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IP.V.A.S8

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Use a multi-function display (MFD) and other graphical navigation displays, if installed, to monitor position, track wind drift, and to maintain situational awareness.

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Instrument Procedures Handbook p. 6-3
Chapter 6: Airborne Navigation Databases › Airborne Navigation Database Standardization
Figure 6-3. FMS display. Modern FMS are capable of a large number of functions including basic en route navigation, complex departure and arrival navigation, fuel planning, and precise vertical navigation. Unlike stand-alone navigation systems, most ... several navigation inputs. Typically, they formulate the aircraft’s current position using a combination of conventional distance measuring equipment (DME) signals, inertial navigation systems (INS), GPS receivers, or other RNAV devices. Like stand-alone navigation avionics, they rely heavily…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 1-2-1
Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-1. General
Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) Area Navigation (RNAV) 1-2-1. General a. Introduction to PBN. As air travel has evolved, methods of navigation have improved to give operators more flexibility. PBN exists under ... umbrella of area navigation (RNAV). The term RNAV in this context, as in procedure titles, just means “area navigation,” regardless of the equipment capability of the aircraft. (See FIG 1-2-1.) Many operators have upgraded their systems to obtain…
Instrument Flying Handbook p. 9-5
Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Traditional Navigation Systems › ADF Components
minus 50° equals 360°. Small heading corrections are then made to zero the ADF needle. If there is no wind, the aircraft homes to the station on a direct track over the ground. With a crosswind, the aircraft follows ... circuitous path to the station on the downwind side of the direct track to the station. Tracking Tracking uses a heading that maintains the desired track to or from the station regardless of crosswind conditions. Interpretation of the heading indicator…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 16-30
Chapter 16: Navigation › Angle of Intercept › Global Positioning System
needle would indicate 10° to the right or a relative bearing of 010°. [Figure 16-39] When tracking away from the station, wind corrections are made similar to tracking to the station, but the ADF needle points toward the tail ... aircraft or the 180° position on the azimuth dial. Attempting to keep the ADF needle on the 180° position during winds results in the aircraft flying a curved flight leading further and further from the desired track. When tracking outbound…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 1-2-9
Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 2. Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV) › 1-2-3. Use of Suitable Area Navigation (RNAV) Systems on Conventional Procedures and Ro…
database to conduct the operation. b. Types of RNAV Systems that Qualify as a Suitable RNAV System. When installed in accordance with appropriate airworthiness installation requirements and operated in accordance with applicable operational guidance (for example, aircraft flight manual ... following systems qualify as a suitable RNAV system: 1. An RNAV system with TSO-C129/ -C145/-C146 equipment, installed in accordance with AC 20-138, Airworthiness Approval of Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation Equipment…