For students preparing for their helicopter or gyroplane rating, and to flight instructors as a teaching aid. Both aeronautical knowledge and operating skills are covered.
Principles of Avionics covers major phases of avionics from navigation, communications, and surveillance to sophisticated systems using state of the art sensors and computation. Procedures and practices are also presented. The intent is to give the student, technician, or engineer an overview of the entire avionics field, not just a single airborne or ground