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21 Cards in this Set
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North Pole is _____ degrees north latitude |
90 |
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A Great Circle Route is |
The shortest distance between two points on a sphere |
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Rhumb Line |
A line which makes the same angle with each meridian of longitude, and is longer than a great circle route |
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An aircraft holding a constant heading would fly |
A rhumb line |
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How many minutes are in one degree of latitude |
60 |
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1 NM = |
6076.1 feet 1.15 SM 1 minute of latitude |
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1 SM = |
5280 feet 0.87 NM |
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Conversation formula for NM to SM |
NM x 1.15=SM |
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Conversation formulas for SM to NM |
SM x 0.87=NM |
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How many degrees is each time zone |
15 if longitude |
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US time conversation factor |
EST +5 CST +6 MST +7 PST +8 AST +9 HST +10 Subtract 1 for daylight savings |
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Atomic line |
Zero variation |
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Isotonic lines |
East/west variation For east variation subtract For West add |
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VOR altitudes and miles |
T (terminal) 12000 and below 25 miles L(low) below 18000 40 miles H(high) below 14500. 40 miles H 14500 - 17999. 100 miles H 18000- FL 450 130 miles H above FL 450. 100 miles |
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Distance and altitude of Terminal VOR |
12000 and below 25 |
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Distance and altitude of low VOR |
Below 18000 40 miles |
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Distance of high VOR below 14500 |
40 Miles |
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Distance high VOR 14500-17999 |
100 Miles |
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Distance of high VOR 18000 - FL450 |
130 miles |
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Distance of high VOR 18000 - FL450 |
130 miles |
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Distance of high VOR above FL 450 |
100 Miles |
