Moderately hard: a large bank of systems facts on top of a set of principles (radio propagation, GNSS) that genuinely need understanding.
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Exam
66 questions
In 90 minutes, at the standard 75% pass mark.
Study load
middle
Of the rough 40–80 h/subject planning range — it is a range, not a promise.
Sit alongside
See pairing
Affinity guidance below — matched to our in-app planner.
Flashcards in the exam
Not typical
No authority-published allowance we track for this subject.
VOR, NDB, ILS, DME, ADF, MLS, GNSS, radar, TCAS/ACAS, transponders and hyperbolic systems.
A systems subject with a physics backbone — frequencies, coverage, errors and limitations for each aid.
For the full topic-by-topic syllabus breakdown, see the Radio Navigation subject guide.
Any single number here would be false precision, so we won’t give one. As a rough planning figure, most self-study candidates allocate 40–80 hours per subject, and students report Radio Navigation typically sitting toward the middle of that range. A sizeable exam (66 questions) but with more recall and fewer long calculations than 061.
Your own figure depends on background, maths comfort and whether you are studying full-time — treat the range as a budget to adjust, not a target to hit.
Frequency bands, ranges and error values are legitimate memorisation targets. But the community warning covers this subject explicitly too — understand the minimum theory even where questions look banky: propagation behaviour and GNSS principles are exactly where reworded questions separate understanding from recognition.
“I would not recommend to memorize answers without understanding the minimum theory even if they are banky”— a student in our community, on GNAV, RNAV and Instrumentation
Sit Radio Navigation with General Navigation (061) — the seeded navigation pair.
How the pairings fit into a full plan — and why order matters — is covered in the recommended order of study, with the sitting mechanics in sittings & limits.
Important: Exam question counts and durations are set per authority and periodically revised, and difficulty reports are exactly that — student reports, not guarantees. Confirm current exam details with your ATO and authority before planning.
Moderately hard: a large bank of systems facts on top of a set of principles (radio propagation, GNSS) that genuinely need understanding.
Frequency bands, ranges and error values are legitimate memorisation targets. But the community warning covers this subject explicitly too — understand the minimum theory even where questions look banky: propagation behaviour and GNSS principles are exactly where reworded questions separate understanding from recognition.
It is a range, and it genuinely varies by background — as a rough planning figure, most self-study candidates allocate 40–80 hours per subject, and students report Radio Navigation typically sits toward the middle of that range. A sizeable exam (66 questions) but with more recall and fewer long calculations than 061.
Sit Radio Navigation with General Navigation (061) — the seeded navigation pair.
Drill Radio Navigation (062) questions with per-topic mastery tracking, spaced-repetition review, and timed mock exams at the real 75% pass mark.
