Code: mk3ranar04hx17-en
ECTS Credit Points: 4
Evaluation: official exam
Year, Semester: 3rd year, 1st semester
Its prerequisite(s): -
Further courses are built on it: Yes/No
Number of teaching hours/week (lecture + practice): 3+4
Topics:
The course teaches the basic knowledge of Radio Navigation to demonstrate a level that grants a succesfull authority exam according to FCL.515 ATPL - Training course and theoretical knowledge examinations.
The course covers the following main areas and give thorough information on:
Basic radio propagation theory, radio aids, radar, doppler radar, VDF, NBD and ADF, VOR, ILS, MLS, ground ATC radar, airborne weather radar, secondary surveillance radar, DME area navigation systems and RNAV or FMS, GNSS
By conducting the course the student will have the knowledge recommended by the EU legislation (AMC1 FCL.310; FCL.515 (b); FCL.615 (b) and will understand the legal background and basis of aviation, learn the structure and sources of the rules.
Literature:
Compulsory:
- Cae Oxford Aviation Academy (UK), Radio Navigation, 2015, Isbn szám: 978 1 90620 274 3
| 1st week | 8th week |
|---|---|
| Registration week | 1st drawing week |
| 2nd week | 9th week |
| Lecture: Basic Radio Propagation Theory, Basic principles, Electromagnetic waves, Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, phase angle, Frequency bands, sidebands, Pulse characteristics, Carrier, modulation, Kinds of modulation (amplitude, frequency, pulse, phase) Practice: Lab demonstration | Lecture: Area Navigation Systems, RNAV/FMS, General philosophy and definitions, Basic RNAV (B-RNAV), Precision RNAV (P-RNAV), RNP-PNAV, Principles of 2D RNAV, 3D RNAV and 4D RNAV, Required Navigation Performance (RNP) in accordance with ICAO Doc 9613 Practice: RNAV examples |
| 3rd week | 10th week |
| Lecture: Radio aids, Ground D/F, Non-Directional Beacon (NDB)/ Automatic Direction Finder (ADF), Principles, Presentation and interpretation, Coverage and range, Errors and accuracy, Factors affecting range and accuracy Practice: Site visit, NDB/ADF demonstration | Lecture: Area Navigation Systems, Simple 2D RNAV, Flight-deck equipment, Navigation computer, VOR/DME navigation, Navigation computer input/output, 4D RNAV, Flight-deck equipment, Navigation computer, VOR/DME navigation, Navigation computer input/output Practice: Site visit, Flight deck demonstration |
| 4th week | 11th week |
| Lecture: RADIO AIDS, VOR and Doppler VOR, DME, Landing System (MLS), Principles,Presentation and interpretation, Coverage and range, Error and accuracy, Factors affecting range and accuracy Practice: Site visit, DME demonstration | Lecture: Area Navigation Systems, Flight Management System (FMS) and general terms, Navigation and flight management, Flight management computer, Navigation database, Performance database, Typical input/output data from the FMC, Determination of the FMS position of the aircraft Practice: Site visit, Flight deck demonstration |
| 5th week | 12th week |
| Lecture: BBasic Radio Propagation Theory, Antennas, Characteristics, Polarisation, Types of antennas, Wave propagation, Structure of the ionosphere, Ground waves, Propagation with the frequency bands, Doppler principle, Factors affecting propagation Practice: Lab demonstration | Lecture: Area Navigation Systems, Typical flight-deck equipment fitted on FMS aircraft, Control and Display Unit (CDU), EFIS instruments (attitude display, navigation display), Typical modes of the navigation display, Typical information on the navigation display Practice: Site visit, Flight deck demonstration |
| 6th week | 13th week |
| Lecture: Radar, Pulse techniques and associated terms, Ground radar, Principles Practice: Presentation and interpretation | Lecture: Global Navigation Satellite Systems, GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Principles, Operation Navstar GPS, GLONASS, Errors and factors affecting accuracy Practice: System presentation |
| 7th week | 14th week |
| Lecture: Radar, Airborne weather radar, Principles, Secondary surveillance radar and transponder, Principles, Modes and codes, Errors and accuracy Practice: Presentation and interpretation | Lecture: Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Ground, satellite and airborne-based augmentation, systems, Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS), Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Airborne-Based Augmentation Systems (ABAS) Practice: System presentation |
| 15th week | |
| 2nd drawing week |
Requirements
A, for a signature:
Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not compulsory.
Participation at practice classes is compulsory. A student must attend the practice classes and may not miss more than three times during the semester. In case a student does so, the subject will not be signed and the student must repeat the course. A student can’t make up any practice with another group. Attendance at practice classes will be recorded by the practice leader. Being late is equivalent with an absence. In case of further absences, a medical certificate needs to be presented. Missed practice classes should be made up for at a later date, to be discussed with the tutor.
B, for grade:
The course ends with an official examination as set out in the regulations of 1178/2011/EU, Part-FCL.