JAR ATPL Training

JAR Ref 062: Radio Navigation

This series of texts from Atlantic Flight Training (UK) is the complete course of study for the JAR ATPL set of exams. These "JAR OPS" texts are study guides and are not to be used as operational references. The philosophy of Atlantic Flight Training (AFT) is to train pilots to fly under JAA jurisdiction, not to simply pass the exams.

The JAR-ATPL candidate may sit the exams at any JAA-approved examination center. All candidates are required to bring a copy of the Student Route Manual, JAR VFR Supplement, and a JAR-compliant E6-B computer.

JAR Ref 062: Radio Navigation

Radio Navigation is an essential element of IFR route flying and a subject in which the prospective Airline Transport Pilot must be proficient. This volume provides the student with the necessary information to pass the JAR ATPL (A) examinations in Radio Navigation and provides a grounding for type rating pilot form the basics of wave theory to the practical application of radio aids for navigation and precision/non-precision approaches. The learning objectives for the JAR ATPL (A) examination also include radar principles and their application to ground radar, primary and secondary surveillance radar, and airborne weather radar.

With the increasing acceptance of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) as an aid to navigation, there is also a discussion on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Area Navigation Systems (RNAV).