Skip to Content

AVT 4153 Advanced Airline Flight Operations

Introduction to advanced airline flight operations procedures in the Airbus A320. Students will learn typical procedures for preflight planning and dispatch release, the use of checklists, preflight cockpit flows, the use of flight management systems, air traffic control communications, flight planning, crew coordination, advanced instrument flight procedures and normal and abnormal flight procedures. This course prepares students for the practical application of this knowledge in the co-requisite course AVT 4154, Advanced Flight Simulator Instruction, where students will fly the Airbus A320 flight simulator.

Division: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Department: Aviation Technology
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: No

Prereqs: AVT 1254 and AVT 2211 and AVT 2263 or AVT 2265  Approval of Department 

Outcomes

  • Demonstrate knowledge of dispatch release procedures, cockpit prefight checks and flows, Flight Management System (FMS) operations and checklist usage.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of Instrument Approach procedures, Standard Instrument Departures (SIDS), Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARS), Airspace.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of normal and abnormal cockpit procedures during a typical airline flight.

Credit Hours: 2

Classroom Hours: 2