General Navigation
EASA ATPL Subject 061
EASA ATPL subject 061 — General Navigation covers the shape of the Earth, latitude and longitude, great circles and rhumb lines, map projections (Lambert, Mercator, Polar Stereographic), dead reckoning navigation, time and time zones, magnetism and compasses, and chart-reading skills. This subject requires both calculation ability and memorization of projection properties.
ATPLCards includes 111 General Navigation flashcards covering the key facts about projections, Earth properties, compass theory, and time calculations that exams demand. The creator scored 100% on this exam using these cards.
Sample Flashcards
1-60 rule for distances?
1 nm drift for 60 nm causes 1 degree off track
Earth Convergency = ?
Change in longitude × sin(latitude)
Scale at any latitude for Direct Mercator chart = ?
Scale at the Equator × (1/cos Latitude)
Isogonal line?
Line connecting positions with equal magnetic variation
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