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What does a solid magenta line represent? Mode C veil.
World aeronautical charts: are designed to provide a standard series of aeronautical charts, covering land areas of the world, at a size and scale convenient for navigation by moderate speed aircraft.
Pilotage is a method of navigating by reference to: visible landmarks.
Which is true concerning the blue and magenta colors used to dipict airports on Sectional Aeronautical Charts? Airports with control towers underlying Class B, C, D, and E airspace are shown in blue.
As standard operating practice, all inbound traffic to an airport without a control tower should continuously monitor the appropriate faciclity from a distance of: 10 miles.
Meridians of longitude are: from the North Pose to the South Pole and are at right angles to the Equator.
Which VFR cruising altitude is acceptable for a flight on a Victor Airway with a magnetic course of 175 degrees? The terrain is less than 1,000 feet. 5,500 feet.
The meridians are also useful for designating: time zones.
The "Prime Meridian" which passes through Greenwich, England, is used as the zero line from which measurements are made in degrees: east (E) and west (W) to 180 degrees.
Sectional aeronautical chars are revised: semiannually except for some areas outside the continuous United States.
Since the day is divided into 24 hours, the Earth rotates at the rate of: 15 degrees per hour.
Sectional aeronautical charts: provide an abundance of information, including airport data, navigational aids, airspace, and topography.
The three aeronautical charts published by the FAA and used by VFR pilots are: sectional, terminal area, world aeronautical charts.
What is the minimum number of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites that are observable by a user anywhere on earth? 5
The angular difference between true north and magnetic north is: magnetic variation.
The equator is an imaginary circle equidistant from: the geographic poles of the Earth.
Type zones are normally established for each ___ degrees of longitude. 15
VFR terminal area charts: are helpful when flying in or near Class B airspace.
Lines of longitude cross the Equator at: right angles.
VFR terminal area chars have a scale of: 1:250,000 (1 inch = 3.43 NM or approximately 4 SM).
Dead reckoning is a method of navigating by: computations of direction and distance from a known position.
Three methods of air navigation are: pilotage, dead reckoning, and radio navigation.
World aeronautical charts have a scale of: 1:1,000,000 (1 inch = 13.7 NM or approximately 16 SM).
Sectional aeronautical charts have a scale of: 1:500,000 (1 inch = 6.86 NM or approximately 8SM).
Parallels of latitude are used to measure: distance north (N) or south (S) of the equator.
The aeronautical chart best suited for VFR navigation is: Sectional aeronautical chart
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