342-3369 – Navigation I (LN I)

Gurantor department	Institute of Transport
Subject guarantor	Ing. Lenka Kontriková, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate

Subject version
Version code	Year of introduction	Year of cancellation	Credits
342-3369/01	2021/2022		7

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The course is based on module 060 – Navigation. The course acquaints students with basic concepts related to general navigation. They will also acquaint students with VFR and IFR procedures for determining the position and finding a suitable route for the flight and guiding the aircraft along it.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The student will acquire competencies in the field of navigation, which allows him to pass the PPL and ATPL exams at the Civil Aviation Authority in Prague.

Compulsory literature:

STAVOVČÍK, Boleslav. General navigation (061 00). Brno: Academic publishing CERM, 2008. Textbooks for theoretical training of transport pilots according to JAR-FCL 1. ISBN 978-80-7204-576-1 MUCHA, Arnošt. Textbook of pilot 2019: for pupils and pilots of all kinds of airplanes and sports flying equipment, operating flying as their hobby. Cheb: The world of wings, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7573-049-7 Oxford Aviation Academy - EASA ATPL Ground Training Series (Book 10) Navigation 1: General Navigation. London: Oxford Academy, 2014. ISBN 9781906202736

Recommended literature:

STANEK, Miroslav. Don't be afraid of navigation. Prague: LAA CR, 1996. Pilot GREWAL, Mohinder S., Lawrence Randolph WEILL a Angus P. ANDREWS. Global positioning systems, inertial navigation, and integration. New York: Wiley, c2001. ISBN 0-471-35032-X

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.