Okay... need some help figuring out these questions on the gouge (maybe rule of thumb used and or source). Some I can figure out with some trig, but no calcs allowed during test.

You are on the XYZ VOR 090° radial at 20 DME. You are instructed to proceed direct to the XYZ VOR 180° radial at 70 DME. The direct, no wind heading is:
a) 185°
b) 190°
c) 195°
d) 200°

You are at airport A located at 33’20”N 108’02”W. You are flying to airport B located at 35’55”N 107’58”W. Approximately how many miles is it from airport A
to airport B?
a) 4
b) 120
c) 155
d) 200

You are on the XYZ 270 radial at 30 DME. You are cleared to fly the 30 DME arc to the 300 radial, and hold. You are flying at .6 Mach and it is 1800z. At what time will you arrive at the holding fix?
a) 1805z
b) 1810z
c) 1815z
d) 1820z

You are on the XYZ VOR 090 radial at 30 DME and you need to fly direct to the 190 radial at 60 DME. What is the no wind heading.
a. 180
b. 190
c. 210
d. 235

You are located at 34’20” N and 108’02 W and 38’50” N and 107’58” W. How many miles is it between coordinates

What causes the loud noise of a jet engine?
a. High speed of compressors
b. Fast moving air being ejected (Guessing it's this one but can't find source)
c. The hot gases mixing with the cooler atmosphere
d. Something Else

If there is another forum dedicated to this stuff, please point me in the right direction. Any help would be appreciated! Interviewing Tuesday and these are the last unanswered/non-sourced ques I have.

 

I did UVU. Didn't graduate from there though. How would they know it was online? It's a real school. Nowhere on the app do u have to put online. I did uvu while dual enrolled at oklahoma state in residence in order to graduate quicker. I explained it in the interview and they loved it.

 

gbruyn,

Do you have an E-6B and know how to use? If so, the fix-to-fix questions are a cinch. If you know the elements of navigation and especially what distance one minute of longitude (that's north south thingy) subtends, you'll easily figure those two questions. This stuff is basic navigation that all pilots know. A bit of trig could replace the E-6B for those questions.

GF

 

Yeah, but unless I'm mistaken, you can't use an E-6B during the test. It's paper and pencil... that's it.

 

or...you could use the E-6B to solve the problems now and memorize the answers to the test like tens of thousands of applicants before you.

YMMV. Good luck.

 

I don't know, but I would guess an E-6B is allowed. Or memorize a trig table.

GF

 

Negative--nothing allowed beyond pencil & paper (and the paper has to be left behind after testing).

gbruyn, I think you may be missing the point (understandably, given your position). On the trig questions, they expect you to do pilot math, i.e., find the one that's "close enough," and go with that. Notice that the answers are not terribly close to one another. Same thing with the 60:1-type questions.

Can't help you with the "build me a jet engine"-type questions--that's rote memorization, and it baffles me as to why that stuff is still on the test when, once you get to training, you're actively discouraged from studying systems any more deeply than "what switch do I throw when the light comes on"....

 

My brain just exploded.

 

"When in doubt, Charlie out"

Words to live by in any multiple choice scenario....

 

I think you're right on the last question. The rest are all easily solvable using 60:1 and the E-dash-thumb.