DGCA ground classes for all five subjects

General Navigation (Air Navigation)

Form of the earth, charts and projections, dead reckoning, time-speed-distance, magnetism and compasses, radio navigation and flight planning.

• -Form of the earth, great circle and rhumb line
• -Charts, Lambert conformal projection and plotting
• -Dead reckoning: triangle of velocities, drift, groundspeed
• -Time, speed, distance, PNR and point of equal time
• -Magnetism, variation, deviation and compass errors
• -Radio navigation: VOR, NDB, DME, ILS, RNAV, GNSS
• -Flight planning on the CX-3 and by hand

Aviation Meteorology

The atmosphere, pressure systems, winds, clouds, visibility, icing, thunderstorms and reading the reports you will actually brief from.

• -Atmosphere, temperature, pressure and altimetry
• -Winds, jet streams and Indian monsoon patterns
• -Clouds, precipitation, fog and visibility
• -Icing, turbulence, windshear and thunderstorms
• -METAR, TAF, SIGMET and chart interpretation

Air Regulations

ICAO annexes, the Aircraft Rules, licensing requirements, rules of the air, airspace, documents and procedures as DGCA asks them.

• -ICAO annexes and the Aircraft Act / Aircraft Rules
• -Licensing: SPL, PPL, CPL requirements and privileges
• -Rules of the air, right of way and airspace classification
• -Aerodromes, markings, lighting and documents carried
• -Search and rescue, accident and incident reporting

Technical General

Airframes, powerplants, systems, instruments and the aerodynamics and performance principles behind every question.

• -Aerodynamics: lift, drag, stability and control
• -Airframes, structures and flight controls
• -Piston and turbine powerplants
• -Aircraft systems, electrics and instruments
• -Weight, balance and basic performance

Radio Telephony (RTR)

Standard phraseology, live transmission practice, the full flight sequence, distress procedures, radio theory and Part II oral preparation.

• -Phraseology and the ICAO alphabet until it is reflex
• -Live transmission practice on mock frequencies
• -Full flight sequence: start-up to landing
• -Distress and urgency calls, radio failure procedure
• -Radio theory: propagation, bands, transmitters, antennas
• -Part II oral: regulations and Indian Wireless Telegraphy rules
• -Examiner-style mock viva