat"
Parallels
Lines that run East to West
Measures distance North or South from Equator
0° - 90°
Longitude Answer: Meridians
Lines that run North to South
Measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
0° - 180°
1° Answer: 60 minutes
True North Answer: Geographic North Pole
, 2
Magnetic North Answer: Hudson Bay, Canada
Primary DR Instruments Answer: Direction and Position: BDHI (remote gyro
vertical compass card)
Time: clock
Speed: airspeed indicator
Wet Compass Answer: Backup to BDHI
Fluid based magnetic compass
Unstable during maneuvering but is reliable and independent of electrical
systems
Secondary DR Instruments Answer: Altimeter
Outside air temperature (OAT) gauge
Electronic Navigation Systems Answer: From ground: VOR,TACAN
From their own signals: RADAR, DOPPLER
Self-contained: inertial navigation systems (GPS)
TACAN Answer: 360 radials