Navigation Practice Problems

GSW-15CGSW-16B Navigation Practice Problems

Study Questions GSW-16B ✐ 1. In the spaces provided, draw an airplane flying in each of the directions indicated. (The first is provided as an example.) west southeast

300° 240°

080° 350°

150° 015°

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 2. An airplane starts at location X and flies on heading 090° for one hour, then turns to 135° for one hour, and finally turns to 030° for one hour. In the space below, draw the airplane’s route of flight (assume the wind is calm).

3. An airplane starts at location Y and flies on heading 315° for one hour, then turns to 260° for one hour, then turns to 340° for one hour, and finally turns to 270° for one hour. In the space below, draw the airplane’s route of flight (assume the wind is calm).

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 4. In each of the spaces provided, draw an X at the indicated location.

north of Springfield AND 345° from Rosedale AND west of Metropolis 285° from Bayport Metropolis

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Springfield Rosedale Bayport

180° from Davis AND 150° from Carmichael AND 225° from Mayfield 270° from Shelby Mayfield Davis Carmichael

Shelby

110° from Mountain Ridge AND 200° from Seaside AND 060° from Plymouth 275° from Pumpkin Hollow Mountain Ridge Seaside

Plymouth Pumpkin Hollow

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 5. In each of the spaces provided, draw an airplane at the correct location, and flying in the indicated direction. (The first is provided as an example.)

090° from Faraday AND 345° from Briar AND heading 210° heading 130°

Faraday 090°

210° Briar

240° from Lancaster AND 280° from Brewster AND heading 200° heading 150° Lancaster

Brewster

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 6. In each of the spaces provided, draw an airplane at the correct location, and flying in the indicated direction. (The first is provided as an example.)

300° bearing to Columbus AND 060° bearing to Whitmore AND flying a heading of 240° flying a heading of 240° Whitmore Columbus

300°

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240°

270° bearing to Peoria AND 080° bearing to Newcastle AND flying a heading of 360° flying a heading of 260°

Newcastle

Peoria

7. Determine the magnetic course for the following problems. True course: 040° True course: 350° Magnetic Variation: 2°E Magnetic Variation: 13°W Magnetic course: ______Magnetic course: ______

True course: 237° True course: 090° Magnetic Variation: 10°E Magnetic Variation: 5°E Magnetic course: ______Magnetic course: ______

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ Wind Correction

8. Use a flight computer or wind triangle to determine the wind correction angle and ground speed for the following problems. Course (true): 130° Course (true): 215° True airspeed: 120 knots True airspeed: 145 knots Wind direction (true): 040° Wind direction (true): 230° Wind speed: 9 knots Wind speed: 15 knots ------Wind correction angle: ______Wind correction angle: ______Ground speed: ______Ground speed: ______

Course (true): 355° Course (true): 060° True airspeed: 120 knots True airspeed: 150 knots Wind direction (true): 310° Wind direction (true): 360° Wind speed: 20 knots Wind speed: 5 knots ------Wind correction angle: ______Wind correction angle: ______Ground speed: ______Ground speed: ______

Time Enroute

9. In the US, automobile odometers measure distance in a) feet. b) miles (statute miles). c) rotational momentum.

10. In aviation (and sailing), distances are measured in a) nautical miles. b) statute miles. c) knots.

11. One nautical mile is defined to be______of the distance between 1° of latitude, and works out to be about ______longer than a statute mile. a) half; two times b) three times; 27.4 feet c) 1/60; 15%

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12. In the following list, which are units of distance? (Check all that apply.) ☐ Feet ☐ Nautical miles ☐ Miles per hour (mph) ☐ Pounds per square inch (PSI) ☐ Statute miles ☐ Kilometers

13. Speeds are ratios and are given in units of distance divided by time. Which of the following ratios would be considered speeds? (Check all that apply.) GSW-16B ☐ Pounds per square inch ☐ Knots (nautical miles per hour) ☐ Feet per cubic yard ☐ Miles per hour (mph) ☐ Bushels per acre

14. Which is faster? 80 knots or 80 mph?

______✐ 15. An airplane flies 150 nautical miles in the time of one hour. What is the airplane’s ground speed? ______

16. An airplane flies 100 nautical miles in 30 minutes? What is the airplane’s ground speed? ______

17. In the following problems, determine the airplane ground speed from the given distance traveled and elapsed time. Distance: 120 NM Distance: 60 NM Time: 2 hrs Time: 40 min Ground speed: ______kts Ground speed: ______kts

Distance: 20 NM Distance: 315 NM Time: 16 min Time: 3 hrs Ground speed: ______kts Ground speed: ______kts

Distance: 69 NM Distance: 22 NM Time: 45 min Time: 10 min Ground speed: ______kts Ground speed: ______kts

18. An airplane flying through the air at 120 knots flies directly into a 15 knot headwind. The resulting speed at which the airplane is actually moving over the ground is a) 105 knots. b) 120 knots. c) 135 knots.

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 19. An airplane flying through the air at 90 knots is pushed along by a 20 knot tailwind. The resulting speed at which the airplane is actually moving over the ground is a) 70 knots. b) 92 knots. c) 110 knots.

20. In the following problems, determine the ground speed resulting from the following airplane airspeeds and wind conditions. Airspeed: 120 kts Airspeed: 110 kts Wind: 2 kts headwind Wind: 35 kts tailwind Ground speed: ______kts Ground speed: ______kts

Airspeed: 65 kts Airspeed: 55 kts Wind: 25 kts headwind Wind: 15 kts tailwind Ground speed: ______kts Ground speed: ______kts

21. Complete the following formula.

Distance Speed = ______

✐ 22. While traveling with a ground speed of 95 knots, how long will it take an airplane to fly 130 nautical miles? ______

23. At a ground speed of 145 knots, how long would a 270 nautical mile trip take? ______

24. During flight planning, you can estimate ground speed using course, planned true airspeed, and forecast wind direction and speed. In flight, you can calculate ground speed using two known locations and a stopwatch. How? ______

______✐ 25. You takeoff for a flight at 5:30 pm. At 5:52 pm, you pass a landmark 46 nautical miles from your departure point. What is your ground speed? ______

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Navigation Practice Problems ✐ 26. Along your route of flight, you pass two identifiable landmarks 57 nautical miles apart. You started a timer when passing the first landmark, and note that you pass the second landmark at 23 minutes later. What is your ground speed? ______

Fuel Consumption

27. Fuel flow is often measured in units of Gallons per Hour (GPH). A fuel flow rate of 15 gallons per hour means that 15 gallons of fuel will be burned every

a) 15 minutes. GSW-16B b) 60 minutes.

c) 15 hours. ✐ 28. In the following problems, determine the total amount of fuel used for each flight. Fuel burn rate: 6.0 gph Fuel burn rate: 9 gph Flight time: 2 hours Flight time: 30 minutes Fuel used: ______gallons Fuel used: ______gallons

Fuel burn rate: 12.4 gph Fuel burn rate: 8.2 gph Flight time: 15 minutes Flight time: 1.5 hours Fuel used: ______gallons Fuel used: ______gallons

Putting It All Together

29. How long will a flight of 250 nautical miles take given a true airspeed of 130 knots, true course of 180°, and wind from 110° at 10 knots? ______

30. What magnetic heading would be used for a flight toward true north at a true airspeed of 100 knots, with wind from 260° at 15 knots? The magnetic variation in the area is 4° west. ______

31. An airplane makes a 175 nautical mile flight on a true course of 310°. The wind is at 290° at 11 knots, and airplane has a true airspeed of 120 knots and a fuel burn rate of 12 gallons per hour. How much fuel is used for the flight? ______

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4. Metropolis

Springfield Rosedale Bayport

Mayfield Davis Carmichael

Shelby

Mountain Ridge Seaside

Plymouth Pumpkin Hollow

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Faraday 090° Faraday 090°

210° 210° Briar

Briar

Lancaster Lancaster

Brewster

Whitmore 6. Columbus Whitmore Columbus 300° 300°

240° 240°

Newcastle

Peoria

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7. 038° 003° 17. 60 kts 90 kts 227° 085° 75 kts 105 kts 8. L 4° R 2° 92 kts 132 kts 120 kts 130 kts 18. a 19. c L 7° L 2° 105 kts 147 kts 20. 118 kts 145 kts 40 kts 70 kts

9. b GSW-16B 21. Time 10. a 22. about 1 hour and 22 minutes 11. c 23. about 1 hour 52 minutes 12. ☐X feet nautical miles 24. measure the ground distance between the two ☐X points and divide by the time it took to travel miles per hour (mph) ☐ from one to the next ☐ pounds per square inch (PSI) ☐X statute miles 25. about 125 kts ☐X kilometers 26. about 149 kts 13. ☐ pounds per square inch 27. b ☐X knots (nautical miles per hour) 28. 12 gallons 4.5 gallons ☐ feet per cubic yard 3.1 gallons 12.3 gallons ☐X miles per hour (mph) 29. one hour 59 minutes bushels per acre ☐ 30. 356° 14. 80 knots 31. 19.1 gallons 15. 150 knots 16. 200 knots

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