HYPERBOLIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS QUESTIONS

1.

Who is coined as the father of Omega? a. Piere Laplacde b. Pier Curie c. John Alvin Pierce d. Joseph Antonello Pierce

2.

How many stations did Omega have? a. 8 b. 7 c. 5 d. 4

3.

It is the system of measuring the phase difference of radio signals to compute a location solution. a. Radax b. Omega c. Radux d. LORAN

4.

The Omega stations transmit signals in what frequency range? a. ELF b. HF c. MF d. VLF

5.

The time difference (TD) between the primary and first secondary identifies one curve, and the time difference between the primary and second secondary identifies another curve, the intersections of which will determine a geographic point in relation to the position of the three stations. a. b. c. d. TD curves TD lines TD circle TD intersection

6.

Length of time between successive transmissions of the Master a. b. c. d. Group Repetition Interval Master Pulse Interval Coding Delay Ninth Pulse

7.

The time it takes before the Secondary station sends a response once a signal from the Master is received a. b. c. d. Group Repetition Interval Master Pulse Interval Coding Delay Ninth Pulse

8.

It is used to transmit warnings if any station is not transmitting correctly. a. b. c. Group Repetition Interval Master Pulse Interval Coding Delay

d.

Ninth Pulse of radio

9. It is a low-frequency hyperbolic navigation system that compares the phase difference signals emitted by several radio stations. a. GAMMA b. OMEGA c. ALPHA d. DECCA 10.The Decca Navigator System consisted of a number of land-based stations organised a. locks b. chains c. keys d. wires 11. A set of hyperbolic lines of position is called? a. patterns b. cards c. letters d. roots 12. The interval between two adjacent hyperbolas on which the signals are in phase was a. line b. pattern c. lane d. trace 13. These are TACAN signal priorities except a. Squitter b. Identification group c. Reference burst d. Pulse pairs called? into?

14. The transmission of replies or squitter will be interrupted every ____ during the transmission of an identification code dot or dash. a. 35.5 secs b. 36.5 secs c. 16 secs

d.37.5 secs 15. _____ is a polar coordinate type radio air-navigation system that provides an aircrew information, from distance measuring equipment (DME), and bearing I nformation a. TACAN b. DECCA c. OMEGA d. LORAN 16. The purpose of this twin-pulse technique is to increase the average power radiated and to reduce the possibility of false signal interference. a. TRUE b. FALSE c. MAYBE d. IT DEPENDS 17. What does OBS stand for? a. Omni Bearing Selector b. Omni Broad Selector c. Omni Biceps Selector d. Overseas Brazilian Sewer 18. The VOR radiates in _____________ signal. a. Omnidirectional b. Bidirectional c. Bipolar d. National 19. The backbone of air navigation in the US. a. TACAN System b. Digestive System c. VOR System d. Vertebrate System 20. VOR stands for a. Very low frequency Omni Range b. Very high frequency Omni Range c. Visible frequency Omni Range d. Vertebrate Omni Range with distance

QUESTIONS: INTRODUCTION 1. It is the rate of the airplanes progress through the a ir. A. B. C. D. 2. Airspeed Speed of Wind Mach Sonic

It is navigation by reference to landmarks or checkpoints. A. B. C. D. Pilotage Dead Reckoning Sabotage Reckoning

3.

It is another basic navigational method used by low speed, small airplane pilots. A. B. C. D. Pilotage Dead Reckoning Sabotage Reckoning

4.

Ratio of true airspeed to the speed of sound. A. B. C. D. Mach Mach Mach Number Mache Number MA Number

QUESTIONS: DME (DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT) 1. It is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures slant range distance by timing the propagation delay of VHF or UHF radio signals. A. B. C. D. Distance Measuring Equipment VOH Omnidirectional Radio Range Microwave Landing System Instrument Landing System

2. DME transponders transmit on a channel in the ___ to ___ MHz range. A. B. C. D. 1025 to 1150 MHz 962 to 1150 MHz 962 to 1213 MHz 1025 to 1213 MHz

3. Who invented the Distance Measuring Equipment? A. James Gerry Gerrand

B. Edward George "Taffy" Bowen C. Lewis Howard Latimer D. Andrew Alford 4. In a DME distance calculation, the value of the ground transponder delay is equal to _______. A. B. C. D. 25 microseconds 50 microseconds 75 microseconds 100 microseconds

QUESTIONS: VOR (VOH OMNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO RANGE) 1. VOR stands for A. B. C. D. VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range VHF Omnidirectional Radio Finder VHF Omnidirectional Range Finder VHF Omnidirectional Finder

2. What frequency is used by VOR? A. B. C. D. 110- 115. 35 MHz 113- 118.95 MHz 108- 117.95 MHz 109- 115.45 MHz

3. The predictable accuracy of VOR system is A. B. C. D. 1.1: 1.2: 1.3: 1.4:

4. The signals of a VOR have a range of A. B. C. D. 100 miles 200 miles 300 miles 400 miles

QUESTIONS: MLS (MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM) 1. What operational function of the MLS does the station transmit MLS angle having a frequency range of 5031 to 5091 MHz delivering data on one of 200 channels? A. B. C. D. Elevation Guidance Range Guidance Approach Azimuth Guidance All of the Above

2. Which is much better according to the antenna configuration and utilities? A. MLS B. ILS C. Both D. None of these

3. Employs at 5Ghz transmitters at the landing place which use passive electronically scanned arrays to scanning beams towards approaching aircraft. A. B. C. D. MLS ILS Pulses Radar

send

4. Operational function that the data transmission can include both the basic and auxiliary data words. A. B. C. D. Elevation Guidance Data Communication Range Guidance Approach Azimuth Guidance

QUESTIONS: ILS (INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM) 1. It is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases. A. B. C. D. ILS MLS VOR None of these

2. It is operating at a carrier frequency of 75 MHz are provided. A. B. C. D. Localizer Marker Beacon Pulses Radar

3. It is normally located beyond the departure end of the runway and generally consists of several pairs of directional antennas. A. B. C. D. Localizer Marker Beacon Pulses Radar

4. An antenna array is sited to one side of the runway touchdown zone.

A. B. C. D.

Glide Mark Glide Zone Mark Zone Glide Area

Questions: 1. It supplements the GPS, GLONASS and Galileo systems by reporting on the reliability and accuracy of the positioning data. a. EGNOG b. BEIDOU c. DORISS d. EGNOs Consists of one of two receivers; one that uses GPS or one that uses GLONASS. a. User segment b. Ground segment c. Space segment d. Seven segment Indicates the position of the satellite which is nearest the user. Provides 17 different parameters from each satellite a. b. c. d. 4. Ephemeris data Time parameters Almanacs Standard time

2.

3.

A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) currently being built by the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency (ESA). a. EGNOG b. GALLILEO c. DORISS d. EGNOs

5. a. b. c. d.

Which of the following is NOT a mission of the DORIS? Geodesy Oceanography Cartography Altimetry

6. It is a satellite oceanography mission to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere. a. DORIS

b. c. d.

BEIDOU JASON 1 TOPEX

7.

This is the first major oceanographic research vessel to sail into space a. DORIS b. BEIDOU c. JASON 1 d. TOPEX

8.

The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is a Chinese satellite navigation system. a. Russian b. French c. Chinese d. Korean

9.

Allow small electronic devices to determine their location in within a few meters using time signals transmitted along a line of sight by radio from satellites. a. satellite navigation b. hyperbolic navigation c. aircraft navigation d. marine navigation

10. The first satellite navigation system deployed by the US military in the 1960s. a. TRANSIT b. GPS c. GLONASS d. EGNOS

11. TRANSIT is also known as _____________. a. NAVSAT b. GPS c. GLONASS d. EGNOS

12. NAVSAT means _______________. a. Navy Navigation Satellite System b. Navy Navigation Satellite Service c. Navy Navigation Satellite Station d. Navy Navigational Satellite System

13. He was widely credited as primary inventor of GPS. a. Roger L. Easton b. Bill Clinton c. William Perry d. Ronald Reagan 14. Which is not a major segment of GPS? a. User segment b. Processing segment c. Space segment d. Control Segment 15. Ephemeris data contains _________ a. Status of satellite b. Current data and time c. Location of GPS satellite d. Both a and b 16. GLONASS achieved global coverage in _______ a. 2011 b. 2010 c. 2009 d. 2008 17. Satellites were originally intended for ____. a. Civilian Use b. Company Use c. Military Use d. Government Use 18. Satellite navigation also allows forces to be directed and to locate themselves more easily, reducing the _____. a. Art of War b. Fog of War c. Gears of War d. War path 19. It is is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications. a. Communications Satellite b. Reconnaissance Satellite c. Tracking Satellite d. Stalker Satellite 20. A constellation of communications satellites in geostationary orbit, which are operated by the United States Air Force. a. NAVSTAR b. TELSTAR c. PHILSTAR d. MILSTAR

Questions: (Marine Navigation) 1. It is the art of getting from one place to another through bodies of water. a. Electronic Navigation b. Marine Navigation c. Ocean Navigation d. None of the above

2.

What is the minimum angle in which you can travel up against the wind (upwind)? a. 20 b. 40 c. 60 d. 80

3.

The first records of boats large enough to carry trading goods are from between: a. 5000-4500 B.C. b. 4000-3000 B.C. c. 3500-3000 B.C. d. 3000-2500 B.C.

4.

A civilization which created iron renditions of fish and magnetized them. The fish were placed in buckets of water and the floating fish would point to the magnetic north pole. a. Vikings b. Greeks c. Chinese d. Phoenicians

5.

The principle behind the lift on a sail due to the difference on the sails pressure a. Venturi Effect b. Bernoullis principle c. Newtons Law of motion d. None of the above

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7.

A type of navigation which involves navigating in restricted waters with frequent or constant determination of position relative to nearby geographic and hydrographic features. a. Dead Reckoning b. Piloting c. Coastal Navigation d. None of the above Piloting in narrow canals, channels, rivers, and estuaries. a. Harbor Approach Phase b. Inland Waterway Phase c. Coastal Phase

d.

Ocean Phase

8.

The following are included in the daily activities of a marine navigator except

A. Maintain continuous dead reckoning plot. B. C. Take two or more star observations at morning twilight for a celestial fix. (prudent to observe 6 stars) Morning sun observation. Can be taken on or near prime vertical for longitude, or at any time for a line of position.

D. Determine compass error by azimuth observation of the moon. 9. Details which is emphasized on a nautical chart. A. Pilotage Information B. C. Depths and Heights Tidal Information

D. All of the above 10. The process involves projecting various future events including landfalls, narrow passages, and course changes expected during the voyage. A. Appraisal B. Planning C. Execution D. Monitoring

11. The IBS should support systems performing two or more of the following operations except: A. passage execution B. communication C. crew control D. safety and security 12. The following are roles of government in navigation except A. Public Policy B. Safety Regulator 13. MARINA stands for A. Marine Navigation Authority B. Maritime Navigation Agency C. Maritime Industry Authority D. Marine Industry Agency C. Public Property D. Operator

14. An agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for integrating the development, promotion and regulation of the maritime industry in the Philippines. A. Philippine Coast Guard B. Philippine Navy C. Philippines MARINA D. Philippine Marine Corps

15. An international organization that develops hydrographic and nautical charting standards to be agreed upon by its Member States. A. International Hydrographic Organization C. Royal Greenwich Observatory

B. Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Service D. Maritime Industry Authority 16. How many district does the Philippine Coast Guard has? A. 12 B. 15 17. . What frequency band does the radar operates? a. x-band c. u-band b. h-band d. x-band C. 10 D. 17

18. This system can calculate the tracked object's course, speed and closest point of approach (CPA), thereby knowing if there is a danger of collision with the other ship or landmass. a. Electronic Navigational Charts c. ECDIS b. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid d. Echo Sounder

19. It is a device used in marine navigation that integrates GPS data with an electronic navigational chart (ENC). It displays the ENC along with the position, heading and speed of the ship, and may display additional information from radar, automatic information systems (AIS) or other sensors. a. ECDIS c. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid b. Chartplotter d. Electronics Navigational Charts

20. What type of ECDIS scans navigational charts that are charted out in paper and converts it into the Electronic Chart System format. a. Vector ECDIS c. Derivative ECDIS b. Scalar ECDIS d. Raster ECDIS