Navigation Test paper

1) What does the "barber's pole" used on some ASI's indicate?

1. Mmo

2. Vne

3. TAS

4. Temperature and Vmo

2) What spped is VNO?

1. that which may only be exceeded with caution and in still air

2. that which may never be exceeded

3. that which may be exceeded only in emergencies

4. that maximum at which fully control deflection is possible without overstressing the aircraft
structure

3) From what is VMO calculated?

1. TAS

2. EAS

3. CAS

4. RAS

4) What will be the effect if the drain hole and pitot tapping in a pitot probe are blocked,
whilst the static source remains open?

1. the ASI will respond to change in pressure altitude only

2. the ASI will not respond

3. the ASI will under read at all speeds

4. the ASI will over read when accelerating, decelerating, climbing or descending

5) What do the upper and lower limits of the yellow arc on an ASI represent?

1. Vne and Vno

2. Vno and Vne

3. Vmo and Vne

 4. Vno9and Vmo

6) If the pitot source and drain become blocked by ice when in cruise flight, how will the ASI
respond when descending?

1. it will under read

2. it will over read

3. it will read zero in all conditions

4. it will remain fixed at the reading at which it became blocked

7) At msl in the ISA?

1. CAS=TAS

2. IAS=TAS

3. IAS=EAS

4. CAS<TAS

8) In as ASI system, what does the pitot probe measure?

1. total pressure

2. dynamic pressure

3. static pressure

4. ambient pressure

9) What does the blue line on a twin piston aircraft ASI indicate?

1. Vxse

2. Vno

3. Vne

4. Vyse

10) What are indicated by the lower and upper ends of the white arc on an ASI?

1. Vs1 and Vfe

2. Vs0 and Vfe

3. Vfe and Vfo

 4. Vse and Vne

11) VFE is the?

1. maximum speed at which the aircraft is permitted to fly with its flaps extended

2. maximum speed at which the flaps can be extended or retracted

3. the maximum speed for flaps up flight

4. the maximum speed for flaps up flight

12) What will be the effect on the ASI if the pitot tube of an unpressureses aircraft is
fractured and the pitot drain is blocked?

1. it will over read

2. it will under read

3. it will give a constant reading

4. it will read zero at all speeds

13) At any given weight or altitude, an aircraft will always lift-off at the same?

1. CAS

2. TAS

3. Ground speed

4. EAS

14) CAS is?

1. EAS corrected for position error and compressibiltiy error

2. IAS corrected for position error and instruement error

3. TAS corrected for instrument error and ram error

4. IAS corrected for density error and position error

15) When descending FL400 and attempting to maintain maximum groundspeed, airspeed
will be limited by?

1. Vne then Vmo

 2. Vno then Vne

3. Mmo then Vmo

4. VMo then Mmo

16) What will happen to TAS when descending through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. Decrease

2. Increase

3. remain constant

4. decrease then increase

17) When descending through an inversion at constant TAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. mach number remains constant

4. CAS decreases

18) When climbing through an inversion at constant TAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. mach number remains constant

4. CAS increases

19) When descending through an inversion at constant CAS?

1. TAS increases

2. mach number increases

3. mach number remains constant

4. TAS remains constant

20) When climbing through an inversion at constant mach number?

 1. CAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. TAS increases

21)When descending through an inversion at constant mach number?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. CAS decreases

22) When climbing through an inversion at constant mach number?

1. CAS increases

2. LSS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. TAS increases

23) When descending through an inversion at constant mach number?

1. CAS decreases

2. LSS increases

3. LSS remains constant

4. TAS decreases

24) When climbing through an inversion at constant CAS?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

 4. mach number decreases

25) When descending through an inversion at constant CAS?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. Mach number increases

26) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant TAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. machnumber remains constant

4. CAS decreases

27) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant TAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. mach number remains constant

4. TAS increases

28) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. mach number remains constant

4. TAS increases
29) When climbing through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. mach number increases

2. mach number decreases

3. mach number remains constant

4. TAS decreases

30) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant mach number?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. CAS increases

31) When climbing through an isothermal layer at constant mach number?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. CAS decreases

32) When climbing through an isothermal layer at constant mach number?

1. CAS increases

2. CAS decreses

3. CAS remains constant

4. TAS decreases

33) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. LSS increases

2. LSS decreases

3. LSS remains constant

4. TAS increases
34) When climbing through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. Mach number decreases

35) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. mach number increases

36) If pressure remains constant as temperature increases?

1. density will increase, causing the CAS:TAS ration to increase

2. density will increase, causing the CAS:TAS ration to decrease

3. density will decrease, causing the CAS:TAS ration to increase

4. density will decrease, causing the CAS:TAS ration to decrease

37) If the pitot becomes partly blocked?

1. the IAS reading will be too low when climbing

2. the IAS reading will be too low when descending

3. the IAS reading will be too low at all times

4. the IAS reading will be too low when descending and too high when climbing

38) If the pitot pipe becomes partly blocked?

1. The IAS will be too high when descending

2. The IAS will be too high when accelerating

3. The IAS will be too low at all times

4. The IAS will be too low when accelerating

39) If the static pip becomes partly blocked?

1. The IAS and ROC will be too low when climbing

2. The IAS and ROC will be too low when descending

3. The IAS and ROC will be too low at all times

4. The IAS and ROC will be too low when descending and too high when climbing

40) When descending through an isothermal layer at constant mach number?

1. TAS increases

2. TAS decreases

3. TAS remains constant

4. CAS decreases

41) If the static pipe becomes partly blocked?

1. The IAS will be too high when descending at constant IAS

2. The IAS will be too high when accelerating at constant altitude

3. The IAS will be too low at all times

4. The IAS will be too low when accelerating at constant altitude

42) If the pitot pipe becomes partly blocked?

1. The ASI will over read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant CAS than when
climbing at constant TAS

2. The ASI will over read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant TAS
than when climbing at constant CAS

3. The ASI will under read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant CAS than when
climbing at constant TAS

4. The ASI will under read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant TAS than when
climbing at constant CAS

43) CAS is IAS corrected for?

1. position error

2. instrument error

3. compressibility error
 4. temperature error

44) What does the white arc on an ASI indicate?

1. Vso at the lower end and Vfe at the upper end

2. Vso at the lower end and Vfo at the upper end

3. Vs1 at the lower end and Vfe at the upper end

4. Vs1 at the lower end and Vfo at the upper end

45) If the pitot source becomes blocked while the static source remains open, an ASI wil?

1. under read at all speeds

2. over read at all speeds

3. read zero at all speeds

4. give an indication proportional to altitude

46) The pitot source in an ASI system provides?

1. dynamic pressure

2. static pressure

3. kinetic pressure

4. total pressure

47) The barber's pole on an ASI indicates?

1. Vne

2. Vmo

3. Vmo and temperature

4. Vno

48) If an aircraft is climbed with a constant mach meter indication in the ISA, how should the
ASI indication respond?

1. Increase

2. Decrease

3. increase then remain constant

 4. decrease then remain constant

49) The blue line on the ASI of a twin prop aircraft indicates?

1. Vfe

2. Vne

3. Vyse

4. Vxse

50) The yellow arc on an ASI indicates?

1. Vno at lower end and Vne at upper end

2. Vne at lower end and Vmo at upper end

3. Vlo at lower end and Vfe at upper end

4. Vfo at lower end and Vfe at upper end

51) VNE is?

1. The speed that must never be exceeded

2. The maximum speed for normal operations

3. The best climb speed

4. The best descent speed

52) What is VFE is?

1. The maximum speed for extending or retracting the flaps

2. The maximum speed for flight with the flaps extended

3. The maximum speed for the flight envelope

4. The minimum speed for extending or retracting the flaps

53) What is VLO is?

1. The maximum speed with landing gear out

2. The maximum speed for retracting or extending the landing grear

3. The minimum speed for flight with landing gear out

4. The minimum speed for flight when operating the landing gear out
54) What does the green on an ASI indicate?

1. Vle at the lower end and Vlo at the upper end

2. Vfe at the lower end and Vfo at the upper end

3. Vs1 at the lower end and Vmo at the upper end

4. Vs1 at the lower end and Vno at the upper end

55) What is VNO?

1. maximum operating speed

2. maximum emergency speed

3. maximum cruise speed

4. maximum drive speed

56) Whereon an ASI is VFE indicated?

1. the uper end of the white arc

2. the lower end of the yellow arc

3. the blue radial line

4. the uper of the green arc

57) Where on an ASI VFO indicated?

1. the upper end of the white arc

2. the lower end of the white arc

3. it is not specifically marked but will be more than Vfe

4. it is not specifically marked but will be less than Vfe

58) Where on an ASI VMO indicated?

1. upper end of green mark and lower end of yellow arc

2. lower end of green mark and upper end of white arc

3. upper end of white mark and lower end of green arc

4. upper end of blue mark and lower end of yellow arc

59) Where on an ASI VNO indicated?

 1. upper end of green mark and lower end of yellow arc

2. lower end of green mark and upper end of white arc

3. upper end of white mark and lower end of green arc

4. upper end of blue mark and lower end of yellow arc

60) Where on an twin prop aircraft ASI VYSE indicated?

1. The upper end of the white arc

2. The upper end of the yellow arc

3. The blue radial line

4. The upper end of the green arc

61) Where on an ASI VNE indicated?

1. The red radial line at the upper end of the white arc

2. The red radial line at the lower end of the green arc

3. The red radial line at the upper end of the yellow arc

4. The blue radial line at the upper end of the yellow arc

62) Where on an ASI VLO indicated?

1. The upper end of the white arc

2. The lower end of the white arc

3. It is not specifically marked but will be less than Vle

4. It is not specifically marked but will be more than Vle

63) Where on an ASI VS with flaps up indicated?

1. lower end of white arc

2. upper end of white arc

3. lower end of green arc

4. upper end of green arc

64) VFE is ...... and indicated by the ........ on an ASI?

1. Max speed for flap retraction upper end of green arc

 2. Max speed for flap down flight upper end of white arc

3. Min speed for flaps up flight lower end of white arc

4. Min speed for flap retraction upper end of yellow arc

65) VNO is ...... and indicated by the ........ on an ASI?

1. Min speed for normal operations Lower end of green arc

2. Max speed for normal operations Upper end of green arc

3. Min speed for night operations Lower end of white arc

4. Min speed for non routine operations red radial line

66) VNE is ...... and indicated by the ........ on an ASI?

1. Minimum night envelop speed upper end of white arc

2. Maximum night envelop speed lower end of green arc

3. Never exceed speed red radial line at the upper end of the yellow arc

4. Normal endurance speed green radial at the upper end of the green arc