AE_NAV Unit 7 Review - 7.4 to 7.7

Showing the earth on something flat is called a projection.

Information and services provided to aircraft in the air and on the ground 

HSI =

The navigation systems and instruments that help pilots navigate

FIR =

A facility that is used for transmitting radio signals

Lines of latitude and longitude are parallel

DME =

A cylindrical projection (same as Mercator) but around a different axis is called a Transverse Mercator

How many centimetres are there in a kilometre?

the airspace above and around a military aerodrome

NDBs do not transmit __________

What does UTM stand for?

particular way or direction between places

the airspace above and around an aerodrome for the protection of aerodrome traffic

Pilots’ aeronautical charts are based on the _________ projection

Airspace is defined by type, type = ?

Absolute Bearing is a bearing in relation to __________

Air traffic control service provided to aircraft arriving at or departing from an aerodrome

Airspace is divided into classes, class = ?

The ILS shows if aircraft are lined up with the runway centreline and on the correct glideslope

1:5 is a ________

A ground based transponder that shows aircraft distance from the station/beacon

_________ transmit radio signals with navigation information

To change the shape of something =

a specified route that aircraft fly from one place to another to organize the flow of air traffic

What does INS mean?

The shape of the land and visible geographical landmarks (rivers, mountains etc.) is called _________

information provided to aircraft flying in a FIR -weather reports

The magnetic bearing to a station

What's this.....

A radio antenna array that transmits radio signals carrying runway centerline information

instrument that points towards NDBs

all traffic on the manoeuvring area

TACAN

all aircraft in flight or operating on the manoeuvring area of an aerodrome

CTA =

Greenland is bigger than Africa

ATZ =

The world is .....

A radio navigation system for military aircraft only

controlled airspace above multiple airports or multiple CTAs

CTR =

Airspace within which Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service is not provided because it can't be or isn't needed

The Mercator map distorts distance and _______

A map is....

A part of a number or thing

a facility which provides flight information service (FIS) for a FIR

A radio beacon that does not transmit directional information

MATZ =

a facility which provides air traffic control services (ATS) to aircraft flying in controlled airspace

an airspace of defined size within which flight information service and alerting service are provided

the Mercator map projection enlarges regions according to their distance from the ____________

controlled airspace in the form of a corridor connecting TMAs/ CTAs that aircraft fly as a route

What's this?

movement of vehicles or people in an area or along a route

On a map with a scale of 1/100,000, a 7cm line =

What shape is this?

Airspace within which Air Traffic Control (ATC) Service is provided