NIFE NAV COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What are the three types of naviagation?. Answer: Dead Reckoning Navigation, Visual
Navigation, Electronic Navigation
● What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary?. Answer: Dead
Reckoning Visual and Electronic Navigation
● What is Dead Reckoning?. Answer: Directing an aircraft and determining its position by
the application of direction and speed
● What are the components of DR?. Answer: PTSD Position Time Speed Direction
● Which way do lines of latitude run? Which way are they measured?. Answer: Run East
and West Measured North and South
● Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured?. Answer: Run
north to south Measured East and West
● Where do lines of longitude start and what is it called?. Answer: 0 degrees. Prime
meridian
● Where do lines of longitude end and what is it called?. Answer: 180 degrees.
International Date Line
● What is direction?. Answer: Angular distance from a reference
● Lines of latitude are also called what?. Answer: Parallels
● Lines of Longitude are also called what?. Answer: Meridians
● What is the primary instrument to determine direction?. Answer: Remote gyro
compass card AKA BDHI EHSI
● What are the two ways to express time and what are their formats?. Answer: Elapsed
time (ETE) and ETD
● How is Elapsed time written?. Answer: Hours + minutes + seconds
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● What are the three types of naviagation?. Answer: Dead Reckoning Navigation, Visual
Navigation, Electronic Navigation
● What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary?. Answer: Dead
Reckoning Visual and Electronic Navigation
● What is Dead Reckoning?. Answer: Directing an aircraft and determining its position by
the application of direction and speed
● What are the components of DR?. Answer: PTSD Position Time Speed Direction
● Which way do lines of latitude run? Which way are they measured?. Answer: Run East
and West Measured North and South
● Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured?. Answer: Run
north to south Measured East and West
● Where do lines of longitude start and what is it called?. Answer: 0 degrees. Prime
meridian
● Where do lines of longitude end and what is it called?. Answer: 180 degrees.
International Date Line
● What is direction?. Answer: Angular distance from a reference
● Lines of latitude are also called what?. Answer: Parallels
● Lines of Longitude are also called what?. Answer: Meridians
● What is the primary instrument to determine direction?. Answer: Remote gyro
compass card AKA BDHI EHSI
● What are the two ways to express time and what are their formats?. Answer: Elapsed
time (ETE) and ETD
● How is Elapsed time written?. Answer: Hours + minutes + seconds
