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May 09, 2025
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AVT 116 - Navigation
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This course is a study of air navigation beginning with a review of pilotage and dead reckoning, and continuing through the use of available radio guidance systems, flight directors, on-board radar, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Radio Navigation (RNAV), Lateral Navigation (LNAV) and Flight Management Computer (FMS). Plotters, navigation computers, sectional and en route charts and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications and manuals are studied.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Demonstrate pilotage and dead-reckoning, utilizing Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight planning procedures.
- Determine proper electronic navigation principles and procedures.
- Investigate ground based radar navigation and instrument approaches procedures.
- Analyze principles of area navigation, RNAV, GPS and long range over water navigation systems.
- Demonstrate operation of electronic flight, navigation and flight management systems.
Listed Topics
- Pilotage and dead-reckoning
- VFR flight planning
- Electronic navigation
- Ground based radar navigation
- Instrument approaches
- Principles of area navigation
- RNAV
- GPS
- Long range over water navigation
- Inertial navigation
- Electronic flight information systems
- Navigation and flight management systems
Reference Materials
Federal Aviation Regulations/Airman Information Manual (FAR/AIM), Chart supplements, current navigation textbook.
Students who successfully complete this course acquire general knowledge, skills and abilities that align with CCAC’s definition of an educated person. Specifically, this course fulfills these General Education Goals: - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Technological Competence
Approved By: Dr. Quintin B. Bullock Date Approved: 5/17/2020
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