Flight Guidance Lab

What it is about

You will learn the fundamentals of operational work in commercial air transport aircraft while flying under instrument flight rules. By the end you can safely perform basic cockpit procedures, checklists, radio navigation and typical instrument approaches and demonstrate practicable procedures as Pilot Flying or Pilot Not Flying.

What you will be able to do

• Cockpit Familiarization
• Apply procedures and checklists
• Crew coordination
• Basic Instrument Flying
• Operate radio navigation
• Communication with ATC
• Fly VOR and NDB segments
• Carry out ILS approaches
• Fly standard instrument departures
• Radar vectors, holds and procedure turns

What the module consists of

• Praxisunterricht (Doppel)Practical implementation of flight procedures in two-person groups; includes the flight examinations
• PlenumsunterrichtTheoretical background provided in two mandatory hours

Teaching method

• Kleingruppenpraxis (Zweiergruppen)enables practical flight exercises and individual training
• Plenumsvorträgeconveys the theoretical background
• Prüfungsflugtests the practical application of the learned procedures