AVIA 275 - Airline Dispatch and Operations

Credits: 5
Teaches CFR 14 Part 121 operations, as well as preflight, in-flight, and post-flight procedures. Covers Federal Aviation Regulations, meteorology, navigation, performance, large aircraft systems, and communications. Covers air traffic control clearances, flight planning and departure and arrival procedures.

Enrollment Requirement: (AVIA 270  or AVIA 281 ) and AVIA 123  and AVIA 216 ; or instructor consent; and eligible for ENGL& 101 .

Course Fee: $10.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of large aircraft systems.
2. Interpret Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 121.
3. Analyze weather reports and forecasts.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of preflight and post-flight duties of flight crews.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of airline communications systems.
6. Exhibit comprehension of airline long range navigation systems.
7. Analyze the correct fuel requirements for CFR 14, Part 121 operations.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of the joint pilot-dispatcher responsibilities under domestic and flag rules.
9. Explain airline emergency procedures.

 
Program Outcomes

1. Prepare for an entry-level position as an Aircraft Dispatcher or Airline Captain.
2. Employ understanding of the integral parts of the global aviation industry through practical application of comprehensive aeronautical principles.
3. Demonstrate ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary and diverse team of aviation professionals through proficiency in the skills and technology used in the aviation industry.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.