Captessar Aviation offers ground classes of Navigation General for ATPL, ATPL conversion and Airlines preparation as per DGCA prescribed syllabus. In this series, Air Navigation for CPL course covers General navigation, Mass balance, Dead Reckoning navigation, Electronic Flight Instrument System, Flight Management System, performance etc.

Rest topics cover fuel calculations, Payload calculations, calculations of distances required for take-off and landings of aircraft etc.

General navigationmeans the process of planning, coordinating and controlling the movement of aircraft from one place to another without getting lost, not breaking the laws applying to aircraft. Air navigation is different than ground navigation in terms of Speed, time and height. Captessar Aviation use video classes, Computer based training (CBT), mock tests and interviews to enable students to advance their knowledge and perform well in the exams. Duration required for ground class is normally 12 days.

Section 1: Basics of Navigation

1. The solar system
2. The earth
3. Time and time conversions
4. Directions
5. Distance
6. Charts
7. Dead Reckoning Navigation (DR)
8. In-flight Navigation

Section 2: Equipment

1. Magnetism and Compasses
2. Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
3. Flight Management System (FMS)
4. Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS)
5. Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)

Section3: Mass and Balance

1. Loading
2. Centre of gravity

Section 5: Performance

1. Performance of Aeroplanes
2. Accelerate-stop distance
3. Airplane Performance Manual

Section 5: Flight Planning and Monitoring

1. Flight Plans for Cross Country Flights
2. ICAO ATC Flight Plan
3. Practical Flight Planning
4. IFR (Airways) Flight Planning
5. Jet Aeroplanes Flight Planning
6. Completion of a ‘Flight Plan’