Test: Trigonometry

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Select the answer that correctly matches the following air navigation terms to their definitions. 

The heading of an airplane is the direction in which the airplane is pointed. The heading is measured clockwise from the north and expressed in degrees. 

The groundspeed is the speed of the airplane in still air.

The course of an airplane is the direction in which it moves relative to the ground. The course is measured clockwise from the north.

The airspeed is the speed of the airplane relative to the ground.

The drift angle is the positive difference between the heading and the course. 

The course of an airplane is the direction in which the airplane is pointed. The heading is measured clockwise from the north and expressed in degrees. 

The airspeed is the speed of the airplane in still air.

The heading of an airplane is the direction in which it moves relative to the ground. The course is measured clockwise from the north.

The groundspeed is the speed of the airplane relative to the ground.

The drift angle is the positive difference between the heading and the course. 

The heading of an airplane is the direction in which the airplane is pointed. The heading is measured clockwise from the north and expressed in degrees. 

The airspeed is the speed of the airplane in still air.

The course of an airplane is the direction in which it moves relative to the ground. The course is measured clockwise from the north.

The groundspeed is the speed of the airplane relative to the ground.

The drift angle is the positive difference between the heading and the course. 

The course of an airplane is the direction in which the airplane is pointed. The heading is measured clockwise from the north and expressed in degrees. 

The groundspeed is the speed of the airplane in still air.

The heading of an airplane is the direction in which it moves relative to the ground. The course is measured clockwise from the north.

The airspeed is the speed of the airplane relative to the ground.

The drift angle is the positive difference between the heading and the course. 

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