DESCENT - AN AIRCRAFT IS DESCENDING DOWN A 12% SLOPE WHILST MAINTAINING A GS OF 540 KT. THE RATE OF DESCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY a) 4500 FT/MIN. b) 3900 FT/MIN. c) 6500 FT/MIN. + d) 650 FT/MIN. . IF THERE IS A 25 KNOT INCREASE IS HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST. THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3°GLIDE SLOPE a) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 125 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 125 FT/MIN. ¢) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 135 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 135 FT/MIN. . WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 5% GLIDE A GROUNDSPEED OF 450 KNOT? a) 1540 FT/MIN. +b) 1750 FT/MIN. ¢) 2175 FT/MIN. d) 2124 FT/MIN. AT 0422 AN AIRCRAFT AT FL370, GS 320 KT, IS ON THE DIRECT TRACK TO VOR *X’ 185 NM DISTANT. THE AIRCRAFT IS REQUIRED TO CROSS VOR ‘X* ATFL80. FOR A MEAN RATE OF DESCENT OF 1800 FT/MIN AT A MEAN GS OF 232 KT, THE LATEST TIME AT WHICH TO COMMENCE DESCENT IS a) 0451, "AINING A 5.2% GRADIENT IS AT 7NM FROM THE TERRAIN, ITS HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY2 IF THERE IS A 10 KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST ‘THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESLOPE. a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 30 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 30 FT/MIN. c) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 50 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 50 FT/MIN. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 8% GLIDE_ SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 400 KNOTS a) 3242 FT/MIN. b) 3500 FT/MIN. c) 4320 FT/MIN. d) 3420 FT/MIN. . AN AIRCRAFT AT FL350 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 85 NM FROM A VOR AND TO CROSS THE VOR AT FL80. THE MEAN GS FOR THE DESCENT IS 340 KT. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQURED. a) 1800 FT/MIN. b) 1900 FT/MIN. ) 1600 FT/MIN. d) 1700 FT/MIN. H THERE IS A KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESCOPE a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY SO FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 50 FT/MIN. c) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 75 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 75 FT/MIN. 10. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL290 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 50. M. NM FROM A VOR AND TO CROSS THAT VOR AT FL80. MEAN GS DURING DESCENT IS 271 KT. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQUIRED a) 1800 FT/MIN. b) 1900 FT/MIN. ©) 2000 FT/MIN. d) 1700 FT/MIN. THE EQUIVALENT OF 70 M/SEC IS APPROXIMATELY a) 136 KT. b) 145 KT. ¢) 210KT. @) 35KT.12, WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 10% GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 350 KNOTS? a) 3000 FT/MIN. b) 3450 FT/MIN. ©) 3545 FT/MIN. d) 3455 FT/MIN. 13. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL330 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 65 NM FROM A VOR AND TO CROSS THE VOR AT FL100. THE MEAN GS DURING THE DESCENT IS 330 KT. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQUIRED a) 1850 FT/MIN. b) 1950 FT/MIN. ©) 1650 FT/MIN. d) 1750 FT/MIN. 14. IF THERE IS A 20 KNOT INCREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESCOPE a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 210 FT/MIN b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 210 FT/MIN. c) ITMUST BE DECREASED BY 100 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 100 FT/MIN. 15, ASSUMING ZERO WIND, WHAT DISTANCE IS COVERED BY AN AIRCRAFT DESCENDING 15000 FT WITH A TAS OF 320 KT AND MAINTAINING A RATE OF DESCENT OF 3000 FT/MIN. a) 16.0NM b) 26.7NM ©) 19.2NM d) 38.4NM 16. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL370 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT AT 120 NM FROM A VOR AND TO CROSS THE FACILITY AT FL130, IF THE MEAN GS FOR THE DESCENT IS 288 KT, THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT. REQUIRED IS a) 860 FPM. b) 890 FPM. ¢) 920 FPM. d) 960 FPM.eS 17. IF THERE IS A 20 KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3°GLIDE SLOPE. a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 210 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 210 FT/MIN, c) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 100 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 100 FT/MIN 18. GIVEN, AIRCRAFT 2500 FT, ILS GP ANGLE 32 AT WHAT APPROXIMATE, DISTANCE FROM THR CAN YOU EXPECT TO CAPTURE THE GP? a) 8.3NM. b) 7.0NM. c) 13.1NM. d) 14.5NM. 19. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 12 % GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 240 KNOTS? a) 2198 FT/MIN. b) 2189 FT/MIN. ©) 2819 FT/MIN. 4) 2918 FT/MIN. 20. ILS GP ANGLE = 3.5 DEG, GS = 150 KT. APPROXIMATE RATE OF DESCENT IS a) 900 FT/MIN. b) 1000 FT/MIN, ¢) 700 FT/MIN. d) 800 FT/MIN, 21. IF THERE IS A 17 KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3°GLIDE SLOPE. a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 58 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 58 FT/MIN. c) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 85 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 85 FT/MIN. 22. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL350 IS REQUIRED TO DESCEND A CROSS A. DME FACILITY AT FL80. MAXIMUM RATE OF DESCENT IS 1800 FT/MIN AND MEAN GS FOR DESCENT IS 276 KT. THE MINIMUM RANGE FROM THE DME AT WHICH DESCENT SHOULD START IS a) 69NM. b) 79NM. ©) 49NM. d) SONM,TO CROSS A DME 2500 FT/MIN, MEAN GS FROM THE DME AT WHICH 23, AN AIRCRAFT AT FL390 IS REQUIRED TO D! FACILITY AT FL 70. MAXIMUM RATE OF DES‘ DURING DESCENT IS 248 KT. MINIMUM RANG DESCENT SHOULD COMMENCE IS a) 68NM. b) 53NM. ©) S8NM. d) 63NM. 24. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 8% GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUND SPEED OF 340 KNOTS a) 2577 FT/MIN. b) 2757 FT/MIN. c) 2755 FT/MIN. d) 2775 FT/MIN. 25, AN AIRCRAFT AT FL350 IS REQUIRED TO CROSS A VORIDME FACILITY AT FLIIO AND TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 100 NM FROM THE FACILITY. IF THE MEAN GS FOR THE DESCENT IS 335 KT, THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQURED IS a) 1340 FT/MIN. b) 1390 FT/MIN. ©) 1240 FT/MIN. ) 1290 FT/MIN. 26. TAS = 197 KT, TRUE COURSE = 240°, W/V = 180/30 KT. DESCENT IS INITIATED AT FL 220 AND COMPLETED AT FL 40. DISTANCE TO BE COVERED DURING DESCENT IS 39 NM. WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE RATE OF DESCENT? a) 800 FT/MIN. b) 950 FT/MIN. c) 1500 FT/MIN. 4) 1400 FT/MIN. 27. BA OUNT MUST YOU CHANGE THE RATE OF DESCENT TO AIN A 3°GLIDESCOPE IF YOU MEET E 3, ] F Iota} AN INCREASE IN HEADWIND OF a) 30 FEET PER MINUTE INCREASE. b) 30 FEET PER MINUTE DECREASE, ¢) 50 FEET PER MINUTE INCREASE. d) 50 FEET PER MINUTE DECREASE,7 28. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 12% GLIDE SCOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 150 KNOTS? a) 1823 FT/MIN, b) 1283 FT/MIN. c) 1382 FT/MIN. d) 1832 FT/MIN. 29. WHEN 65 NM FROM A VOR YOU COMMENCE A DESCENT FROM FL330 WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING AT THE VOR AT FL100. WHAT RATE OF DECSENT IS REQUIRED IF YOUR MEAN GROUND SPEED IS 240 KNOTS. a) 1259 FT/MIN. b) 1420 FT/MIN. ©) 1650 FT/MIN. 4d) 1800 FT/MIN. 30. WHAT IS THE RATE OF DESCENT ON A 12% GLIDE SCOPE, IF GROUNDSPEED IS 540 KNOTS? _ a) 3150 FT/MIN. b) 4620 FT/MIN. ¢) 6550 FT/MIN. d) 8640 FT/MIN. 31. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 12% GLIDE SCOPE AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 175KNOTS? a) 2127 FT/MIN. _b) 2217 FT/MIN. ©) 1227 FT/MIN. d) 7122 FT/MIN. NM FROM A VOR AN AIRCRAFT COMMENCES A DESCENT FROM D THE VOR AT FL100. WHAT RATE OF IP THE MEAN GROUNDSPEED IN THE DESCENT IS33. AN AIRCRAFT IS ON AN ILS 3 DEGREE GLIDESCOPE, WHICH PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 50 FEET, THE DME RANGE IS 25 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD, WHAT IS THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THRESHOLD ELEVATION? (USE THE 1 IN 60 RULE AND THE APPROXIMATE 6000 FEET = 1 NAUTICAL MILE) a) 6550 FEET b) 7450 FEET ©) 7550 FEET. 4) 8110 FEET. 34. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 5% GLIDESLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 540 KNOTS? a) 2375 FT/MIN. b) 2537 FI/MIN. ©) 2735 FT/MIN. d) 2573 FT/MIN. 35. FOR AN AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT OF 2500 FEET, INTERCEPTION OF GLIDE PATH WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMATELY a) 7.0NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. b) 8.0 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. ¢) 13.1 FROM THE THRESHOLD. d) 14.5NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. 36. FOR AN AIRCRAFT AT A HEIGHT OF 2500 FEET, INTERCEPTION OF A 3°ILS GLIDE PATH WILL OCCUR AT APPROXIMTELY a) 7.0NM FROM THE THRESHOLD, b) 8.0NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. ¢) 13.1 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. d) 14.5 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. 37. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 6% GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 500 KNOTS a) 3903 FT/MIN. b) 3309 FT/MIN. ©) 3039 FT/MIN. 4) 9303 FT/MIN.38. AT 0430 AN AIRCRAFT IS IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT GROUNDSP! 350 KNOTS, AT FL370, 185 NM FROM A VOR. IT IS REQUIRED TO DESCEND AT A MEAN RATE OF 1800 FEET/MIN, TO BE AT FL 80 OVERHEAD THE VOR. WHAT IS THE LATEST TIME TO COMMENCE DESCENT, IF THE MEAN GROUND SPEED IN THE DESCEND IS TO BE 232 KNOTS? a) 0456, b) 0432, c) 0451. d) 0421, 39. WHEN 65 NM FROM A VOR YOU COMMENCE A DESCENT FROM FL330 WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING AT THE VOR AT FL100. WHAT RATE OF DESCENT ID REQUIRED IF YOUR MEAN GROUND SPEED IS 340 KNOTS? a) 1500 FT/MIN. b) 1750 FT/MIN. ©) 2000 FT/MIN. d) 2100 FT/MIN. 40. AT 75 NM FROM A VOR AN AIRCRAFT COMMENCES A DESCENT FROM FL350 IN ORDER TO ARRIVE OVERHEAD THE VOR AT FL120. WHAT RATE OF DESCENT IS REQUIRED IF THE MEAN GROUNDSPEED IN THE DESC TO BE 250 KNOTS? a) 1500 FT/MIN b) 1474 FT/MIN. ¢) 1744 FT/MIN. d) 1447 FT/MIN. 41. AN AIRCRAFT IS ON AN ILS 3 DEGREE GLIDESLOPE, WHICH PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 50 FEET. THE DME RANGE IS 25 NM FROM THE THRESHOLD. WHAT IS THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD ELEVATION? (USE THE 1 IN 0 RULE AND THE APPROXIMATION 6000 FEET = 1 NAUTICAL MILE) a) 7550 FEET. b) 8110 FEET. c) 6550 FEET. d) 7450 FEET. 42. AT WHAT APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FROM THE THRESHOLD WOULD AN AIRCRAFT INTERCEPT THE GLIDE PATH IF THE AIRCRAFT HEIGHT IS 2500 FEET, AND THE ILS GLIDE PATH ANGLE IS 8°? a) 2.8NM. b) 3.1NM. ¢) 8.0NM. d) 4.5NM43. IF THERE IS A 12 KNOT INCREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCEND BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESLOPE? a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 35 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 35 FT/MIN. ©) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 61 FT/MIN. Pere d) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 61 FT/MIN. 44. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 7% GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 540 KNOTS a) 3130 FT/MIN. b) 4830 FT/MIN. ©) 3830 FT/MIN. d) 3740 FT/MIN. : a) 6450 FT. 8 b) 7455 FT. ©) 10550 FT, 4) 10015 FT. 46, 850 FT/MIN EQUALS 45. AN AIRCRAFT FLYING DOWN A 3°ILS GLIDESLOPE IS AT 35 NM DME FROM THE THRESHOLD. USING THE | IN 60 RULE AND APPROXIMATING INM TO 6000 FT. CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFT HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY ‘THRESHOLD, ASSUMING THAT THE ILS GLIDEPATH CROSSES THE THRESHOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 50 FT. a INCREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST. ) BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° 348. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DEGREES GLIDE SLOPE, a) 6440 FT/MIN. b) 6900 FT/MIN. c) 6700 FT/MIN, d) 6753 FT/MIN. DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 10 AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 400 KNOTS? 49. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL370 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 120 NM FROM A DME FACILITY AND TO CROSS THE STATION AT FL100. IF THE MEAN GS DURING THE DESCENT IS 390 KT, THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQUIRED IS APPROXIMATELY a) 1460 FT/MIN. b) 1400 FT/MIN. c) 1500 FT/MIN. d) 1550 FT/MIN. 50. IF THERE IS A S KNOT INCREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST BE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESLOPE? a) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 25 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 25 FT/MIN. c) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 35 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 35 FT/MIN. 51. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 5.59% OF GLIDE SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 450 KNOTS? a) 2540 FT/MIN. b) 2290 FT/MIN, ¢) 2390 FT/MIN, d) 2324 FT/MIN. 52. AT 0400 AN AIRCRAFT AT FL 370, GS 420 KT, IS ON THE DIRECT TRACK TO. VOR ‘X’ 185 NM DISTANT. THE AIRCRAFT IS REQUIRED TO CROSS VOR ‘x’ AT FL80. FOR A MEAN RATE OF DESCENT OF 1800 FT/MIN AT A MEAN GS OF 250 KT, THE LATEST TIME AT WHICH TO COMMENCE DESCENT IS a) 0451. b) 0434, ©) 0417. d) 0428,3, AN AIRCRAFT MAINTAINING A 5,59 GRADIENT IS AT 9 NM FROM THE RUNWAY, ON A FLAT TERRAIN. ITS HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY a) 2640 FT. b) 2870 FT. ©) 2680 FT. d) 2830 FT. 54. IF THERE IS A 45 KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST BE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESLOPE? a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 130 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 130 FT/MIN. ©) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 225 FT/MIN. d) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 225 FT/MIN. 55. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 7.5 % GLIDE ‘SLOPE, AT A GROUNDSPEED OF 400 KNOTS? a) 3040 FT/MIN. b) 3100 FT/MIN. ©) 4170 FT/MIN. d) 3020 FT/MIN. 56. AN AIRCRAFT AT FL 350 IS REQUIRED TO COMMENCE DESCENT WHEN 105 NM FROM A VOR AND TO CROSS THE VOR ATFL 80. THE MEAN GS FOR THE DESCENT IS 370 KT. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM RATE OF DESCENT REQUIRED? a) 1955 FT/MIN. b) 1855 FT/MIN. ©) 1920 FT/MIN. @) 1790 FT/MIN.AIRCRAFT MAINTAINING A 5.5 96 G1 AY, ON A FLAT TERRAIN, ITS a) 2640 FT. b) 2870 FT. ©) 2680 FT. d) 2830 FT. RADIENT IS AT 9 NM FROM THE. HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 59. IF THERE IS A 45 KNOT DECREASE IN HEADWIND, BY WHAT AMOUNT MUST THE RATE OF DESCENT BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A 3° GLIDESLOPE? a) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 130 FT/MIN. b) IT MUST BE DECREASED BY 130 FT/MIN. c) IT MUST BE INCREASED BY 225 FT/MIN. d) IT MUSTBE DECREASED BY 225 FT/MIN. 60. WHAT WILL BE THE RATE OF DESCENT WHEN FLYING DOWN A 7.5 % GLIDE SLOPE AT A GROUND SPEED OF 400 KNOTS? a) 3040 FT/MIN. b) 3100 FT/MIN. ©) 4170 FT/MIN. d) 3020 FT/MIN.