Description:

Projection of maps; times - UTC, Zulu, LT; positioning; sunrise and sunset; distance calculation; projection; maps and symbols; declination; speed; wind components and wind drift; VFR route selection; position plotting.

Recommended literature:

Navigation 1: general navigation. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford Aviation Academy, 2008. vi, 720 s. ISBN 1-904935-09-5
Federal Aviation Administration. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge : FAA-H-8083-25B, Newcastle, Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc, 2016.
Federal Aviation Administration. 'The Flight Navigator Handbook : FAA-H-8083-18'

Keywords:

Maps, location, calculation of track, navigation guidance, speed.

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar