Table of Contents

1. Introduction. 2. Antennas. 3. Transmitters and receivers. 4. VHF communications. 5. HF communications. 6. Flight-deck audio systems. 7. Emergency locator transmitters. 8. Aircraft navigation. 9. Automatic direction finder. 10. VHF omnidirectional range. 11. Distance measuring equipment. 12. Instrument landing system. 13. Doppler navigation. 14. Area navigation. 15. Inertial navigation systems. 16. Global navigation satellite systems. 17. Flight management systems. 18. Weather radar. 19. Air traffic control systems. 20. Traffic alert and collision avoidance systems. 21. Electromagnetic compatibility

About the Author

Mike Tooley has over 30 years’ experience of teaching electrical principles, electronics and avionics to engineers and technicians, previously as Head of the Department of Engineering and Vice Principal at Brooklands College, Surrey, UK. He currently works as a consultant and freelance technical author.

David Wyatt has over 45 years’ experience in the aviation industry. After a technician apprenticeship in BOAC he progressed as a development engineer at BA. After a period as an avionics engineering lecturer in further education, David went on to become Head of Airworthiness at Gama Aviation. David is the author of several popular books in the Routledge Aircraft Engineering Series.