NIFE NAV Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
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
, 2
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
How is ETD written? Answer: Four digit time of day format
What is speed? Answer: A vector. Magnitude and velocity
What are the three primary instruments for DR? Answer: RGVCC, Clock, and
Airspeed indicator
What are the secondary instruments for DR? Answer: OAT and Altimeter
How many degrees of longitude is one hour? Answer: 15 degrees longitude
What are the three categories for Electronic Navigation? Answer: Stations
exterior to the Aircraft: Ground and space
On-board active transmitters: Radar, Doppler
Self Contained: INS
Correct Answers)
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
, 2
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
How is ETD written? Answer: Four digit time of day format
What is speed? Answer: A vector. Magnitude and velocity
What are the three primary instruments for DR? Answer: RGVCC, Clock, and
Airspeed indicator
What are the secondary instruments for DR? Answer: OAT and Altimeter
How many degrees of longitude is one hour? Answer: 15 degrees longitude
What are the three categories for Electronic Navigation? Answer: Stations
exterior to the Aircraft: Ground and space
On-board active transmitters: Radar, Doppler
Self Contained: INS
