ATPL Ground Training Series. CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2014.— 396 p.This text book has been written and published as a reference work to assist students enrolled on an approved EASA Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) course to prepare themselves for the EASA ATPL theoretical knowledge examinations. Nothing in the content of this book is to be interpreted as constituting instruction or advice relating to practical flying.Properties of Radio Waves.
Radio Propagation Theory.
Modulation.
Antennae.
Doppler Radar Systems.
VHF Direction Finder (VDF).
Automatic Direction Finder (ADF).
VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR).
Instrument Landing System (ILS).
Microwave Landing System (MLS).
Radar Principles.
Ground Radar.
Airborne Weather Radar.
Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR).
Distance Measuring Equipment (DME).
Area Navigation Systems (RNAV).
Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS).
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
Revision Questions.
Index.
