11.5.3 Nav Flashcards
How many satalites for 3 nav
4
How do we get signals from ground base radio stations
From bearing or distance from the beacon
What is automatic direction finding used for
Determine relative bearing of aircraft to ground station
ADF frequency
190-1750Khz
What is the relative bearing
Bearing angle between aircraft’s nose and ground station
How is relative bearing measured
Clockwise from heading
ADF also know as
Non-directional beacon
What 2 things is adf used for
En router nav
Position fixing and holding
What type of antennae is the ADF antennae
Combined loop/sense
2 types of ADF antennae
Omni-directional sense antenna
Directional loop antenna
What does dme measure
Slant angle
Dme frequency
399.9Nms
What is shown if there’s invalid information/none
4 dashes
What is the ils used for
Manual and automatic precision landing
Automatic landing in category 3
2 parts of ILS
Localiser
Marker beacon
Where is the ils antennae located
Inside the raydome
Why don’t we tune the marker beacon
They all have the same frequency 75Mhz
Outer marker colour
Blue
Middle maker colour
Amber
Inner marker colour
White
Primary reason for radar
Deflects and tracks objects in airspace
What principle does radar work on
Radio wave detection