Ground Training Lesson 11
1.5 Hours Ground
by Philip Greenspun and Kasim Te; revised July 2008
Developed for students at East Coast Aero Club which operated under FAR Part 141 from July 2008 through July 2010.
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Objective
This lesson covers the operation, use, and limitations of flight
instruments and instrument navigation.
Elements
- Altimeter, VSI, and airspeed indicator
- Gyroscopic flight instruments
- Magnetic compass
- NDB/ADF
- ground infrastructure, including locator marker beacons
- Interpreting ADF indications
- Relative bearing
- Magnetic bearing
- Tracking vs. homing
- VHF Omnidirectional Range System - VOR
- VOR ground infrastructure, including service volumes, and principles of VOR operation
- In-aircraft Components
- Omni-bearing selector (OBS)
- Course deviation indicator (CDI)
- To-From indicator
- Errors, including cone of confusion
- Position fixing
- Intercepting and tracking a radial
- VOR check logging and VOR test facilities (VOT)
- Localizer and Glide Slope facilities and use
- Horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
- Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
- Area Navigation (RNAV)
- Radar
- Radar vectors
- Airport surveillance radar (ASR)
- Transponders: Mode C and Mode S; emergency codes
- DF Steers
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
Completion Standards
This lesson will be complete, when by oral examination, the student
displays a commercial pilot level of understanding of the material
presented.
Study Assignments
- Rotorcraft Flying Handbook -- Chapter 12
- Instrument Flying Handbook -- Chapters 4 and 8
- Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knoweldge -- Chapter 3
- AIM -- Chapter 1, Section 1
Instructor's Evaluation and Recommendations:
Ground Training Record, Lesson 11
Any deviations from the completion standards should be noted in the previous section.
After completing an item in the Elements section, place a check mark next to that item.
- Student Name:
- Instructor Name/CFI#/expiration:
- Instructor Endorsement:
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