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An aircraft is flying its first flight leg of a VFR flight from Wiener Neustadt (LOAN) aerodrome to the Tulln (TUN) VOR. If its actual true airspeed (TAS) is 140 kt, the area's variation (VAR) 002°E and the wind 090°/30 kt, what is the magnetic course (MC)?

  • A

    336°M

  • B

    160°M

  • C

    340°M

  • D

    156°M

Refer to figure.
1. USE THE CHART TO DETERMINE TRUE COURSE

For this question you need a plotter to find the true course from LOAN aerodrome to TUN VOR:

  • Locate LOAN aerodrome and TUN VOR on the VFR chart looking for the corresponding symbols and draw a line that connects these two points (red line drawn on the chart).
  • Place the center of your plotter at LOAN aerodrome symbol.
  • Align the upper section of your plotter with the drawn line which connects the two symbols.
  • Rotate the plotter’s disc, until its arrows are parallel with the chart’s meridians (True North direction).
  • Read the true course of 338°T.

2. DETERMINE THE MAGNETIC COURSE

Applying the rhyme: "Variation East, Magnetic Least":

  • MC = TC - VAR
  • MC = 338°T - 002°E
  • MC = 336°M

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