Book description
This manual has been written for persons intending to study for the Private Pilot Licence and for those who wish to advance further towards the Commercial Pilot Licence. It takes the student through the basics of Navigation such as Form of the Earth, longitude and latitude, direction, time and many other fundamentals on which knowledge of the subject is based. For CPL students there are many pages devoted to advanced principles such as “Time and Arc”, Point of No return, Flight Planning and Cruise Performance. The last chapter deals with the principles and use of navigation aids such as the Automatic Direction Finder (ADF), VFR Omni Range (VOR) and similar aids. Step by step explanations and elaborate diagrams of the navigation computer (circular slide rule) are contained in Chapter 7. The use of the navigation computer is a fundamental requirement in navigation.
