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Individual Initial Licence Theory Courses

Flight Performance & Planning (Aeroplanes)

Putting it all together. This subject covers many aspects of other courses, but is a requirement in its own right including weight and balance, and aircraft take-off, climb, cruise and landing performance calculations. You'll be a dab hand at the "whizz wheel" after this course.

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  • 12 lessons
  • 2 progress tests + exam
  • 2 certificates
  • For student pilots

The course

What you'll learn

This course is one of the theoretical knowledge subjects required for the issue of a Pilots Licence for Aeroplanes (fixed wing aircraft).

At the end of this course, you will have a thorough grounding in the relevant aspects of the subject matter that you will use in your everyday flying.

A light aircraft taking off from a short grass runway
Will it fit the runway?
A pilot refuelling a light aircraft
Fuel planned properly

What's included

Everything you need, in one place

  • 12 lessons280 illustrated slides, at your own pace, picking up where you left off.
  • 2 progress testsCheck what you've learnt as you go, with explanations to learn from.
  • Course examTimed, exam-style questions, so the real exam holds no surprises.
  • Certificate of completionYours when you pass the course exam.
  • Exam readiness certificateShows you're ready to sit the official exam.
  • Kept up to dateUp-to-date material that stays up to date.
  • Study anywhereOn your computer, tablet or phone.

Course contents

12 lessons, step by step

  1. 1Introduction8 slides
  2. 2Mass and Balance30 slides
  3. 3Factors Affecting Performance and Density Altitude26 slides
  4. 4Take-off Performance40 slides
  5. 5Climb and Cruise Performance40 slides
  6. 6Landing Performance19 slides
  7. 7Flight Planning: The Earth, Charts and Levels28 slides
  8. 8Navigation Planning, Fuel and Airfield Information10 slides
  9. 9Weather Information for Flight Planning44 slides
  10. 10ICAO Flight Plans and Flight Monitoring20 slides
  11. 11Moving Maps9 slides
  12. 12Course Exam6 slides

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  • The course exam
  • 2 certificates
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