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Refer to figure.
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 002°E and the wind 090°/30 kt, what is the total distance flown?

  • A

    55 NM

  • B

    30 NM

  • C

    30 km

  • D

    48 km

Refer to figure.
USE THE CHART TO DETERMINE DISTANCE

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).

The chart scale is not provided. Therefore, a plotter cannot be used to determine the distance. In this case we can transfer the line between the two points along a meridian to determine the distance. We know that along a meridian: 1' = 1 NM or 1° = 60 NM (see the brown line drawn on the chart that always represents 10 NM to understand the relationship).

  • The straight line connecting LOAN aerodrome with TUN VOR after being transferred along a meridian gives a distance of 30 NM.

Note: The TAS, variation and wind that are given in the question are not required in order to calculate distance.

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