PA.VIII.F.K2
KnowledgeOperating navigation equipment, including functions and displays, and following bearings, radials, or courses.
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- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Traditional Navigation Systems › Function of VOR
magnetic course of the desired radial is entered under the index using the OBS and the intercept heading held until the CDI centers. Then the procedure for tracking to the station is used to fly outbound on the specified radial ... Course Interception If the desired course is not the one being flown, first orient the aircraft’s position with respect to the VOR station and the course to be flown, and then establish an intercept heading. The following steps…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Operational Errors › Simplified Directional Facility (SDF)
Disorientation on the localizer course, due to the first error noted above. 4. Incorrect localizer interception angles. A large interception angle usually results in overshooting and possible disorientation. When intercepting, if possible, turn to the localizer course heading immediately upon ... excellent aid to orient you during an ILS approach if there is a locator or NDB on the inbound course. 5. Chasing the CDI and glidepath needles, especially when you have not sufficiently studied the approach before the flight. Simplified…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Using the VOR › Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)
includes a receiver with a tuning device and a VOR or omninavigation instrument. The navigation instrument could be a course deviation indicator (CDI), horizontal situation indicator (HSI), or a radio magnetic indicator (RMI). Each of these instruments indicates the course ... tuned VOR. Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) The CDI is found in most training aircraft. It consists of an omnibearing selector (OBS) sometimes referred to as the course selector, a CDI needle (left-right needle), and a TO/ FROM indicator…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Traditional Navigation Systems › VOR Components
instrument illustrated in Figure 9-12. Figure 9-12. The VOR indicator instrument. Omnibearing Selector (OBS) The desired course is selected by turning the omnibearing selector (OBS) knob until the course is aligned with the course index mark or displayed ... course window. Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) The course deviation indicator (CDI) is composed of an instrument face and a needle hinged to move laterally across the instrument face. The needle centers when the aircraft is on the selected radial…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Using the VOR › Horizontal Situation Indicator
course deviation needle also moves to the right or left if the aircraft is flown or drifting away from the radial which is set in the course selector. By centering the needle, the course selector indicates either the course “FROM ... station or the course “TO” the station. If the flag displays a “TO,” the course shown on the course selector must be flown to the station. [Figure 16-29] If “FROM” is displayed and the course shown is followed…
- Chapter 9: Navigation Systems › Instrument Approach Systems › ILS Components
Unlike the localizer, the GS transmitter radiates signals only in the direction of the final approach on the front course. The system provides no vertical guidance for approaches on the back course. The glidepath is normally 1.4° thick ... operations are certified. A marker beacon may also be installed to indicate the FAF on the ILS back course. Figure 9-35. Localizer receiver indications and aircraft displacement. The OM is located on the localizer front course 4–7 miles…