NIFE NAV QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

NIFE NAV QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED What are the three types of naviagation? Dead Reckoning Navigation, Visual Navigation, Electronic Navigation What is the primary type of navigation? What are the secondary? Dead Reckoning Visual and Electronic Navigation What is Dead Reckoning? Directing an aircraft and determining its position by the application of direction and speed What are the components of DR? PTSD Position Time Speed Direction Which way do lines of latitude run? Which way are they measured? Run East and West Measured North and South Which way do lines of longitude run? Which way are they measured? Run north to south Measured East and West Where do lines of longitude start and what is it called? 0 degrees. Prime meridian Where do lines of longitude end and what is it called? 180 degrees. International Date Line What is direction? Angular distance from a reference Lines of latitude are also called what? Parallels Lines of Longitude are also called what? Meridians What is the primary instrument to determine direction? Remote gyro compass card AKA BDHI EHSI What are the two ways to express time and what are their formats? Elapsed time (ETE) and ETD How is Elapsed time written? Hours + minutes + seconds How is ETD written? Four digit time of day format What is speed? A vector. Magnitude and velocity What are the three primary instruments for DR? RGVCC, Clock, and Airspeed indicator What are the secondary instruments for DR? OAT and Altimeter How many degrees of longitude is one hour? 15 degrees longitude