342-3390/01 – Flight Performance and Planning 2 (PaPL 2)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Transport | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Michal Dorda, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jiří Hořínka |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2021/2022 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal is for students to achieve the necessary competencies to focus on the issue of comprehensive planning and conduct of flights in commercial aviation. Completion of this course is part of the theoretical training to acquire pilot licence.
Teaching methods
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Summary
The course is based on module 031 - Weights and Balances. The content is focused on the issue of weight planning and balancing of transport aircraft. Comprehensive knowledge of all factors affecting the planning of weights and balance of the aircraft during transport IFR flight, including regulatory requirements, is one of the basic requirements for flight safety.
The student will acquire competencies in the field of loading, weight calculations and balancing of transport aircraft in the planning of transport IFR flight and basic calculations associated with it to the extent that allows him to pass ATPL exams at the Prague Civil Aviation Authority.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous verification of students' knowledge in numerical exercises in the form of discussion and questions with the aim of active involvement of students in teaching. Students identify, look for a solution of given problems and their interpretation by students.
Control tests for solving numerical examples, or selected theoretical parts.
Students' knowledge is verified at the end of the semester by a written test.
E-learning
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Other requirements
No other requirements are defined.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the issue, the effect of weights and balances on the stress of aircraft construction, the effect on aircraft performance.
2. The center of gravity of the aircraft, the influence of its position on the stability, controllability and performance of the aircraft.
3. Aircraft loading, definition of individual types of aircraft weight limitation.
4. Definition of other variables for complex calculation of aircraft masses and balances.
5. Methods of aircraft loading, aircraft cargo space restrictions, fuel distribution and its effect on aircraft balance.
6. Calculations of aircraft weights and their limitations for take-off and landing.
7. Basic calculations for determining the position of the aircraft's center of gravity and the effect of aircraft loading on its displacement.
8. Position of the center of gravity as a percentage of the mean aerodynamic chord (% MAC) for take-off and landing.
9. Weighing of an empty aircraft and determination of the initial position of the center of gravity.
10. Determination of the position of the center of gravity in smaller aircraft.
11. Documentation for loading transport aircraft, Load and Trim Sheet (loadsheet), Loading Instruction.
12. Calculation of the loadsheet of a transport aircraft manually by a graphical method. Last minute balance changes - LMC.
13. Loadsheet calculations and determination of load distribution using software. Use of external companies for these calculations.
14. Discussion, practice calculations and consultation of previous content.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction