VFR Navigation is not just another navigation book; it is a constant reference manual that should be part of your flight bag throughout your career. In the following pages, we will endeavor to document the basic techniques of visual navigation for posterity, although they may soon become part of a glorious and challenging past. Nonetheless, they are experiences that no pilot will ever stop enjoying. If you are already a professional pilot, Visual Navigation offers you a chance to revisit your beginnings, where planning a flight from one airfield to another involved plotting the course on navigation charts, using visual references such as rivers, roads, and routes, and deriving immense satisfaction from arriving at your destination with accurate calculations. If you are still a student pilot or an aviation enthusiast, Visual Navigation invites you to learn the challenging art of navigating as pioneers of the industry did, using calculations, maps, and an aircraft that will only go where you direct it with no additional information. The challenge is significant, and this book will be enjoyable for everyone from professional airline pilots to beginner pilots taking their first steps in aviation.

A pilot can travel a considerable distance, across a range of different landscapes on a single flight; from rugged bush, oceans, mountainous terrain and deserts. No other mode of transport offers such freedom. But with this freedom comes responsibility. To arrive safely at a distant destination, pilots must understand the key components of flight navigation. Flying the wrong heading, underestimating the time and fuel for the flight can all have serious consequences. The main focus of this book is flying a cross-country flight under visual flight rules (VFR). This book follows closely the syllabi of Navigation and Flight Planning from a range of aviation authorities around the world. This book goes beyond these syllabi, with a particular focus on practical aviation, linking science with the real world. Each chapter contains a range of visual figures in full color and mini case studies that will allow the reader to have a deeper understanding of the wide range of components of flight navigation.

If your dream is to be an airline pilot, or you would like to know what it takes, this book reflects the experiences, thoughts and findings of a trainee pilot throughout the journey that took him into the right-hand seat of a jet airliner. The book covers everything that you need to consider before and during the training process, including where to train and how to raise funds. The flying course structure and ground school subjects are detailed, and many sample exam questions are included to give a flavour of what lies ahead. The book also looks behind the scenes, at life on a training campus, and considers all the important practicalities before going on to look at how to find that dream job.

Federal Aviation Administration Aeronautical Information Manual(AIM) Official guide to basic flight information and Air Traffic Control procedures. August 26, 2012.(Chartbundle rev A)

A guide to modern navigation for aviators.

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