Navigation

Navigation is the art and science of guiding an aircraft safely and efficiently to its destination.

In this category, we’ll explore the various navigation techniques used by pilots, from traditional methods like dead reckoning and celestial navigation to modern GPS technology.

We’ll delve into the intricacies of flight planning, airspace structure, and air traffic control, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of how aircraft navigate the skies.

What is Doppler Effect and what are its applications

Geodesic lines: Why don’t aeroplanes fly in a straight line?

Great Circle Route and Rhumb Line: Looking for the shortest path

Geographic coordinates: How do they work?

Air traffic control: How does it make the sky work?

General Knowledge, Navigation

What is ELT or Emergency Locator Transmitter?

Navigation, Parts of an aircraft

NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the universal language of aviation

Communications, Navigation

The Coriolis Effect: Which way do planes fly the fastest?

What is VOR? What is DME?

What is ILS or Instrument Landing System

The radome and the weather radar in aeroplanes

Flight Planning: How to map the route

Navigation, Operational Procedures

What is air space and how it is divided

Air Law, Navigation

What is Secondary Surveillance Radar SSR

What is UTC or Coordinated Universal Time

Jeppesen charts: It all began with a notebook…

Famous Aviators, General Knowledge, Navigation

300 nm Cross Country Flight

Do you want to become a pilot?, Navigation

Join us on board the Cirrus...

What is a METAR and what is it used for?

Meteorology, Navigation