Course detail
Flight Planning and Performing
FSI-FLP Acad. year: 2020/2021 Summer semester
The course is concerned with principles of flight planning and performing; the emphasis is put especially on flight plan with regard to the mass and performance. Aeroplane operation at all flight phases, emergency cases included.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
7
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will acquire knowledge and skills of flight planning and performing, which are necessary for a professional pilot in the civil air traffic.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of secondary-level applied mathematics, geometry and physics.
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: attendance at exercises (80% at the minimum). Exam evaluation fulfils the FME BUT requirements.
Aims
The course objective is to make students familiar with basic problems of flight planning and performing. Students will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge of this course to the pilot practice. They will prepare for the exams at CAA for obtaining ATPL(A).
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 B3S-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch B-PRP: Professional Pilot, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
52 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Mass and balance, terminology, centre of gravity, MAC, limitations.
2. Load-terminology, check of aircraft mass, procedures of weighing, documentation.
3. Effect of overload, limitations, bases of centre of gravity position.
4. Loading area, limitations of loading, cargo manipulation, securing of cargo.
5. Performance of single engine aircrafts without certificate according to JAR/FAR 25 – B-level efficiency.
6. Performance of multi engines aircrafts without certificate according to JAR/FAR 25 – B-level efficiency.
7. Performance of certified aircrafts according to JAR/FAR 25 – A-level efficiency, take-off, climbing, ASD.
8. A-level efficiency, cruising flight, use of climbing and cruising flight graphs, control of cruising flight, descending and landing.
9. Manipulating with operations manual, filling in Weight&Balance Sheet, preparation of flight.
10. Over flight plan; plan of navigation and fuel, monitoring and over planning of flight, radio communication.
11. Flight plan ATC ICAO, types of flight plans, filling of flight plans ICAO, etc.
12. Practical flight planning, charts bases, factual navigation and fuel planning, flight planning under IFR.
13. Flight planning under IFR, chose of routes, meteorological situation, aspects of jet engine flight planning.
Exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Terminology in relationship with subject context, practical work with literature, references.
2. Mass of concrete aircraft, work with documentation, weight examples.
3. Counting of centre of gravity position with concrete cases, counting of changes in centre of gravity position.
4. Work with operation manual, counting of loading area loading, etc..
5. Work with operation manual of single engine aircraft- efficiency of B-level.
6. Work with operation manual of multi engines aircraft- efficiency of B-level.
7. Work with operation manual of aircraft- efficiency of A-level.
8. Work with operation manual of aircraft- efficiency of A-level.
9. Work with operation manual of aircraft- efficiency of A-level and with W&B Sheet.
10. Working out of navigation and fuel plans for concrete route.
11. Filling of flight plans in ATC ICAO.
12. Flight planning and preparation under use of standard bases.
13. Credit work, course-unit credit award.