A320 CBT – NAVIGATION

Course Information

This course introduces the components, operation, controls and indications of the different navigation systems to include IRSs, GPS, ADF, VOR, ILS, Marker Beacons, Weather Radar, GPWS, TCAS, Radar Altimeter and Transponders. This program includes the normal and abnormal operations of the different navigation systems.

Content of the Course

Slide 697 Duration 02:13:00 Exam Yes
  • COURSE START
  • NAVIGATION
  • AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • AIR DATA INERTIAL REFERENCE UNIT (ADIRU)
  • AIR DATA REFERENCE SYSTEM
  • INERTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM (IRS)
  • SWITCHING SELECTORS
  • IRS ALIGNMENT
    • Complete irs alignment
    • Fast irs realignment
  • IRS ALIGNMENT FAULTS
    • No Position entry
    • Discrepancy in position
    • Change in position after alignment
  • ADIRS ABNORMALS
    • Loss of irs alignment in flight
  • SUPPLEMENTARY ADIRS CDU
  • GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • NORMAL OPERATION
  • OPERATION IN CASE OF FAILURE
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
  • AUTOMATIC DIRECTION FINDING (ADF)
  • VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGING (VOR)
  • DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME)
  • INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS)
  • NAVAIDS TUNING
    • Automatic tuning
    • Manual tuning
    • Back up tuning
    • Radio management panel
    • Back up tuning of navigation radios
    • ADF Tuning
    • Vor tuning
  • AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF NAVAIDS
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • STANDBY MAGNETIC COMPASS
  • INTEGRATED STANDBY INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • INITIALIZATION
  • ATTITUDE
  • AIRSPEED
  • ALTITUDE
  • LANDING SYSTEM FUNCTION
  • BUGS FUNCTION
  • FLAGS AND MESSAGES
  • RADIO ALTIMETER
  • OVERVIEW
  • RADIO ALTITUDE INDICATIONS
  • AUTOMATIC CALL-OUTS
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • ATC TRANSPONDER
  • OVERVIEW
    • Control panel
  • PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE
  • AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • TRAFFIC ALERT AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • OPERATION PRINCIPLE
  • INTRUDER CLASSIFICATION
  • LEVEL OF PROTECTION
  • TCAS CONTROLS
  • INDICATIONS ON NAVIGATION DISPLAY
  • INDICATIONS ON PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
  • AURAL ALERTS
    • Traffic advisory
    • Resolution advisories
  • TCAS ALERT INHIBITS
  • PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    • Procedures
    • Responding to a traffic advisory
    • Responding to a resolution advisory
    • Ta Mode selection
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • BASIC MODES
    • Excessive descent rate
    • Excessive terrain closure rate
    • Altitude loss after takeoff
    • Unsafe terrain clearance
    • Descent below glideslope
  • ENHANCED MODES
    • Terrain awareness and display function
    • Terrain display
    • Look –Ahead terrain alerts
    • Terrain clearance floor function
    • Runway field clearance floor
    • Egpws messages
  • GPWS CONTROLS
    • Terrain on nd switches
    • GPWS Control panel
    • Pull Up-GPWS pushbutton
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • WEATHER RADAR
  • OVERVIEW
  • WEATHER RADAR DISPLAY
  • WEATHER RADAR FUNCTIONS PER VERSION
    • Ground clutter suppression function
    • Autotilt function
  • WEATHER RADAR CONTROL PANEL
  • WEATHER RADAR MESSAGES
  • RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR WEATHER RADAR MANAGEMENT
    • Range management
    • Tilt management
    • Gain management
  • PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR SYSTEM
  • OVERVIEW
  • PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR INDICATIONS
  • PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR CAUTIONS AND ALERTS
  • WINDSHEAR ALERT INHIBITION
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • COURSE END