Description:

Ground direction finder (VDF), ADF, VOR and Doppler VOR, DME, ILS, MLS, ground ATC radar, weather Radar, SSR and transponder. Radar utilization for navigation during the flight. Area navigation (RNAV) - general philosophy, gauges and equipment, indication and sensors for RNAV, VOR/DME (RNAV). Autopilot and flight director. Satellite navigation, systems and backups.

Contents:

Radio propagation principles, VDF, ADF, VOR and Doppler - VOR, DME (range finder), ILS, MLS, ground radar, airborne weather radar, SSR and transponder. Radar observations and use for in-flight navigation. PBN navigation - general philosophy, instrumentation and its indications, types of navigation system inputs. Autopilot and FD. Satellite navigation, systems and their backup.

Recommended literature:

Navigation 2: Radio Navigation. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford Aviation Academy, 2008. vi, 438 s. ISBN 1-904935-10-9.
CAA UK. CAP 773: Flying RNAV (GNSS) Approaches in Private and General Aviation Aircraft. 2014. First edition. West Sussex: CAA UK, 2014
Luiz Roberto Monteiro de Oliveira. Online Simulators: http://www.luizmonteiro.com

Keywords:

Tracking, NDB, VOR, ILS, DME, approach, departure, minimums

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