Why not get the free on-line version of the AIM?
http://www.faa.gov/ATpubs/AIM/index.htm


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

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The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.




"Gerry Caron" wrote in message
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| "Aero Dana" wrote in message
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oups.com...
| Not in school, just trying to finally understand this
field.
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| GPS -- is considered radio navigation
| But IRS, FMS, and MMR considered just navigation.
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| Is that a correct way to break it out?
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| Not really. Simplifying somewhat; GPS, IRS, and MMR are
nav sensors. FMS
| is a multi-sensor navigator. The sensors feed position
data to the FMS.
| The FMS tells you how to get from where you are to where
you want to be.
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| Also in terms of flight communications, what is SATCOM?
Is that also
| through a radio?
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| SATCOM is SATellite COMmunications. It's a radio that
talks thru a
| satellite link.
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| If you're looking for a decent introduction to the field,
I recommend the
| following book:
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| Principles of Avionics, Third Edition by Albert Helfrick
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| It's available from Amazon.com:
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188...Fencoding=UTF8
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| Gerry
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