Ground Training Lesson 18
2.0 Hours Ground
by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised August 2006
Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.
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Objective
This lesson will introduce radio navigation and its application in cross-country flight.
Elements
- VHF Omnidirectional Range System - VOR
- Receiver components
- Omni-bearing selector-OBS
- Course deviation indicator - CDI
- To-From indicator
- VOR radials
- VOR navigation
- VOR navigation procedures
- VOR indications
- VOR orientation
- Position fixing
- Intercepting a radial
- VOR test signals - VOT
- Distance Measuring Equipment - DME
- Area Navigation - RNAV
- Automatic Direction Finder - ADF
- ADF receivers
- Relative bearing
- Magnetic bearing
- Tracking vs. homing
- ATC Services Available to Pilots
- Radar
- Radar vectors
- ASR
- Transponder - phraseology, modes, and codes
- DF Steers
- Global Positioning Systems - GPS
Completion Standards
This lesson will be complete, when by oral examination, the student displays an understanding of the material presented.
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