Flying Skills : IFR & navigation
Avionics For The Pilot, by Joe Johnston

Avionics For The Pilot

by Joe Johnston

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ISBN:
9781861268969
Published Date:
2007
Pages:
254
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An introduction to modern navigational and radio systems for the pilot

Here is a straightforward introduction, clear of technical jargon, to the complexities of the many radio and navigational systems that are commonly used on aircraft. It provides a fundamental overview of the principles and operation of many instruments and aids found aboard all types and sizes of airplane. Starting with radio communications systems such as VHF and HF, in-flight interphone and Flight Data Recorder Systems the book progresses to avionic navigation systems, instrument landing, radio altimeter and marker receiver systems. Air Traffic Control, transponders and weather radar precede the final chapter which evaluates likely future developments.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

RADIO SYSTEMS
electromagnetic and radio frequency waves - aircraft communications

AUDIO INTEGRATING
system functions, passenger address operations and passenger entertainment

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
ATC radar, transponder systems

WEATHER RADAR
radar systems

INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEMS
landing facilities, airport systems, aircraft systems

MARKER BEACON SYSTEMS
ground marker beacons, marker beacon receiver systems

LOW RANGE RADIO ALTIMETER SYSTEM
aircraft systems, new system equipment

NAVIGATION
VORs, ADF, DME, Inertial navigation, Omega, Decca, Loran, Magnetic compass

AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING (ADF)
system function and components

VERY HIGH FREQUENCY OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE (VOR)
ground navigation station, aircraft system equipment

DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)
operation, system description

OMEGA NAVIGATION
Omega operation, aircraft system

INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (INS)
INS units, system operation

MAGNETIC HEADING REFERENCE SYSTEMS (MHRS)
aircraft system units, system instruments

GYROSCOPES & SYNCHRO DEVICES
aircraft gyro types, synchro devices

PITOT & STATIC PRESSURE SYSTEMS
pneumatic indicators, pitot-static systems

VOICE RECORDER & EMERGENCY LOCATOR SYSTEMS
voice recorder systems, emergency locator transmitter systems

FLIGHT DATA RECORDER
flight recorder function, digital flight data recorder

PRESSURIZATION
system operation

AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER
power supplies, power distribution and protection

GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEMS
aircraft equipment

TTRAFFIC COLLISION & AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS
TCAS function, system operation

AUTOMATIC PILOT
pilot flying controls, automatic pilot systems

FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEMS
flight director units, flight director operation

AIRCRAFT WALKABOUT
avionics walkabout

FUTURE TRENDS
FANS, WAAS, ADS, CNS/ATM, GPS, Satcom, instrument displays, windshear radar, Fly-by-wire