10583 (v.3) Flight Planning and Navigational Aids 281
Area: |
Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** | |
Lecture: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
10586 (v.2) Navigation and Aircraft Performance 182 |
Syllabus: |
Flight planning and navigational logs. Natural/radio position lines. Navigation during climbs/descent/turns. Solution of turn problems. Advanced point of no return, critical point, safe diversion. Navigation and flight planning problems for turbo-jet aircraft. Advanced air navigation instruments, radio aids and inertial reference systems. Principles of GPS positioning. Conversion between geographic, cartesian and plane coordinate systems. Datum shift versus seven parameter transformation of Cartesian coordinates. Elementary radar and air traffic control systems. |
| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** | |
Field of Education: | 019900 Other Natural and Physical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
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| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. | |
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