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Flight Guidance Lab

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Key Facts
Contact Sebastian Oberndorfer, M.Sc.
Language of Instructions English/(German)
Language of Materials English
Type / ECTS Lab Course / 4 (Elective Lab Module)
Semester Winter and Summer Semester
Lecture Time and Place (SoSe26) 14.10.2026, 16:00-17:00 in MW3618
16.10.2026, 15:00-19:00 in MW3618
Details
Prerequisites none, but Flugführung 1 (Flight Guidance 1) or Aircraft Performance is recommended
Registration Registration in TUM-Online via the Central Administration for Lab Courses.
No standalone registration possible!
Content / Educational Objectives In this course, the student learns about the basics of the operational work done in a traffic airplane when flying with instrument flight rules. The following topics will be covered:

  • Cockpit Familiarization
  • Procedures und Checklists
  • Crew Coordination
  • Basic Instrument Flying
  • Radio navigation
  • Communication
  • VOR & NDB intercepts
  • ILS-Approach
  • Standard Instrument Departures
  • Radar Vectors
  • Holdings & Procedures Turns
Teaching Methods / Materials
  • Professional FNPT (Flight and Navigation Procedure Trainer)
    • Diamond DA42, certifiable FNPT-II bought from Diamond-Simulation
  • Real aviation charts
  • CBTs for the use of Garmin G1000 avionics
Course Details
  • Students will be provided 10 course lessons in a group of two
  • The lessons will, in general, be held every week and last about 4:00 hours each at a fixed time slot during the week
  • Two mandatory lessons in the plenary for the theoretical background will be held in the beginning of the semester (date and time are shown in TUMOnline and above)
  • The last (tenth) lesson is an exam flight
Exam Exam flight and short questions (90%), Intermediate procedure exam (10%)
Reference Literature Will be provided during the course.