Aviation Navigation & Charts

Question 1

On a VFR sectional chart, what color is used to depict Class B airspace?

Accepted Answer

Blue with solid lines

Answer

Blue

Answer

Magenta

Answer

Red

Question 2

What does a VORTAC provide that a VOR alone does not?

Accepted Answer

TACAN distance (DME) information

Answer

Glide slope

Answer

ILS localizer

Answer

Weather broadcast

Question 3

When using a sectional chart, the magnetic variation is shown by which line?

Accepted Answer

Isogonic line

Answer

Contour line

Answer

Isobar

Answer

Latitude line

Question 4

What is the maximum scale for a VFR Terminal Area Chart (TAC)?

Accepted Answer

1:250,000

Answer

1:500,000

Answer

1:1,000,000

Answer

1:125,000

Question 5

On a sectional chart, a symbol showing a circle with an 'R' inside indicates which type of airspace?

Accepted Answer

Restricted area

Answer

Runway protection zone

Answer

Radio mandatory zone

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Radar coverage

Question 6

What is the purpose of the latitude and longitude lines on an aeronautical chart?

Accepted Answer

They provide a coordinate grid for position fixing

Answer

They show magnetic headings

Answer

They indicate wind direction

Answer

They mark airways