Abstract: Based on the construction standards of “golden courses”, a systematic instructional design scheme is explored for “Air Navigation”, which is a core course in the teaching of aviation theory. In the design of teaching, a large amount of practical elements are integrated and the teaching objectives are directed towards the three dimensions, i.e. ability, innovation and degree of difficulty. The results of teaching practice and teaching evaluation show that the new instructional design scheme can greatly improve pilot students’ theoretical level, promote their situational awareness, and shorten the flight school adaptation period.