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Flight Performance and Planning 3

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0431/04
Abbreviation PaPL3
Course title Flight Performance and Planning 3
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Jiří Hořínka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Aircraft performance, EU legislation, EASA aircraft performance categories B and A, certification specifications CS-23 and CS-25.
2. Phases of flight (take-off, climb, cruising, descent, approach and landing) definition, variables affecting performance (temperature, air density, wind, airplane weight, configuration, center of gravity position, runway lengths).
3. Performance class B - single-engine airplanes, definition of speeds, the influence of variables on their performance.
4. Use of performance characteristics of single-engine airplanes from the flight manual for individual phases of flight.
5. Performance class B - multi-engine airplanes, definition of speeds, the influence of variables on their performance.
6. Use of performance characteristics of multi-engine airplanes from the flight manual for individual phases of flight.
7. Performance class A - airplanes according to certification specification CS-25, definition of speeds.
8. Declared take-off lengths. Influence of variables on take-off distance. Exercises with aircraft manuals. Calculations using EFB. Takeoff abortion - strategy, high speed rejected take off.
9. Declared landing lengths. Influence of variables on landing distance. Exercises with aircraft manuals. Calculations using EFB.
10. Climb after take-off, definition of individual segments. Obstacle restrictions.
11. Calculations for wet and contaminated tracks.
12. Strategies for using different degrees of flap extension during take-off. Use of speed range V1.
13. Take-off with reduced power. Derated thrust vs Flex Teperature. Strategy when shutting down the power unit in the phase of cruising flight - drift down.

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz

Literature

DVOŘÁK, Petr. Učebnice pilota. Cheb: Svět křídel, 2026. ISBN 978-80-7573-169-2 .
EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY. Easy Access Rules for Air Operations (Regulation (EU) No 965/2012). Revision 23. Cologne: EASA, 2025. Dostupné z: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations-regulation-eu-no-9652012.
EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY. Certification Specifications for Large Aeroplanes (CS-25). Cologne: EASA, průběžně aktualizované vydání (aktuální znění). Dostupné z: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/certification-specifications/cs-25-large-aeroplanes.

Advised literature

CAE OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY. ATPL Performance. Revised edition. Oxford: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2020.
PADPILOT. ATPL Performance. Bristol: Padpilot Ltd., 2023.