CPL Navigation · Mock exam

A pilot conducting dead reckoning loses visual contact with the ground in deteriorating weather. The correct immediate action sequence is:

• A.Turn 180° onto the reciprocal heading to exit the deteriorating conditions, maintain altitude, squawk 7700, and advise ATC
• B.Continue on track at reduced airspeed and hope conditions improve
• C.Climb immediately to the LSALT to clear terrain above the deteriorating cloud base, then continue to destination
• D.Switch to GPS navigation and continue on track under IFR