Transport And Communications 2014, 2(2):12-16 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2014.2.3

Non Directional Beacons Checking

Ján Pitor, Filip ©kultéty, Karol Götz1
1 Air transport department, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of ®ilina, 010 26 ®ilina, Slovak republic

This paper aims to familiarize experts from other fields with issues of flight check of Non Directional Beacon (NDB) and its assessment. The AT-940 Automatic Flight Inspection System and the aircraft PIPER SENECA are described followed by flight check specifications and procedures. Evaluated were the coverage of NDB Z, NDB ZLA located at ®ilina airport and Standard Instrument Approach Procedure for runway 06. The results of evaluation are in paragraph 4. The paper is based on project "Centre of excellence for Air Transport" focused on the impact of air transport on environment photogrammetry, surveillance of electromagnetic compatibility of radio navigation aids and radio communication equipment.

Keywords: checking, surveillance, radio navigation aids, radio communication equipment environment, photogrammetry.
JEL classification: L93

Published: September 30, 2014  Show citation

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Pitor, J., ©kultéty, F., & Götz, K. (2014). Non Directional Beacons Checking. Transport And Communications, 2(2), 12-16. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2014.2.3
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    References

    1. AT-940 FLIGHT INSPECTION SYSTEM MANUAL, Radiola Aerospace Flight inspection, USA, August 2011
    2. PIPER PA34-220T Seneca V - specs., USA, January 2013
    3. International Civil Aviation Organization. doc. 8071 - Manual on Testing of Radio Navigation Aids Volume II, Fifth Edition, December 2007
    4. United States Standard Flight Inspection Manual, USA, March 2005
    5. International Civil Aviation Organization, Annex 10, Volume 1, August 2008

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