Knowledge pillar

Flight Operations

The operational craft of flying — flight planning, fuel policy, mass and balance, and the decisions that keep a sector on schedule and safe.

What you'll learn

Flight planning fundamentals

Fuel policy and reserves

Mass and balance

Standard operating procedures

Diversions and contingencies

Tools

Fuel Planner

Build a fuel plan with trip, contingency, alternate and reserve fuel.

Aviation Unit Converter

Feet, metres, knots, litres, kilograms — convert the units pilots use.