Sample Question: Air Navigation
What is: A turn executed by the aircraft during the initial approach between the end of the outbound track and the beginning of the intermediate or final approach track. The tracks are not reciprocal.
Master the essentials of Air Navigation for ATPL success
Air Navigation is the core of safe, efficient airline operations and a major scoring area in the EASA ATPL syllabus. In this section from Fasttrack ATPL, you’ll consolidate the fundamentals that turn raw data into accurate tracks, headings, and ETAs. Build confidence with chart interpretation, latitude/longitude and bearings, magnetic variation and deviation, wind correction, and the use of radio and GNSS aids. Our ATPL pilot training resources and exam preparation question bank help you connect theory with practical, cockpit-ready calculations so you can move quickly and precisely under time pressure.
What you’ll practice
- Resolve wind triangle problems to compute drift, groundspeed, and ETA.
- Select great-circle vs. rhumb-line routing, convert bearings, and measure distances.
- Apply magnetic variation and compass deviation to set true, magnetic, and compass headings.
- Fix position using VOR/DME and GNSS, and cross-check with en-route charts and procedures.
By mastering Air Navigation, you enhance situational awareness, workload management, and decision-making in both IFR and VFR aviation. You’ll finish this module solving problems faster, with cleaner methods and fewer errors—exactly what the EASA ATPL exams test. Use the Sample Question: Air Navigation below, then continue with the full question bank to benchmark progress, target weak areas, and streamline your exam preparation. Strong navigation skills pay dividends beyond the exam: more precise flight planning, better fuel management, and safer, smoother operations across all phases of flight.