TYQ-GGP-VPZ-EKM Navigation quiz

You depart from Indy Exec at 8:00 AM. The wind is blowing south. Which runway do you take off from?

• runway 36

• runway 18

• you don't go

Answer explanation

aircraft always takeoff into the wind

You head to KGGP, Logansport. What is your magnetic heading?

• 178

• 090

• 352

There’s a tower directly in your flight path near Michigantown. If you fly above it, you should be okay. How tall is it AGL?

• 1290 ft

• 390 ft

• 900 ft

West of Kokomo, you’ll pass over a small airport with a 2000-foot-long grass strip runway. It would make a good checkpoint. What is it called?(Glenndale) (Galveston is also on the flight path)

• Glendale

• Galveston

• Logansport

You arrive at GGP for a touch-and-go landing. How long is the runway there?

• 3000 ft

• 5000 ft

• 7000 ft

Next, you decide to fly to Porter County Regional to visit Valparaiso Composite Squadron. What is the 3-letter code for this airport? (VPZ)

• SNB

• PCR

• VPZ

What heading will you follow to get there (VPZ)?

• 270

• 332

• 152

How many nautical miles will you travel to get there?

• 53nm

• 102nm

• 87nm

In the town of Royal Center, there’s another tower in your way. What is its height MSL?

• 725ft msl

• 1040ft msl

• 315ft msl

Further along your course, there are two small airport that you could use as a checkpoint. What are they called?

• Sommers

• Arens (RWN)

• Starke County (OXI)

• Sojourner FLD