INTRODUCTION
Since most of the flying we are concerned with using SB/PC is IFR,
we will be looking at navigation mainly from that standpoint. Although
it is possible to fly cross country without the aid of any navigation
other than ATC radar vectors, learning navigation will do a couple
of things for you. First, it will make the controllers VERY happy
when they clear you "...direct XYZ VOR" and you do it! Second, it
will allow you to find your way around the skies by a variety of
navaids and open up a whole new world of simulator flying.
LESSONS
In the following lessons, we will cover Radar, VOR/VORTAC, DME,
ADF/NDB and ILS navigation. We will discuss both enroute navigation
and approaches using each navaid. There are three other types of
radio navigation that are not usable in simulation (at this time)
and these will not be covered. They are RNAV, MLS, and LORAN.
The goal of these lessons will be to familiarize you with the navaids
and how to use them for tracking to for from a ground station. A
thorough understanding of the lessons in this section will help
you greatly in later lessons when we will be considering more advanced
procedures such as SIDs, STARs, holding patterns, and instrument
approaches.
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