Title: Lesson 6: Navigation
Course: Image acquisition using drones > Section: Course Content

This lesson introduces the basic material, tools and methods for the navigational planning design of a mapping mission.

Objectives:

The main objective is to understand and manipulate the navigation tools available in aviation for mission planning. These tools are used to determined not only the allowed area of survey but also the understanding of the rules of interaction with other aircraft operating in the area.

Entrance requirements:

Followed the previous lesson of this course and conducted the exercises.

Notions to be grasped:

At the end of this lesson the participant should…

- complement his knowledge in units used in aviation;
- understand the concepts related to direction and orientation form compass, charts and GNSS;
- be able to read aeronautical charts (basic)
- be able to differentiate elevation, height and altitude information,
- understand the components of a NOTAM
- understand the GNSS system and comprehend the aspects of precision and DOP.

Learning activities:

- Study the PPT presentation “EENSAT_Drone_Operation_06_Navigation.pptx”.
- Follow the videos in the link.
- Prepare exercises as described under “Tasks”

Tasks:

Unzip the file “EENSAT_Drone_Operation_06_Navigation.zip”.

1. Go through the PPT and study the lesson.
2. Ask questions you did not understand but only after searching for explanatory material.
3. As practical see a video or a number of videos on the AirMap preflight application. Make a small report on the capabilities of this application and its use in ETHIOPIA.

Planned time frame for this lesson:

6 hours