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air navigation, science and technology of determining the position of an aircraft with respect to the surface of the earth and accurately maintaining a desired course (see navigation).

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air navigation: Bibliography - Bibliography See J. Elliott and G. Guerny, Pilot's Handbook of Navigation (1977).
air navigation: Aircraft Instruments - Aircraft Instruments Light aircraft, flown by pilotage, typically have a simple set of navigational ...
air navigation: Visual and Instrument Flight - Visual and Instrument Flight The simplest and least sophisticated way to keep track of position, ...
air navigation: Airways and Radio Ranges - Airways and Radio Ranges Basic to air traffic control are special air routes called airways. ...
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