EXAMINATION FOR COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENCE

By: Pak Sukahir

RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This is multiple choice examination.

2. From the answers provided, select the correct one
3. Enter the correct answers on the answer sheet provided by placing an X in the appropriate box
4. No marks are to be made on the question paper
5. Passing mark is 70%

1. What will the altimeter show when QFE is set?

A. Altitude
B. Height
C. Pressure Altitude

2. If intercepted by another aircraft that is rocking its wings and to the left you you, it means. .
A. Follow me away from a prohibited area
B. Follow me away from a protected area
C. Follow me to a landing terrain

3. The equipment on board you aircraft is: VHF RT/F, ADF, VOR, ILS and mode C transponder. What
would you put on the flight plan under equipment?

A. VAOL/C
B. VFOL/C
C. S/C

4. With QNH set on the subscale of the altimeter, the altimeter will show. .
A. Your height above mean sea level
B. 0 ft
C. Pressure Altitude

5. What will the altimeter show when QNH is set?

A. Altitude
B. Altitude
C. Pressure altitude

6. What is the time given in an ATIS broadcast?

A. Local
B. Utc
C. Bravo time
D. WIB
7. If a marshaller has his arms extended, bent at the elbows and is moving them up and down from
chest height to head height it means. . .
A. Park in this bay
B. Move Straight Ahead
C. Stop

8. What type of airspace may never be entered?

A. Controlled
B. Restricted
C. Prohibited

9. What is the transponder code for unlawful interference?

A. 7500
B. 7600
C. 7700

10. What is the transponder code for an emergency?

A. 7500
B. 7600
C. 7700

11. The time between relative bearing's 080 and 075 is 7 minutes at a ground speed of 100kt. What is
the time and distance to the NDB?
A. 43 min, 71nm
B. 104min, 84nm
C. 84 min, 140 nm

12. Which aerial(s) is/are used to to find the direction of an NDB?

A. Loop aerial
B. Sense Aerial
C. Loop and sense aerial

13. Mode C is used for. . .

A. Airspeed reporting
B. Altitude reporting
C. Experimental purposes

14. What is the time and distance to an NDB if the time between Relative bearing B's 076 and 088 were
8 minutes at a ground speed of 100kts.
A. 40min, 66.67nm
B. 66.67nm, 40min
C. 33.33nm, 20min

15. The IDENT signal for ILS transmissions is/are on the.

A. Glide path and localiser

B. Glide path
C. Localiser
16. If an ILS has a 3.1° glide-slope with the middle marker 4nm from the touchdown point, what will the
height of an aircraft be that is on glide-slope and overhead the middle marker?
A. 1062 ft
B. 1275 ft
C. 1317 ft

17. A VOR/DME defines a 10nm airway. An aircraft at DME150 has 3 dots fly right on a 5 dot VOR
indicator. What distance is the aircraft from the boundary of the airway?

A. 4.78 nm
B. 5.77 nm
C. 15.77 nm

18. ILS IDENT transmissions are broadcast on the. .

A. Localiser
B. Glide-path
C. Localiser and Glide-path

19. VOR signals are. . .

A. Horizontally polarised.
B. Vertically polarised
C. Phase polarised

20. What is Mode 1 of a ground proximity warning system?

A. Excessive rate of descent with respect to terrain
B. Excessive rate of terrain closure and the aircraft is not in the landing configuration.
C. Excessive rate of terrain closure and the aircraft is in the landing configuration.

21. An aircraft is maintaining a track outbound from an NDB with a RB of 195°. What Relative Bearing
must be maintained in order to return to the NDB?

A. 1950
B. 3450
C. 0150

22. The VOR variable signal is...

A. Omni-directional
B. Directional
C. Continuous

23. An aircraft at FL370 has a DME range of 10nm. What is the ground range to the DME station?
A. 7.94 nm
B. 10 nm
C. 12.35 nm

24. The frequency band for HF communications is...

A. 101.1 - 117MHZ
B. 118MHz - 136MHz
C. 2MHz - 22MHz
25. Wavelength is the...

A. Distance a wave travels in one second

B. Distance a wave travels in one cycle
C. Number of cycles in one second

26. ADF is the abbreviation of :

a. Alternate Direction Finder c. Automatic Direction Finder

b. Automatic Deviational Finder d. Automatic Directional Finder

27. What is the purpose of the NDB in conjunction with the ADF ?

a. For navigation c. For homing

b. For let down d. all above are correct

28. What is the meaning of QDM ?

a. The magnetic heading to steer with zero wind to reach station

b. The magnetic heading to steer to reach station

c. The true heading to steer to reach station

d. The true heading to steer with zero wind to reach station

29. What is the meaning of QDR ?

a. The magnetic heading to steer with zero wind from station

b. The magnetic bearing of the aircraft from station

c. The true heading to steer to reach station

d. The true bearing to steer with zero wind to reach station

30. Since the ADF receiver can sense the direction from which signal are

receive, the pointer will indicate the direction ......

a. to the station c. 90º magnetic earth from station

b. from the station d. out of signal 180º from the station

31. You are approximate 5 miles, when you check the ADF reads 360º and
 wish to fly outbound on track 225º. For intercept this track at an angle 45º,

you should alter heading to :

a. 180º c. 270º

b. 225º then 270º d. 225º then 180º

32. You wish to track 335º magnetic to a station using ADF. Your present

magnetic heading is 180º and your ADF relative bearing is 125º. To intercept

the track of 335º, you should turn to :

a. 245º magnetic, hold heading until you obtained a relative bearing of 315º
then turn left 45º

b. 275º magnetic, hold heading until you obtained a relative bearing of 300º
then turn right 45º

c. 275º magnetic, hold heading until you obtained a relative bearing of 060º

then turn right 60º.

d. 290º magnetic, hold heading until you obtained a relative bearing of 315º

then turn right 45º

33. When heading 270º (M) is maintained and the ADF pointer read 135º
the position of the aircraft is :
a.north east of the station c.north west of the station
b.south west of the station d.south east of the station

34. Your RMI pointer read 250º and the aircraft heading is 270º (M), if you are

required to fly in bound via QDM 270 you will :

a. Turn right to HDG 180º with till RMI read 090º and then alter heading to 270º.

b. Turn left to HDG 180º with till RMI read 270º and then alter heading to 270º.

c. Alter HDG to 360º wait till RMI read 270º and then alter heading to 270º.

d. Alter HDG to 360º wait till RMI read 090º and then alter heading to 090º.

35. Which of the following statements is correct :

 a. The range of radio frequency of 2.500 cps many thousand of miles.

b. The frequency of 4 Kc/S has an optimal range reception.

c. Transmission of an UHF signal will need a very long antenna.

d. The critical radiation angle of a radio frequency of 200 MHz is zero.

36. Surface / ground waves from a transmitter located along the shore line are

subject to change in direction as they pass from land to sea, usually this

referred to as :

a. Coastal refraction c. coastal abortion

b. Coastal reflection d. sea diffraction

37. The critical radiation angle become smaller as :

A. The amplitude and frequency decrease.

B. The wave length and amplitude of the radio wave increase.
C. The frequency become higher.
D. The frequency become lower.

38. When heading 270º (M) is maintained and the ADF pointer read 135º

the position of the aircraft is :

a.north east of the station
b.south west of the station
c.north west of the station
d.south east of the station
39. While an aircraft maintain magnetic heading 270 (M). The radio compass indicator read 315º. From
this information the position of the aircraft at that time is :
a.South west of the Beacon c. North west of the Beacon

b.South east of the Beacon d. North east of the Beacon

40. While an aircraft maintain magnetic heading 090º (M), the radio compass, indicator read 225º ®
from this information the position of the aircraft at that time is :

a. South west of station c. North west of station

b. South east of station d. North east of station

41. Which of the following frequency is approximate to a wave length of 60

 meters :

a. 60 KHz c. 500 KHz

b. 50 MHz d. 5 MHz

42. The ability of receiver to determinate against unwanted signal of other

frequency is called :

a. Sensitively c. Selectivity

b. Stability d. Fidelity

43. what the basic principle of RADAR ?

A. Radar operates on the 3,000 to 10,000 MHz frequency bands. (super high frequency / SHF)

B. The time difference between transmission (trace) and reflection (echo) is measured giving
an accurate indication of an objects distance.

C. Distance, azimuth, and elevation can be used to fix the objects position in three dimensional
space.

D. A, B and C are correct

44. how many types of ground based radar systems?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. 3

45. Two main system of RADAR that are used on the ground

A. Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) &Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)

B. Terminal Surveillance Radar (TSR) &Independent Secondary Surveillance Radar (ISSR)

C. Precision Approach Radar (PAR) & Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR)

D. Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE ) & Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR)

46. There are three types of transponder responses.

 A. MODE A: transponder code only

B. MODE C: transponder code and altitude (from encoding altimeter; always pressure altitude
29.92)

C. MODE S: datalink communications with other aircraft transponders to provide TCAS/ACAS

resolution advisories

D. All correct

47. Refer to the picture above, what the meaning color magenta ?
A. Indicated areas of heavy rainfall
B. Indicated areas of light rainfall
C. Indicated areas of moderat rainfall
D. None correct
48. The fundamental means for GPS to determine distance is the use of time by....
A. Using signal from the satellite
B. Moving the GPS receiver
C. Using accurate time standards and by measuring changes in time, distance is computed.
D. All are correct.
49. To avoid collision between aircrfaft used :
A. GPS
B. EGPWS
C. TCAS
D. WEATHER RADAR
50. How many beacon are used for ILS approach ?
A. 3 (OUTER, MIDDLE,OUSIDE)
B. 3 (INNER,MIDDLE,OUTER)
C. 3 (SHORT,MEDIUM,LONG)
D. 3(SMALL,MEDIUM,BIG)