If you are considering Sheffield School of Aeronautics for their FAA flight dispatcher courses, then we are sure that you have some preliminary questions as you set out on your journey. One of the more frequently asked questions is in regards to what the flight dispatcher course content will encompass.
Here is a small break down of what we teach and what you should expect to learn from our FAA accredited aircraft dispatcher courses:
– Sheffield’s school for aircraft dispatchers will teach you the duties, responsibilities, and the local/international regulations for all dispatchers.
– The FAA certified flight dispatcher school will also teach proficiency in:
- Meteorology
- Emergency systems and procedures
- Security communications
- Air traffic control
- Navigation principles and systems
- Instrument approach procedures
- Aeronautical charting
- Configuration deviation lists
- Weight and balance
- Airspace
- Aerodynamics
- Extended range operations
- Dispatch resource management
- Practical dispatching
- Deviation lists
- International operations
- Minimum equipment lists
- Fuel conservation strategies
- Human factors
- Regulations
- Icing
- Terrain drift down
- Flight planning
- Among many other topics that will thoroughly prepare you to apply and perform your job as a knowledgeable aircraft dispatcher.
– Sheffield’s highly trained and specialized instructors will also teach you familiarization with operation control and flight dispatch software tools. These flight dispatch software tools include flight planning systems, crew scheduling, airport analysis, aircraft performance analysis, electronic flight bag, and other related software and product.