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Navigation Systems - Level 3

Navigation is an integral and critically important aspect of flying. If a pilot does not know where he is at all times while airborne, or cannot quickly determine his/her position in the sky by the use of the on-board equipment, then such a pilot is doomed to disaster. This chapter attempts to describe and discuss the common navigation instruments, navigation aids (both ground and airborne) and the associated systems, that together, are absolutely essential to the successful conduct of a cross country flight.

Sections in this Chapter:

	NAVAIDS (Navigation Aids)      Radio Theory               Very High / Ultra High Frequency (VHF / UHF) Radio Aids               Radar Systems      Precautionary Use of Navigation Aids
	VOR (Very High Frequency Omnirange)      VOR Accuracy      Aircraft VOR Components      Determination of Position      Flight to a VOR Station
	DME (Distance Measuring Equipment)      Basic Principles      DME Components and Operations      Flying a DME Arc
	ADF (Automatic Direction Finder)      Limitations and Benefits      ADF Components      ADF Operations
	RMI (Radio Magnetic Indicator)
	ILS (Instrument Landing System)      Localizer      Glide Slope Equipment      ILS Marker Beacons      Lightning Systems      NDBs at Marker Beacons Sites
	MLS (Microwave Landing System)      System Description      ILS Limitations      MLS Advantages      Approach Azimuth Guidance      Back Azimuth Guidance      Elevation Guidance      Range Guidance      Data Communications
	RNAV (Area Navigation)      VOR/DME      Loran-C      GPS (Global Positioning System)      OMEGA Network      INS (Inertial Navigation System)      FMS (Flight Management Systems)      Airspace Using RNAV

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