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PI.VII.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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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 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…
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…
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…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 1-1-25
Chapter 1. Air Navigation › Section 1. Navigation Aids › 1-1-17. Global Positioning System (GPS)
specified in Technical Standard Order (TSO) TSO-C129(), TSO-C196(), TSO-C145(), or TSO-C146(), and the installation must be done in accordance with Advisory Circular AC 20-138, Airworthiness Approval of Positioning and Navigation Systems. Equipment approved in accordance ... requirements of TSO-C129. Visual flight rules (VFR) and hand-held GPS systems are not authorized for IFR navigation, instrument approaches, or as a principal instrument flight reference. (2) Aircraft using un-augmented GPS (TSO-C129() or TSO-C196…