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1. Given:
Overberg (S34° 33’ E022° 15’) radial 086°
George (S34° 00’ E022° 25’) radial 024°
What is the aircraft position?

a) S33° 35’ E022° 16’

b) S33° 33’ E022° 24’
c) S33° 35’ E022° 20’
d) S33° 35’ E022° 23’

2. What is the Track (T) and distance between Bloemfontein (S29° 05’ E026° 18’) and Cape
Town (S33° 57’ E018° 35’)?

a) 231°, 490 nm
b) 254°, 488 nm
c) 234°, 488 nm
d) 257°, 490 nm

3. CPT Radial 113° / 35 nm. What is the aircraft position?

a) S33° 38’ E019° 22’

b) S33° 58’ E019° 19’
c) S33° 47’ E018° 58’
d) S33° 37’ E018° 58’

4. 09:43z Victoria West (S31:24 E023:08), set heading 089º(T) for Newcastle (S27:45 E030:00),
FL110, TAS 160 kts. 11:19Z. Bloemfontein VOR BLV (S29:06 E026:19) Radial 110. ETA for New
Castle is:

a) 12:10
b) 13:04
c) 12:56
d) 12:30

5. What is the initial True Heading and DME distance from Nelspruit S25° 30’ E30° 55’ to
position S24° 30’ E027° 40’?

a) 305°, 188 nm
b) 288°, 185 nm
c) 288°, 188 nm
d) 305°, 185 nm

6. East London ELV VOR/DME 150 nm, Bloemfontein BLV DME 120 nm, Aircraft heading
096° (M). Both DME distances are decreasing. What is the aircraft position?

a) S31°07’ E025° 58’

b) S30°33’ E027° 56’

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c) S30°50’ E027° 10’
d) S29°40’ E025° 58’

7. What is the BLV Radial and DME distance (Bloemfontein) when overhead Bethelehem?

a) 085° - 120 nm
b) 065° - 120 nm
c) 068° - 122 nm
d) 061° - 117 nm

8. On track between Alexander Bay (S28:34 E016:31) and Upington (S28:24 E021:31). Alexander
Bay radio requires report abeam Keetmanshoop VOR KTV (S26:33 E018:00). Variation at KTV is
17,5°W. When abeam KTV the radial is:

a) 196°
b) 178°
c) 220°
d) 240°

9. Given
Durban S29° 57’ E30° 58’
Ficksburg S28° 50’ E27° 55’
What is the DNV radial and DME distance when overhead Ficksburg?

a) 298°, 172 nm
b) 293°, 174 nm
c) 316, 174 nm
d) 290°, 176 nm

10. What is the True Track and distance from Durban to position S28° E27°?

a) 320°, 239 nm
b) 322°, 239 nm
c) 119°, 239 nm
d) 300°, 240 nm

11. Sutherland SLV radial 113° / 100 nm. What is the aircraft position?

a) S32° 27’ E021° 20’

b) S32° 40’ E022° 18’
c) S32° 25’ E022° 38’
d) S32° 30’ E021° 18’

12. 0630z Overhead Hartebeespoortdam HBV (S25:42 E027:53), TAS 150 kts, W/V 240/35. On a
direct track to Bulawayo VBU (S20:05) E028:42). The ETA at the Harare FIR boundary (S21:38
E028:29) is:

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a) 07:57
b) 07:51
c) 07:45
d) 08:04

13. What is the initial Magnetic Heading and DME distance of Nelspruit S25° 30’ E30° 55’
from position S24° 30’ E027° 40’?

a) 305°, 188 nm
b) 110°, 188 nm
c) 288°, 185 nm
d) 125°, 188 nm

14. An airplane is overhead Bloemfontein (S29:05 E026:18) at 0630Z on a direct track to George
airport (S34:00 E022:22), heading 247°M. At 0750Z Victoria West NDB VW bears 090° relative
by ADF. The ETA overhead George is:

a) 08:42z
b) 08:49z
c) 08:55z
d) 08:35z

15. What is the CTV radial & DME distance when overhead Clanwilliam?

a) 031° - 108 nm
b) 008° - 108 nm
c) 011° - 106 nm
d) 011° - 110 nm

16. What is the Track (T) and distance of Durban S29° 57’ E30° 58’ from Johannesburg S26°
10’ E028°15’

a) 168°, 271 nm
b) 348°, 270 nm
c) 328°, 270 nm
d) 148°, 271 nm

17. At 10:48z an aircraft is heading 169°(M) inbound to East London ELV (S33:02 E027:53). The
ELV VOR/DME indicates radial 349°, DME 12 nm. At this point a diversion to Port Elizabeth PEV
(S33:58 E025:36) is planned. Assume no wind and variation 23°W. The distance and initial
heading is:

a) 130 nm, 240°M

b) 126 nm, 262°M
c) 130 nm, 251°M
d) 128 nm, 265°M

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18. What is the QUJ from position S27° E28° 50’ to Cookhouse NDB?

a) 228°
b) 205°
c) 049°
d) 223°

19. What is the Hdg (M) and DME from Cape Town to position S29° 30’ E19° 30’?

a) 190°, 271 nm
b) 213°, 271 nm
c) 033°, 260 nm
d) 032° 273 nm

20. The following information is received from two VORs.

GRJ (George) DME 91 nm
VWV (Victoria West) DME 85 nm
The aircraft is on a Magnetic heading of 306°.
Both DMEs are increasing. What is the position of the aircraft?

a) S31° 30’ E22° 03’

b) S32° 43’ E22° 40’
c) S32° 30’ E22° 03’
d) S32° 47’ E23° 30’

21. You obtain a radial of 056° from CTV and a radial of 013° from SLV. What is the position
of the aircraft?

a) S31° 28’ E22° 27’

b) S31° 18’ E20° 28’
c) S31° 28° E20° 25’
d) S21° 28’ E20° 20’

22. What is the PEV Radial and DME distance (from Port Elizabeth) when overhead
Cookhouse

a) 010° - 78 nm
b) 007° - 75 nm
c) 032° - 75 nm
d) 007° - 83 nm

23. Durban VOR/DME 86 nm, Warden VOR/DME 94 nm. The aircraft heading 070° (M). Both
DME distances are increasing. What is the aircraft position?

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a) S29° 20’ E029° 30’
b) S28° 35’ E030° 33’
c) S28° 50’ E030° 02’
d) S27° 35’ E030° 33’

24. While en route from George VOR GGV (S34:00 E022:22) to Sir Lowry’s Pass NDB SP (S34:09
E018:58), GS 120 kts, a relative bearing of 083° is obtained from Sutherland NDB SL (S32:24
E020:40). From this position the flight time to SP NDB is:

a) 51 min
b) 39 min
c) 43 min.
d) 55 min

25. What is the radial and DME distance from Durban to position S28° E27°?

a) 322°, 230 nm
b) 299°, 239 nm
c) 299°, 237 nm
d) 222°, 240 nm

26. Port Elizabeth radial 26° / 32 nm. What is the aircraft position?

a) S33° 26’ E025° 35’

b) S33° 10’ E025° 35’
c) S33° 26’ E025° 45’
d) S33° 15’ E025° 53’

27. Overberg DME 70 nm, SLV VOR/DME 70 nm. The aircraft heading 129° (M). Both DME
distances are decreasing. The aircraft position?

a) S32° 10’ E019° 10’

b) S33° 35’ E021° 03’
c) S33° 05’ E020° 30’
d) S33° 28’ E019° 53’

28. Durban radial and DME 332° / 47 nm. The aircraft position?

a) S29° 17’ E030° 34

b) S29° 27’ E030° 14
c) S29° 27’ E030° 20
d) S29° 27’ E030° 34

29. CPT to JNB

a) 046°, 681 nm

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b) 066°, 691 nm
c) 066°, 685 nm
d) 046°, 700 nm