Aircraft Magnetism: DGCA Air Navigation questions

Question 1

European regulations EU (OPS-1) state that the maximum permissible deviations after compensation are:

Accepted Answer

One degree for a remote indicating compass, and ten degrees for a direct reading magnetic compass

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Three degrees for a direct reading magnetic compass, and one degree for a remote indicating compass

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Ten degrees for a remote indicating compass, and one degree for a direct reading magnetic compass

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One degree for a direct reading magnetic compass, and eleven degrees for a slaved compass

Question 2

Compass swings should be carried out:

Accepted Answer

Only on the compass swinging base or site

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On the apron

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At the holding point

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On the active runway

Question 3

Aircraft magnetism caused by vertical soft iron:

Accepted Answer

Varies with magnetic latitude but not with heading

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Varies with magnetic heading but not with magnetic latitude

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Is not affected by magnetic latitude or heading

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Varies as the cosine of the compass heading

Question 4

Aircraft magnetism caused by hard iron:

Accepted Answer

Is not usually influenced by the Earth's magnetic field

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Varies directly with magnetic latitude

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Varies indirectly with magnetic latitude

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Is maximum on east and west

Question 5

The aim of a compass swing is: 1 to find deviation on the cardinal headings and to calculate coefficients A, B and C; 2 to eliminate or reduce the coefficients found; 3 to record any residual deviation and to prepare a compass correction card.

Accepted Answer

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are all correct

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Only statement 1 is correct

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Statements 1 and 3 are correct

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None of the above statements are correct

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