Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:59 am
#1818778
One of the questions in my Radio Nav CPL exam which I failed earlier this week was I think misleading and I am wondering whether to follow it up. (Although I’d need 2 more right answers to pass!)
Picture showed the Linton-on-Ouse TACAN on a civilian chart showing the frequency of 109.0MHz. The questions was something like:
What information would you expect to receive if you tuned frequency 109.0MHz on your VHF Nav radio?
The 2 plausible options were:
Slant range
Nothing, because it is military equipment
I answered the second but put a comment in the box that this was misleading, as the reason is actually that it’s on UHF.
But the first is wrong, because you would only receive DME if you put that frequency in your DME receiver or had a remote DME tuning option on the box - and the question didn’t say you did.
Was I right?
Picture showed the Linton-on-Ouse TACAN on a civilian chart showing the frequency of 109.0MHz. The questions was something like:
What information would you expect to receive if you tuned frequency 109.0MHz on your VHF Nav radio?
The 2 plausible options were:
Slant range
Nothing, because it is military equipment
I answered the second but put a comment in the box that this was misleading, as the reason is actually that it’s on UHF.
But the first is wrong, because you would only receive DME if you put that frequency in your DME receiver or had a remote DME tuning option on the box - and the question didn’t say you did.
Was I right?