Navigation I
| Type of study | Bachelor |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 342-3369/03 |
| Abbreviation | LN I |
| Course title | Navigation I |
| Credits | 7 |
| Coordinating department | Institute of Transport |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Lenka Kontriková, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. The Solar System, the Shape of the Earth, the Earth's Circumference and Diameter.
2. Fundamentals of Spherical Geometry.
3. Great-Circle Navigation (Orthodrome) and Its Derivation.
4. Rhumb Line Navigation (Loxodrome) and Its Derivation.
5. The Earth, the Earth's Magnetic Field, Direction, Angle and Bearing.
6. Aeronautical Charts – ICAO Charts. Units, Measurement of Bearings and Distances on Aeronautical Charts.
7. Time. Basic Navigation Concepts and Elements of Flight. Dead Reckoning Navigation. VFR Flight Planning.
8. Radiotelephony and Communication.
9. General Principles of Radio Wave Propagation and Frequency Allocation.
10. Air Traffic Services Abbreviations, Q Code Groups and Message Categories.
11. Transmission of Letters, Numbers and Time in Aviation. Standard Words and Phraseology.
12. En-route Procedures under VFR. Communication Failure Procedures for VFR Flights.
13. Distress and Urgency Procedures.
2. Fundamentals of Spherical Geometry.
3. Great-Circle Navigation (Orthodrome) and Its Derivation.
4. Rhumb Line Navigation (Loxodrome) and Its Derivation.
5. The Earth, the Earth's Magnetic Field, Direction, Angle and Bearing.
6. Aeronautical Charts – ICAO Charts. Units, Measurement of Bearings and Distances on Aeronautical Charts.
7. Time. Basic Navigation Concepts and Elements of Flight. Dead Reckoning Navigation. VFR Flight Planning.
8. Radiotelephony and Communication.
9. General Principles of Radio Wave Propagation and Frequency Allocation.
10. Air Traffic Services Abbreviations, Q Code Groups and Message Categories.
11. Transmission of Letters, Numbers and Time in Aviation. Standard Words and Phraseology.
12. En-route Procedures under VFR. Communication Failure Procedures for VFR Flights.
13. Distress and Urgency Procedures.
E-learning
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Literature
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 .
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 .
Advised literature
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 .
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 .