Vocabulary
1. Direction Finding
| ─ A navigational aid.
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2. Fix
| ─ Position of an aircraft as determined by various means of navigation.
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3. Device
| ─ An instrument or equipment designed for a particular purpose.
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4. ADF
| ─ Automatic Direction Finding. Anavigational aid in the aircraft.
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5. Airborne
| ─ An aircraft in flight is airborne. In this particular case, however, it means equipment installed in the aircraft, known as airborne equipment.
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6. Counterpart
| ─ Equivalent.
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7. Compass locators
| ─ Low powered radio beacons frequently installed at the same locations as outer and middle markers.
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8. NDB
| ─ Non-directional radio beacon.
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9. Backup
| ─ Support or help.
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10. High density area
| ─ An area with a lot of traffic.
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11. Decca
| ─ A navigational aid.
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12. LORAN
| ─ A navigational aid, known as Long Range Navigation.
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