CHALLENGERS MERIT: NAVIGATION
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1. Study chapter 6 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:
a. Basic Navigation, section A - Aeronautical Charts.
b. Basic Navigation, section B - Flight Computers.
c. Basic Navigation, section C - Pilotage and Dead Reckoning.
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2. Study chapter 7 in Aviation Fundamentals/Private Pilot Manual:
a. Radio navigation Systems, section A - VHF Omnidirectional Range
b. Radio navigation Systems, section B - Automatic Direction Finder
c. Radio navigation Systems, section C - Advanced Navigation
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3. Define the following terms:
a. Compass Deviation. _______________________________________________________
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b. DME. _____________________________________________________________________
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c. GPS. _____________________________________________________________________
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d. Magnetic Course. _________________________________________________________
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e. Magnetic Heading. ________________________________________________________
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f. Magnetic Variation. ______________________________________________________
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g. NDB. _____________________________________________________________________
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h. True Course. _____________________________________________________________
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i. True Heading. ____________________________________________________________
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j. VOR. _____________________________________________________________________
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k. Wind Correction Angle. ___________________________________________________
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4. Give an oral presentation to your outpost explaining the following methods of
navigation, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
a. Dead Reckoning. b. GPS. c. NDB.
d. Pilotage. e. VOR.
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