Course detail
Airport I
FSI-OLZ Acad. year: 2018/2019 Winter semester
The course Airport I is concerned with legislative, operating and technical conditions of the airport traffic in Czech Republic. The course is based on the Annex 14 of Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be made familiar with the operational conditions of the airport. They will learn of scientific aerial terminology related to airports.
Prerequisites
No special requirements.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The course-unit credit requirements: passing the test (75 % at the minimum), the test results are discussed with students. The exam has an oral part only, based on a set of three lot-drawn questions. In case of doubts, an additional question may be asked.
Aims
The course objective is to make students familiar with the airport as an element of the air traffic, and of operating and technical requirements for the infrastructure and airport operation in accordance with current legislation.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The attendance at both lectures and seminars is compulsory (80% at the minimum), and it is checked and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and working out individually assignments. Individual assignments must be finished and handed in during the course-unit credit week at the latest.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme M2I-P: Mechanical Engineering, Master's
branch M-LPR: Aeronautical Traffic, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. The importance of the airport as an element of the air traffic.
2. Technical and operational conditions of individual types of airports.
3. Aerodrome reference code. Aerodrome reference field length.
4. Declared runway distances.
5. Airstrips.
6. Runway and safety areas.
7. Rescue and firefighting service on an airport.
8. Bearing capacity of carriageways. ACN-PCN method.
9. Protection aerodrome zones.
10. Building air office at CAA, Czech Republic.
11. Negative influence of airport traffic on environment.
12. Airport maintenance. (Airport Brno Turany)
13. Airport technical background (Airport Ostrava).
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Civil aviation law.
2. Airport traffic performance coefficient.
3. Information about airports in AIP
4. Winter maintenance of Airport Brno Turany – excursion.
5. Winter maintenance of Airport Brno Turany – excursion.
6. Winter maintenance of Airport Brno Turany – excursion.
7. Winter maintenance of Airport Brno Turany – excursion.
8. Technical equipment of Airport Brno Turany.
9. Technical equipment of Airport Brno Turany.
10. Technical equipment of Airport Ostrava Mosnov.
11. Final seminar – Airport I.
12. Final seminar – Airport I.
13. Final seminar – Airport I.