Provide the mathematical, geometric, magnetic, and chart-based foundations required for accurate navigation planning and position determination.

Core Syllabus Areas

• Basics of navigation, including the Earth, coordinate systems, time systems, directions, and distance measurement.
• Time and time conversions relevant to navigation.
• Magnetism and compass principles.
• Charts, including projections, chart properties, representation of tracks, great circles, rhumb lines, and practical chart use.
• Dead reckoning navigation, including wind effect, heading, track, drift, groundspeed, and navigation computer use.
• In-flight navigation, including visual observations, fixes, climb and descent navigation, cruise monitoring, and flight-log use.

Key Competencies

• Perform navigation calculations accurately.
• Use aeronautical charts and navigation instruments coherently.
• Convert between heading, track, drift, and groundspeed using wind information.
• Maintain and update navigation awareness during flight.
• Produce and use a practical navigation log.

6 Pages.