This multimedia Computer Based Training (CBT) course has been specifically designed for pilots wishing to study for the EASA ATPL syllabus. It covers all aspects, including basic geometry of the Earth and astronomy, defining and finding direction, use of the Navigation Computer, elementary VFR navigation, map-reading, examination of the properties of different types of chart, time, and Grid Navigation. Specifically, there are lessons on the main characteristics and uses of the Mercator, the Lambert Conic Conformal, the Polar Stereographic and the Transverse and Mercator charts.

Contents:

• Form of the Earth
• Earth Magnetism
• Navigation Computers
• The 1 in 60 Rule
• Topographical Maps
• Convergence
• Departure
• Scale
• Chart Properties
• Time

Grid Navigation

Plotting