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III Flight Management: Intermediate A (2A Fall) 0.5 unit / IV Flight Management: Intermediate B (2B Winter) 0.5 unit

Course Descriptions: These courses prepare students to pass the Transport Canada Commercial Written Examination. It builds a deeper understanding of the material in Flight Management: Basic, and introduces topics such as complex aircraft systems, advanced (radio) navigation, air regulations as they apply to commercial air services, transportation of dangerous goods, survival skills and first aid. Class lectures focus on the theoretical material and the tutorials provide practical exercises, opportunities for seminars and preparation for the commercial written exam.

Many of the subjects detailed in the Study and Reference Guide for Commercial Pilots are also be presented in the Private Pilot curriculum. However, at the commercial level, an increased depth of understanding is expected in the four mandatory subject areas – Air Law and Procedures, Navigation and Radio Aids, Meteorology and Aeronautics; the requirements for the Transport Canada written examination are also more rigorous. As well, additional subjects are considered essential knowledge for the commercial applicant (some of these are identified below).

Air Law and Procedures (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial Licence, page 3)

Publications used in pilot training are ‘Canadian Aviation Regulations’ (CARs) and the Transport Canada ‘Aeronautical Information Manual’ (TC AIM).

Administration and Compliance
Aircraft Identification and Registration
Personnel Licensing and Training - Commercial Pilot Licence, Medical Requirements
Aircraft Operating Restrictions and Hazards to Aviation Safety
Operating and Flight Rules
Operating and Emergency Equipment Requirements
Emergency Communications and Security
Private Operator Passenger Transportation
Aircraft Requirements
Aircraft Equipment and Aircraft Maintenance Requirements
Air Taxi Operations
Transportation Safety Board of Canada – Air Traffic Services and Procedures
International Flight Procedures – Canada Transportation Act, Canada Labour Code, Occupational Safety and Health, Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Navigation and Radio Aids (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial Licence, page 11)

Maps and Charts – En route Low Altitude Charts, WAC - Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
Time and Longitude – Finding the Sun’s True Bearing by Pre-computed tables

Meteorology (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial, p. 13)

Aviation Weather Reports
Aviation Forecasts
Weather Maps and Prognostic Charts

Airframes, Engines and Aircraft Systems (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial, p.15)

Engines and Fuels
Oxygen, Vacuum, Pressurization
De-icing/Anti-icing Systems
Environmental Systems

Flight Instruments and Flight Operations (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial, p.17-19)

Human Factors (Study and Reference Guide, Commercial, page 20)

Aviation Physiology
The Pilot and the Operating Environment (e.g. Medications, Substance Abuse, Toxic Hazards)
Aviation Psychology
Interpersonal Relations

III Flight Management: Intermediate A / IV Flight Management: Intermediate B