Large Aircraft Flight Operation Command Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply advanced flight planning and performance calculations for large aircraft operations.
• Analyze complex flight scenarios to make informed command decisions under pressure.
• Evaluate crew resource management strategies to optimize team performance and safety.
• Demonstrate compliance with South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) regulations and international standards.
• Implement emergency and abnormal procedures to maintain control and minimize risks.
• Design a comprehensive flight operations plan incorporating weather, fuel, and load considerations.

Target Audience

Experienced pilots seeking to upgrade their qualifications to command large aircraft, including those preparing for type rating endorsements or career progression to captaincy.

Prerequisites

Valid Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with instrument rating and a minimum of 500 hours total flight time, including 200 hours multi-engine experience.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience with flight planning software, performance calculations, and simulator-based decision-making. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge to realistic scenarios, including emergency procedures and CRM exercises.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Flight Planning and Performance Software — Learners use flight planning software (e.g., Jeppesen FliteStar) to create a complete flight plan for a large aircraft, including fuel calculations and weight and balance. (8h)
• Practical 2: Simulator-based Emergency Scenarios — In a full-flight simulator, learners handle in-flight emergencies such as engine failure, fire, and decompression, practicing crew coordination and checklist execution. (12h)
• Practical 3: Dispatch and Operational Control Exercise — Learners act as dispatchers, managing a flight from release to arrival, handling weather updates, delays, and a diversion scenario. (8h)
• Practical 4: Integrated Scenario and Debrief — Teams plan and execute a complex international flight scenario, including ETOPS, overflight permits, and a security threat, followed by a debrief. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.