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AVSC 3400 Module 3 Quiz

Terms in this set (10)

When magnetic material in the aircraft deflect the compass needle from its normal alignment the amount of deflection is called?
Magnetic Deviation
The angle formed at any point between the magnetic meridian and the geographic meridian is called?
Magnetic Variation
The Doppler Effect applies to which of the following wave motion?
All of the answers are correct
A common compass error which occurs during flight at high latitudes.
Magnetic Dip
The intended horizontal direction of travel over the surface of the earth, expressed as an angle measured clockwise from true north through 360°.
True Course
The horizontal component of the intended path of the aircraft comprising both direction and magnitude or distance.
Course Line
A gyrocompass error caused by the fact that the earth is turning but the gyro wheel remains ridged in space.
Drift
Any straight line plotted on a Lambert conformal chart is approximately an arc of a great circle.
True
The horizontal component of the actual path of the aircraft over the surface of the earth.
Track
A gyrocompass error caused by forces applied to the axis of the gyro wheel.
Precession
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