Certified in Radio Navigation


Accredited By: International Accreditation Organization

Placement Assistance Assured


Certified in  Radio navigation

By Sqilah Advanced Learnings

₹10000

This course includes:

25 Chapters
30 Videos
300 Slides
500 Images
300 Quiz Questions

About This Course

Introduction

Radio Navigation is about understanding how modern aviation, maritime, and even space navigation actually works. It is the foundation of safe flight and allows you to determine your position and navigate a route without any external visual reference. Radio navigation is a vital subject to study for Pilots, Flight Dispatchers, Flight Operations professional and ATCs. This course covers subjects such as VHF, NDB, ADF, VOR, DME, ILS, MLS, Beacons, Ground Radars, SSR, AWR, Doppler and Hyperbolic Navigation / LORAN C. It encompasses the most vital system of GNSS, R-NAV, Flight Management System, CNS/ATM and Electronic Flight Management System & Flight Management Computer. This course teaches you how LF, VHF, UHF, SHF behave, why ADF is affected by thunderstorms but VOR is line-of-sight, why DME is slant-range. It also helps you understand Bearing, distance, hyperbolic, Doppler, time-difference, satellite ranging. Once you understand the principle, you understand ALL systems from old NDB to modern GNSS. This is what separates an operator from a professional. For CPL/ATPL exams, Radio Navigation is a separate paper and often the most scoring if your concepts are clear. For engineers, it is the gateway to avionics, flight testing, aerospace R&D jobs.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course you should be able to:
  • Understand how radio waves propagate, including ground wave, sky wave, Doppler etc. 
  • Differentiate between direction-finding, hyperbolic, ranging, and Doppler-based radio navigation techniques. 
  • Correctly use terms like bearing, radial, azimuth, range, fix, LOP, accuracy, availability, integrity, and continuity. Explain the operating principle, frequency band, airborne/ground components, and limitations of: NDB / ADF, VOR, DME, ILS, MLS, LORAN-C 
  • Explain GNSS architecture including space, control, and user segments, ranging principle, clock errors 
  • Understand primary radar, secondary surveillance radar (SSR), and weather radar for navigation support. 
  • Calculate position fixes using VOR/VOR, VOR / DME, DME / DME, and GNSS pseudo-ranges. 
  • Read and interpret HSI, RMI, CDI, ADF indicators, and radio navigation charts/en-route charts. 
  • Select appropriate nav-aids for a route, check NOTAMS, RAIM prediction, and GNSS outage procedures. 
  • Operate FMS, RNAV, RNP, and integrated GNSS/INS systems in simulation or real equipment. 
  • Make informed decisions as a pilot, navigator, air traffic controller, or navigation engineer 
  • Explain procedures for loss of radio signal, interference management, backup navigation with conventional aids.


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