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CAA Navigators Examinations Page 2

3. Formulae: Mercator sailing, parallel sailing, radius of action fixed and alternate base and equi-time point.
4. Determination of latitude by Polaris not using Air Almanac. 
5. Bearings for ideal star sight. 
6. Relationship or horsepower to RPM.
7. Complete knowledge of 2102c Star Finder. 
8. Radar altimeter formulas. 
9. Knowledge of written radio code. 
10. Instrument checking order with regards a wind shift.

Meteorology
1. Determine height of cloud base, freezing level. 
2. Have excellent knowledge of CAA weather station symbols. 
3. Read teletype reports to dtermine time;of frontal passage.
4. Absolute altitude with regards to temperature, highs and lows, improper settings etc.
5. MAP WORK: a. recognize icing areas b. know frontal symbols c. given a surface map, determine winds for 1000, 3000, and 10,000 feet. d. forecast stations up to ten hours in aivance. e. make a flight forecast. f. give winds to stations in about fronts on isobar map.
6. Effect of various types of winds on fog.

BOOK TWO:
1. Mercator sailing, parallel sailing and use of H.O.VP-0
2. Given a flight with complete forecast in three zones gasoline load, fuel consumption, climb and cruise true airspeeds, determine radius of action. This involves weighted averages. 
3. Radius of action alternate base, find distance from turning point to the alternate. 
4. When Caph has less than 50 degree LHA what is the Polaris correction to Ho?
5. A Radio fix involving mercator bearing corrections.
6. Good work out on finding wind with combinations of no-wind, dead reckoning, and dix, positions.
7. A many heading flight determine wind after fix. 
8. Know the relationship of a nautical mile to one minute of longitude at any latitude. 
9. Todds or graphical solution of L.A.N. to the second. 
10. Know star chart.
11. Interconversion of time including EST.

Book Three
1. [[?]] star fixes.
2. Sun lines along track.
3. Latitude sights. 
4. Running down L.O.P.
5. Square search. 

W.S. Alexander
Chief Radio-Navigator