GPS Aviation Applications

With GPS rapidly advancing as the aviation industry standard in navigation technology, the demand for an in-depth text has never been greater. This book delivers a wealth of useful information, focusing on current and future GPS applications in all flight environments and providing full details of FAA regulations as they relate to cutting-edge GPS technology. Developed especially for classromm use-with chapter review questions, practice problems, and instructor's disk-this fact-filled reference outlines and illustrates avionics, examines current GPS applications in detail, surveys cockpit technology, and discusses the implications of aviation industry studies. Handy appendices provide chart reference systems, data reports, sources of additional information, and more.