dgca april online attempt 2012

[stalled_n_in2a_spin]

all the very best for the exam ... but do be sure to come back and let us know about the exam... eagerly waiting for you guys to post ... and i have my nav- composite on the 25th ... its my third attempt got 68 and 69 in the previous exams .. ive gone through ic joshi for met, all the oxford-jeppesens, surinder singh, Keith william and gsp's for nav...

please do try to help

[issues]

Any fellow pprune-er who would like to shed a light on today's NAV attempt?

[ayush]

Attempt question

Q: atc instructs pilot to reset mode c transponder when There is an error of dash feet and when the altimeter setting is dash ?
Options
A: 300 feet ; QNH
B: 100 feet; QNH
C: 300 feet 1013

[bayblade]

@ayush,
the option C should read 200ft 1013.
else none are correct.

[koolchaos3188]

hey guys is I.C. Joshi enough or I should refer to some notes too?

[ayush]

Thts what I Thot too.. Many have marked 300/1013
The regs paper was easy.. Very straight forward

[stalled_n_in2a_spin]

it seems that the exam was very tough for nav/comp... is it true anyone here appeared on 22 or 23 willing to comment???

[bangalore]

how was nav comp paper..... can anyone help on wat all were asked....

[coosmen]

i appeared the online session on 22nd. sad to say i found it very hard compared to the last few times. here are some of the questions that i remembered that i had to answer for my NAV COMP.


what is the maximum permissible runway slope?
a +/-4 percent
b +/-2 percent
c +/-1 percent

mushing error is assioated with which instrument?


what will happen to temprature when a warm front approaches?
a same
b increase
c remain same

Perspective of Geometric projection which is also orthomorphic is?
a steriographic
b steriochrome
c gonomic


What is ICAO definition of ETA
a estimated time of arrival of a waypoint/fix
b estimated time of arrival of destination

time of sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset given in air almanac is in?
a lmt
b utc
c st



find the antipode of a given position(co-ordinates)



What could happen when using VOR beyond DOC?
a Lose of range or coverage
b could show wrong indications from another vor with same frequency


Gps works in which band
a shf
b uhf
c vhf


which of these is an indication of the mature stage of tunderstorm?
a rain
b appearence of anvil
c rapid cloud formation


To get Pressure hight of an areodrome
a select QNH
b select QFE
c select 1013


Icing is Mostly seen in tempratures between 0-minus20. the probability of icing to occur below this temp is
a same
b increase
c decrease




Climbing in a invertion layer with constant CAS. What will happen to the rest

[bangalore]

even i heard paper was really tough..... anyone who can recalll any questions can post it.... that would be really helpful

[bangalore]

@coosmen thanks a lot,.... do let us know if u remember any other questions

[coolboy007]

Appeared for Nav comp on 23rd - as said the paper this time was really very very tough compared to last time, got a score of 65/100 , need to prepare for the next attempt now. Some questions i remember :

1. ETD in a flight plan means :

a) Take off
b) Start up
c) Airborne

2. ICAO color for heading indicator

a) Magenta
b) Amber

3. Atleast 3-4 questions on radial interceptions and 2 Q's on CP PNR.

4. Hail is -

a) precipitation falling in winters from mountainous regions
b) SCWD

5. 2 Questions on fuel calculations - diverting to alternate necessary or not?

6. Basic wt - xx, Load - xx, FOB - xx, altn fuel -xx, contingency fuel - xx, calculate fuel after landing at alternate.

7. What happens when a VOR gets saturated -

a) Increases its freq to accomodate more a/c
b) The weakest one gets eliminated (answer was phrased in a diff way)

8. Wind speed reqd in large mountain for mountain waves :

a) 7 m/s
b) 15 m/s

9. If Pitot is blocked, ASI shows during climb -

a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) constant.

Thats what i can remember for now.

[manoj john]

hey guys for the cplcg did any1 get a question with 2 exactly same options , i cant recolect the question though..

[stalled_n_in2a_spin]

for the guys who gave cplcg... what about met?? how many q's ??? are they from ic joshi??? pls comment i have it tom

[ramkiarchu]

ramkiarchu

thanks a lot everyone for posting the questions, but this time the general paper of navigation was very easy! i guess dgca is setting tough papaer turn by turn for general and composite, because last time the general paper was very tough!

[bangalore]

april session

coolboy007 thanks

[bangalore]

april session

What happens when a VOR gets saturated

[issues]

Answer to that is

B: The weakest one gets eliminated. (Not 100% certain on this)

Anyone knows the answer to:

Perspective of geometric projection which is also orthomorphic is ?

I am guessing stereographic.

[keith williams]

What happens when a VOR gets saturated

VOR beacons simply transmit their signals. They do not actually interact with the aircraft that are receiving these signals, so VOR cannot become saturated.

The question probably relates to DME.

DME stations must respond to interrogation signals from aircraft. Each station has the capacity to respomd to interrogations from up to 100 aircraft simultaneously. If more than 100 aircraft attempt to interrogate a DME at the same time, the DME will becomes saturated. It will then reduce its gain setting, so that it receives and responds to only the 100 strongest interrogation signals.

Polar Stereographic charts are orthomorphic.

[stalled_n_in2a_spin]

i cleared!!!! thank you all for the info helped me alot... and mr williams i couldnt have gained the basic knowledge without your books... cheers