WEEK 12 &13: GNAV #14

Airline Prep

Over the last two weeks I have been studying the first subject of module 2; GNAV (General Navigation)
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Before I got started on that though I had four whole days off without any obligation to question bank or do CBT, a very strange feeling indeed. I took the opportunity to catch up with friends and family. I spent one evening with my old mates from school where more than one beer was drunk and I can't remember a moment when we weren't laughing. It was great to spend time with them again. The next day I went to the London Marathon to support my uncle who was running. It was an amazing experience, the weather was perfect and the atmosphere was absolutely incredible! We also celebrated by cousins 4th birthday which was good fun. I managed to get a round of golf in with my dad too before I trekked back to Southampton. It couldn't have been a better weekend.

The boys back together

 

Family at the Marathon

The Marathon

Uncle Jim in surprisingly good shape having just run 26 miles

Golf at Singing Hills

Dad aiming for the green

Right, onto business! We had 9 teaching days of GNAV over the last two weeks and it was completely different to any of the module one subjects. It is a very practical subject with quite a lot of maths (mainly trigonometry). There is less information to absorb and there is more time spent during the day doing example questions and practicing it yourself. There are quite a few different components to it and some of the questions can be tricky to work out for someone like myself who has never been a mathematical genius. I find it helps to draw diagrams which allows me to visualise the situation. Questions consist of working out true and magnetic tracks on various types of charts from the latitude, longitude, distance given etc, time differences between different places on the Earth, plotting positions on maps, working out drift angles, wind velocities etc on the CRP-5. These are just some of the type of questions that come up so I'm sure you appreciate how much there is to do. I think the way to crack this subject is simply by practicing and figuring out a method to solving each question. No longer can you just question bank for hours and learn the answers, the method is actually required for this topic. I personally prefer it though because you're more involved during the day. There's not much room for boredom to creep in.

The Jeppesen Airway Manual

One of the many charts from the Jeppesen

My Cousins' 4th Birthday

Cow in the garden

This weekend has been spent solving equation after equation but it seems to getting easier and it's making more sense so that must be a good thing!

We are still waiting for our module one results to come through and I'm very anxious to find out how I've done.

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