Multiple choice general knowledge

The pilot must either be familiar with visual references or be able to discover them from a map, aeronautical chart or nautical chart. Many nautical and aeronautical disasters have resulted from the pilot incorrectly identifying visual references. Poor visibility may affect safe navigation by obscuring the natural features used by pilots in an area. In such situations, pilots use navigational aids such as radar and the GPS to determine position and monitor their passage. Which pilot skill is talked about?

  1. Radar Navigation

  2. Pilotage

  3. Dead Reconing

  4. Radio navigation
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pilotage is navigation by visual reference to landmarks. The passage describes pilots using visual references (natural features) and switching to instruments like radar/GPS when visibility is poor. Radar and radio navigation rely on instruments, not visual landmarks. Dead reckoning calculates position using course, speed, and time without visual references.

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