Flight Operations (AVM207) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Flight Operations AVM207 3 0 0 3 4.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Field Trip, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To understand aircraft weight and balance issues, plan loading of an aircraft safely, read and understand flight plan, have basic knowledge on slot and permi.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will have information about on air law conventions and organizations.
  • Students will have information about the passenger rights, carriers and operators responsibility.
  • Students will learn the Turkish civil aviation legislation.
Course Content Principles of aircraft weight and balance, basic aerodynamics of aircraft, load and trim sheet, communication and messages, NOTAM, slot management, flight plan.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Aircraft Loads and categories; Dangerous Goods Classes and Seperation, Limitation Rules
2 Basic aerodynamics of an Aircraft, Aircraft Balance
3 Weight and Balance Calculations, overloading and its effects, Load Sheet
4 Load Sheet and Trim Sheet –Narrow Body
5 Load Sheet and Trim Sheet – Wide Body
6 Load Sheet and Trim Sheet – with Separated Loads
7 Communications between Ground and Flight deck and between arrival/departure stations
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Documentation and Customs
10 Air Navigation Aids, VFR and ILS Landing Systems
11 Aviation Meteorology
12 ATC,ICAO ve Operasyonel uçuş planı okuma ve analiz etme
13 Read and Analyze ATC, ICAO and Operational Flight Plans
14 Airport Slot
15 Airport Slot and Permi
16 Final Exam

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Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the problems in the field of aviation management; for this purpose, ability to select and apply appropriate methods of analyzing and modelling
2 Adequate knowledge in the areas of business, management, and aviation management; ability to apply to identify and solve the problems encountered in the field of air transport operations and theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas. X
3 Ability to design to meet the specific requirements of complex system or process related to aviation management, under realistic constraints and conditions; for this purpose, ability to apply modern design methods.( Realistic constraints and conditions, depending on the nature of the design, contain items as economics, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health, safety, social and political problems.)
4 The ability to select, use and develop of modern techniques and tools that are needed for the applications needed in aviation management;the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 To examine the problem of aviation management experimental design, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results skills.
6 The ability to work effectively in the disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7 Effective verbal and written communication skills in English; follow the information and developments in the field and be able to share with other people, use it in the B1 level of European Language Portfolio, knowing at least one foreign language.
8 Aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, ability to access to information, follow developments in science and technology and continuous self-renewal ability.
9 Information about business applications such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development. X
10 Information about the effects of aviation management applications on health, environment and safety in the universal and social dimensions and be aware of the legal consequences of the applications to be performed. X
11 To possess conscious about the effects of management and workplace applications of aviation management enterprises on occupational and environmental safety and the health of employees, as well as awareness about legal consequences of these applications. X
12 To possess conscious about responsibility of professional and ethics. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 12 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 112