PPL(A) Theory

060 Navigation

01 Basics of navigation

  1. 060-01-01 The sun and the seasons planned
  2. 060-01-02 The earth: great circles, rhumb lines, latitude and longitude planned
  3. 060-01-03 Time and time conversions planned
  4. 060-01-04 Directions: true, magnetic and compass north planned
  5. 060-01-05 Distance units and conversions planned

02 Magnetism and compasses

  1. 060-02-01 Terrestrial magnetism and variation planned
  2. 060-02-02 Aircraft magnetism planned

03 Charts

  1. 060-03-01 Chart projections: Mercator and Lambert planned
  2. 060-03-02 Using aeronautical charts planned

04 Dead reckoning (DR) navigation

  1. 060-04-01 DR basics: track, heading, wind and speed planned
  2. 060-04-02 The navigation computer planned
  3. 060-04-03 The triangle of velocities planned
  4. 060-04-04 Altitude and speed for DR planned

05 In-flight navigation

  1. 060-05-01 Visual navigation planned
  2. 060-05-02 Revising the plan in flight and the flight log planned

06 Basic radio propagation theory

  1. 060-06-01 Antennas and radio wave propagation planned

07 Radio aids

  1. 060-07-01 Ground direction finding (VDF) planned
  2. 060-07-02 NDB and ADF planned
  3. 060-07-03 VOR planned
  4. 060-07-04 DME planned

08 Radar

  1. 060-08-01 Primary ground radar planned
  2. 060-08-02 Secondary surveillance radar and the transponder planned

09 GNSS

  1. 060-09-01 GNSS: GPS, GLONASS and Galileo planned

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