Practice question
Which NDB (Non-Directional Beacon) propagation error causes the aircraft's ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) needle to fluctuate or hunt, especially at night near sunset or sunrise?
- Night effect, caused by the reflection of skywaves off the ionosphere.
- Coastal refraction, caused by the change in wave velocity as it crosses a shoreline.
- Terrain effect, caused by reflections from mountainous regions.
- Quadrantal error, caused by the distortion of the radio wave by the aircraft fuselage.
Answer: A — Night effect, caused by the reflection of skywaves off the ionosphere.
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