Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › II. Airframe › Task I. Communication and Navigation Systems

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Radio operating principles.

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Instrument Flying Handbook p. 9-1
Chapter 9: Navigation Systems
Chapter 9: Navigation Systems This chapter provides the basic radio principles applicable to navigation equipment, as well as an operational knowledge of how to use these systems in instrument flight. This information provides the framework for all instrument procedures, including ... because each of these maneuvers consists mainly of accurate attitude instrument flying and accurate tracking using navigation systems. Basic Radio Principles A radio wave is an electromagnetic (EM) wave with frequency characteristics that make it useful. The wave travels long…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframe p. 10-3
Chapter 10: Aircraft Systems › Classifying Instruments › Navigation Instruments
indicator and wind information, these can be used to calculate navigational progress. Radios and instruments sending locating information via radio waves have replaced these manual efforts in modern aircraft. Global position systems (GPS) use satellites to pinpoint the location ... chapter 11 of this handbook. [Figure 10-8] Instruments can also be classified according to the principle upon which they operate. Some use mechanical methods to measure pressure and temperature. Some utilize magnetism and electricity to sense and display…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 9-2
Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Basic Radio Principles › Space Wave
Space Wave When able to pass through the ionosphere, radio waves of…