E-Learning refresher course: Planning & Flight Performance

Knowledge preparation for the theory exam for the subject Planning & Flight Performance. (Course language: German)

With the Pilots First Academy refresher courses, theoretical pilot knowledge can be reinforced and deepened. The courses have been created for experienced pilots and trainee pilots alike; simply for anyone who wants to deepen their existing knowledge regardless of time and place. This supports student pilots in their theory lessons and helps licence holders to consolidate their theoretical knowledge.

The selected basic knowledge of the respective topic is clearly presented so that complex issues are conveyed in an understandable way.

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Our e-learning course on Flight Planning & Flight Performance is a comprehensive and practical training for pilots. In this course, the first part teaches participants how to perform structured flight planning via a VFR flight performance plan.

The second part of the course is dedicated to flight performance. Here, all important parameters that contribute to the flight performance of an aircraft are addressed such as mass limits or runway conditions. Finally, the module offers the possibility to plan a flight for a created flight via a task scenario. Here, previously learned content is applied.

Content of the course:

• Learning time approx. 4,5 hours
• 2 learning units:
• Flight plannning
• VFR flight execution plan & flight preparation.
• Weather and flight planning
• Route planning
• Power calculation and mass & balance
• Take-off and landing distance calculation
• Flight plan handling in flight operations
• Flight performance
• Getting started story - What kind of pilot are you?
• Mass limits
• Loading
• Center of gravity limits
• Runway conditions
• Extensive animations
• Many questions for self-examination
• Duration: 6 months

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Advantages of the Pilots First Academy online courses:

• The course material is written in easy-to-understand language.
• Numerous pictures, graphics and animations help with comprehension.
• Interactive functions such as quizzes and tasks reinforce what has been learnt.
• Available online at any time via an up-to-date browser.
• Users can learn at their own pace.

The digital preparation of the learning content ensures variety and fun. And additional visualization helps the brain to better remember what it has learned.

The content of the e-learning courses is based on the exam topics and questions that are frequently answered incorrectly in the DAeC's question catalog on the Aviationexam platform. The courses were developed by experts in their field together with flight instructors.

The goal of each course is to ensure that content and contexts are understood in order to be able to answer the exam questions correctly.

The course "Flight Execution Plan - Plan and Execute VFR Flights Safely" (course language: German) is available to every participant free of charge in their learning environment.