Navigation Systems and Radar Services

Description

Advances in navigational radio receivers installed in aircraft, the development of aeronautical charts which show the exact location of ground transmitting stations and their frequencies, along with refined flight deck instrumentation make it possible for pilots to navigate with precision to almost any point desired.

Types of Navaids include: NDB, VOR, GPS, ILS/LOC, LDA, SDF

References

AIM Ch-01 Air Navigation
Aeronautical Chart User Guide - Section 1 Radio Aids to Navigation
PHAK Ch-16 (22) Ground Based Navigation
FAA Digital Chart Supplement
IFH Ch 9 Navigation Systems

ACS

Private Pilot ACS Page 37 Task B. Navigation Systems and Radar Services
Private Pilot ACS Page 49 Task F. Radio Communications, Navigation Systems/Facilities, and Radar Services