Flight Performance Calculation, Planning Procedures and Loading

This course focuses on how aircraft loading and mass distribution affect performance and flight characteristics, with practical application through mass and balance calculations.

It covers operational flight planning concepts, including fuel consumption, endurance calculations, alternate aerodrome selection, en-route cruise control, and extended-range operations.

The course also addresses takeoff performance, emphasizing field length requirements, climb capability, obstacle clearance, and associated limitations.

Cruise performance is examined in detail, including minimum altitude requirements and contingency planning for decompression, engine-out, and gear-down scenarios.

Landing performance considerations are covered as well, with attention to approach climb requirements, field length criteria, and operational limitations.

In addition, students learn the preparation and filing of air traffic services flight plans and gain an introduction to the basic principles of computer-assisted flight planning systems.