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Navigation I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-3369/02
Abbreviation LN I
Course title Navigation I
Credits 7
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Lenka Kontriková, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. The solar system, Globe shape, perimeter, and diameter.
2. Earth, the magnetic field of the earth, direction, angle, direction.
3. Coordinate networks. Latitude and longitude, change of latitude and longitude.
4. Large circle, small circle. Mathematical determination of the diameter of the rhumb line and orthodrome.
5. Magnetism, Convergence, Agona, Isogona.
6. Maps and cartographic projections.
7. Aerials maps – ICAO maps, Jeppesson maps.
8. Units, measurement of directions, and distances on aerial maps.
9. Time, time recalculation, and Time zones. Times - UTC, GMT, LNT, ZT.
10. Basic navigation concepts and elements of flight.
11. Comparative navigation.
12. Navigation by calculation. Navigation vector triangle - velocity triangle.
13. VFR and IFR flight planning.

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Povinná literatura

DVOŘÁK, Petr. Učebnice pilota. Cheb: Svět křídel, 2026. ISBN 978-80-7573-169-2 .
EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY (EASA). Easy Access Rules for Aircrew (Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011). Cologne: EASA.
PADPILOT. EASA ATPL(A) General Navigation. Bristol: Padpilot Ltd.
MUCHA, Arnošt. Učebnice pilota 2019: pro žáky a piloty všech druhů letounů a sportovních létajících zařízení, provozujících létání jako svou zájmovou činnost. Cheb: Svět křídel, 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 .

Doporučená literatura

STAVOVČÍK, Boleslav. Obecná navigace (061 00). Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7204-576-1.
ICAO. Annex 4 – Aeronautical Charts. Montreal: ICAO.
ICAO. Annex 11 – Air Traffic Services. Montreal: ICAO.
STANĚK, Miroslav. Nebojte se navigace. Praha: LAA ČR, 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 .