Course detail
Radio Navigation II
FSI-ERN Acad. year: 2020/2021 Winter semester
The subject presents the second part of the JAA/EASA FCL-1, 062 (Radionavigation II) themes. Content: Secondary surveillance radar (SSR). Distance – measuring equipment (DME). Space navigation principles (RNAV; RNP; PBN). Flight management systems (FMS). Electronic horizontal situation indicator (EFIS; EHSI). Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Eventually: Long-Range Navigation Systems (LORAN-C, DECCA, OMEGA); ADS(/ADS-B.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be acquainted with function and practical use of all kinds of board radio-navigation equipment and their output information indications at the end of the course.
Students will gain knowledge of the contents of relevant JAR and JEPPESEN information.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of secondary school mathematics and physics is demanded.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The course-unit credit test comprises both common and detail questions related to the subject matter. Questions similar to those of the ATPL(A) test are also included.
The examination consists of written & oral parts.
Evaluation fulfils ETCS rules.
Aims
Students will be acquainted with the purpose, use, operational principles, and main parts of all kinds of currently used & future radio-navigation equipment.
Students will understand the possibilities of practical exploitation in take-off, track flight, and landing operations of the board air navigation equipment at the end of the course.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Lectures and exercises are realized by means of audio-visual method and therefore student´s presence is necessary.
Missed lectures & exercises can be compensated in a very limited extend only by personal consultations with the lecturer or by a self-study under the lecturer´s personal supervision.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B3S-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch B-PRP: Professional Pilot, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction – Radionavigation I/DRN – review.
2. SSR – operation principles, modes, codes, kinds of the SSR, SSRmS.
3. DME (purpose, use, properties, co-operation with TACAN, operational regimes).
4. RNAV – space navigation systems (Europe; worldwide).
5. EFIS (structure, CDU, symbols, navigation situation displays).
6. GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo – purpose, use, navigation capability).
7. GPS – operation principles, services.
8. GPS – augmentation trends, comparison with GLONASS and Galileo.
9. WAAS – operation principles, realization in Europe (EGNOS).
10.LAAS – operation principles, ways of realization.
11.Long-range navigation systems – LORAN-C, DECCA.
12. ADS/ADS-B; typical ATPL(A) test questions/examples.
13.A backup- consultations, exercise.
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Radionavigation I – review of the matter, typical examples.
2. DME – operational principles, use, co-operation with the TACAN, DME/DME system.
3. RNAV – planning & track plotting (typical examples).
4. EHSI – selected JAA problems – what is required in the ATPL(A) test?
5. GNSS operational principles (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo).
6. WAAS (EGNOS)operational principles.
7. LAAS operational principles.
8. LORAN-C – system operational principles, use, structure of signals .
9. DECCA, OMEGA – operational princples, use, structure of signals.
10.Typical ATPL(A) test questions (selected groups of examples).
11.Typical ATPL(A) test questions (selected groups of examples).
12.A reserve – consultations and exercise.
13.The course-unit credit test.