Air Navigation 45 days program for CPL pilots-DGCA

Welcome to the Air Navigation study pack for pilot trainees appearing DGCA exams for pilots in India. Air Navigation exam is considered as the third hardest exam to crack, with RT and Technical General being in the first and second positions respectively. This pack covers everything you may need to learn to crack exam in the very next attempt. Learn our tips, thoroughly learn our question banks, practice with the trial exams unlimited times till you are confident enough to appear the exam.

This is a systematic approach to crack exam and get knowledge about the subject in one go. The package is designed to be learned and mastered in 45 days in a single stretch. Study materials are so arranged that you should follow day by day instructions.

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• NEW 2024 UPDATED TEXT BOOKS Download
• Study Materials Download section (Question banks, Ebooks)
• Question banks (topic wise)
• DGCA syllabus for CPL
• Video classes (Youtube premium content)
• Topic-wise Trial exams
• Full version trial exam

*Recommended procedure (How to study)

To crack exams, you must follow a strict procedure just like flying an aircraft in commercial airlines. Our aim is to make you both knowledgeable about the subject and prepare you to crack exam. Our recommended procedure is as follows

1. 1. Download our books and study materials and keep them accessible.
   2. Learn respective chapters shown in day-by-day syllabus below, from downloaded materials.
   3. Watch our tutorial videos to make the subject more thorough.
   4. Prepare handy notes by yourself for simple reference
   5. Learn from question banks to know how questions are asked.
   6. Attempt topic-wise Trial exams in our system. Learn from the errors.
   7. Score more than 95% in Trial exams (Try until you achieve that success rate)
   8. Repeat the above steps, until the course is finished.
   9. Write Full version trial exams.
   10. Get more than 95% by regular practice.
   11. Appear the real exam and crack it.

To start with, let us go through the main sections of the syllabus. It can be divided into

1. General Navigation (10 days)
2. Instrumentation  (7 days)
3. Radio Navigation  (10 days)
4. Mass and Balance  (7 days)
5. Aircraft Performance  (7 days)

GENERAL NAVIGATION (CPL, ATPL)

Day 1,2. General navigation Basics, units, Directions, Rhumbline, Great Circle

• Theory Study- Gen Nav introduction
• Video Class Introduction to basics of earth and navigation
• Video Class Earth navigation part 2, directions
• Question Banks 
• Directions
• Distances
• Representation of meridians,parallel,great circles and rhumb lines
• Topic Exam Navigation basics
• Navigation Units

Day 3. Solar system, Time (navigation basics)

• Theory study 2 GN Solar system, Time
• Video Class
• Earth Form day, time
• Time part 1
• Time part 2 calculation
• Question Bank: Time and conversions 
• The solar system
• The earth
• Topic Exam Navigation basics

Day 4. Earth & aircraft magnetism & compass

• Theory study
• Question Bank
• Magnetism and compasses – general principles
• Aircraft magnetism
• Principles of direct and remote reading compasses
• Video Class Aircraft and earth magnetism, Magnetic Compass
• Topic Exam Aircraft magnetism & compass

Day 5. Map projections & charts, scale, convergency

• Theory study 3 GN Charts, convergency, Map projections  Also for coming chapters
• Question Bank
• Charts
• The use of aeronautical charts 
• Video Class Charts, Maps, scale convergency
• Topic Exam Maps & charts

Day 6. 1 in 60 Rule

• Theory study 4 GN 1 in 60 rule
• Video Class 1 in 60 rule
• Question Bank: The triangle of velocities ; methods of solution
• Topic Exam Law of triangles, 1 in 60

Day 7. Critical Point, Point of Equal Time Radius of Action (CP, PET)

• Theory study
• Questions
• Video Class Critical Point, Point of Equal Time Radius of Action (CP, PET)
• Topic Exam Law of triangles, 1 in 60

Day 8, 9. Projections – Mercator, Lambert’s Polar stereographic

• Theory study 3 GN Charts, convergency, Map projections
• Video Class Lambert’s conformal and conic projection
• Question Bank: mercator, lamberts and polar stereographic projection charts
• Topic Exam

Day 10. Revision of General navigation

• General Navigation exam

INSTRUMENTATION

Day 11, 12. Instrumentation basics, Air data instruments

Altimeter, Airspeed indicator, Vertical speed indicator, Machmeter

• Theory study Air data instruments
• Video Class Airspeed Indicator (ASI)
• Vertical Speed indicator (VSI)
• Machmeter
• Question Bank: 4
• Flight Instruments – Air Data Instruments
• Topic Exam Instrumentation basics

Day 13. Compasses

• Theory study Compasses
• Video Class  Magnetic Compass
• Question Bank:
• Topic Exam Magnetic compass

Day 14, 15, Gyroscopic Instruments

• Theory study Gyro Instruments
• Video Class
• Question Bank: Gyroscopic Instruments
• Topic Exam Gyroscopic instruments
• Topic Exam
• RMI
• Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)

 

Day 16. Radio Altimeter RADALT

• Theory study
• Video Class Radio Altimeter RADALT
• Question Bank:
• Pressure instruments & radio altimeters
• Topic Exam Radio Altimeter

Day 17-20 Go through question banks of non-important topics

Rarely a few questions may come in exams from these topics. However, you can find all these topics in your study material ebook.

• Automatic flight control system – Flight Director
• Autopilot
• Yaw Damper
• Automatic Pitch Trim
• Thrust computation
• Auto thrust
• Warning and recording equipment – Warnings general
• Altitude Alert system
• Ground proximity warning system
• Traffic collision avoidance system TCAS II
• Over speed Warning
• Stall Warning System
• Flight Data Recorder
• Cockpit Voice Recorder
• Power plant and system monitoring – Pressure gauges
• Temperature gauges
• Fuel gauge
• Torque Meter
• Vibration Monitoring
• Remote (Signal) Transmission Signal
• Electronic Flight Display (ECAM, EICAS)
• Chip detection
• Helicopter specific – automatic flight control systems
• Components – Operation
• Stability augmentation system (SAS)
• Automatic stability equipment
• Gyros
• VOR & Doppler VOR

Day 21. Instrumentation revision

• Instrumentation full exam

 

RADIO NAVIGATION

Download our Radio Navigation ebook to continue. Page numbers in ebook is listed below, which you should refer for each topic.

Day 23. Radio Navigation basics

• Theory study
• Video Class Radio Aids basics
• Question Bank:
• Topic Exam

Day 22. Ground Direction finder

• Theory study: Page no- 39
• Video Class
• Question Bank:Ground direction finder DF ( Including classification of bearings)
• Topic Exam Ground Direction finder

Day 18. VHF Direction Finder VDF, VOR

• Theory study: Page no- 27
• Question Bank: VHF Direction finding
• Video Class VDF
• Topic Exam

Day 17. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

• Theory study Page no- 48
• Question Bank: Distance measuring equipment
• Video Class
• Topic Exam Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

Day 24. NDB, ADF

• Theory study Page no- 8
• Question Bank: NDB & ADF
• Video Class NDB ADF
• Topic Exam ADF

Day 25. Global positioning system GPS

• Theory study Page no- 203
• Question Bank: Global navigation satellite systems
• Video Class Global positioning system (GPS)
• Topic Exam GPS

Day 26. Instrument landing system, Microwave landing system

• Theory study Page no- 58, 80
• Question Bank:
• Instrument landing system ILS
• Microwave landing system & radar principles
• ILS (instrument landing system )
• MLS ( microwave landing system )
• Video Class ILS Glidepath
• Topic Exam ILS & MLS

Day 27. RADAR

• Theory study Page no- 87, 100
• Question Bank:
• Basic radar principle
• Ground radar
• Video Class RADAR
• Topic Exam Radar

Day 28. Secondary Surveillance Radar

• Theory study Page no- 128
• Question Bank: SSR ( secondary surveilliance radar
• Video Class Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)
• Topic Exam SSR

Day 29. Airborne Weather Radar

• Theory study Page no- 111
• Question Bank: Airborne weather radar
• Video Class Airborne Weather Radar -AWR
• Topic Exam

Day 30 Area Navigation RNAV , EFIS, FMS

• Theory study Page no- 139
• Question Bank:
• Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
• Flight management system (FMS)
• VOR / DME area navigation ( RNAV)
• Video Class
• Topic Exam 
• RNAV
• EFIS
• FMS

Day 31 Radio Navigation full exams trial

Radio Navigation full exams 

• Radio Navigation
• Radio Navigation 2
• Radio Navigation 3

FLIGHT PLANNING

Day 32. Flight plan

• Theory study
• Question Bank:
• Video Class Flight plan
• Topic Exam Flight planning

MASS & BALANCE

Day 33-35. Mass & Balance full

• Theory study

Question Bank: 

• Introduction to mass & balance
• CG Limitations
• Loading
• Mass limits
• Mass calculations
• Air craft mass check 
• Procedures for determining aircraft mass & balance
• Effects of overloading
• Centre of gravity
• Balance of forces and moments
• Basis of CG calculations ( load & balance documentation )
• Securing of load CG
• Basic calculations of CG 
• Area load , running load , supporting
• Mass & Balance details of air craft
• Extraction of mass / balance data from documentation
• Determination of CG position
• Load and trim sheet 
• International re positioning of CG
• Floor load and running load limits
• Securing of load 
• Centre of gravity
• Mass & balance limits

Video Class 

• Mass and Balance basics, theory
• Mass and balance-2

Topic Exams

• Center of gravity basics
• Limitations
• Loading
• Calculations
• Overload
• Center of gravity
• Center of gravity calculations
• Mass & Balance full exam

Day 36-37 (Revision begins- General navigation)

Full Exam on

• General Navigation

Day 38-39 (Instrumentation)

Full Exam on

• Instrumentation

Day 40-41 (M&B, Flight planning, Performance)

Full Exam on

• Mass & Balance
• Aircraft Performance
• Flight planning

Day 42-43 (Radio Navigation)

Full Exams on

• Radio Navigation
• Radio Navigation 2
• Radio Navigation 3

Day 44-45 (Full version exams)

What Next?

We have successfully completed our Air Navigation studies within stipulated time. But it is not over. Now it is time to revise the syllabus and attend full version trial exams. Trial exams are designed similar to real exams conducted by DGCA. You have to answer 100 questions in 3 hours of time. Results will be shown after finishing the exam. Score card will be sent to your email inbox too, for reference. You must practice  till you score 90+ % marks in our full version trial exams to crack real exam and to be eligible for our money back guarantee.

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