Brunei DCA CPL(A) General Navigation study plan

Brunei DCA CPL(A) General Navigation · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Dead Reckoning Navigation: Track, Heading, Wind, Drift and Groundspeed & Flight Planning and Navigation Computations: Fuel, ETA and Leg Calculations

Define track, heading, drift, and groundspeed, and state the wind triangle relationship among them
Solve drift and groundspeed problems using the sine and cosine rules from given TAS, heading, and wind velocity
Convert between true and magnetic track and heading in worked dead-reckoning examples
Compute leg time, ETA, and fuel burn for a multi-leg route using given TAS, wind, distance, and fuel flow

A worked sheet of 12 dead-reckoning legs (each with drift, groundspeed, ETA, and fuel) scored at 80% or better against a self-built answer key

Week 2

Apply the 1-in-60 rule to estimate drift and off-track error for small angles
Calculate revised ETAs and fuel requirements after an in-flight groundspeed change
Distinguish still-air, true, and magnetic directions and apply the correct correction sequence
Recompute a flight-plan leg after a wind velocity change and quantify the fuel delta

A one-page correction drill: five in-flight replan scenarios each resolved with revised ETA and revised fuel figure

Week 3

Explain the operating principle of VOR, DME, NDB/ADF, and SSR and state the information each provides
Describe how a position fix is obtained from bearing, range, and crossing radial or bearing lines
Identify the main GNSS components and error sources and how augmentation improves accuracy
State what RNAV, PBN, RNP, and required navigation performance values mean in operational terms

A comparison table of six navigation aids listing what is measured, cockpit indication, error source, and one limitation each

Week 4

Plot a three-line position fix from given magnetic bearings and identify the cocked hat
Convert between radial, bearing, and track terminology in RNAV route descriptions
Explain how RAIM, receiver autonomous integrity monitoring, supports approach integrity
Distinguish RNAV from RNP in terms of on-board performance monitoring and alerting

A plotted fix and RNAV route interpretation exercise submitted as a labelled diagram with written answers, scored at 75% or better

Week 4: Score at least 75% on a 30-question timed quiz covering domains 3, 6, 7, and 8, including one full flight-plan leg and one position fix

Week 6: Convert 20 compass-to-true and true-to-compass values correctly and answer 10 chart projection questions with at least 80% accuracy

Week 8: Pass a 40-question mock covering all nine domains with 80% overall and no domain below 60%