AOTP 2800 - Flight Dispatcher

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: Requires Department Chair approval.

Course Description:
Provides students with the knowledge required for certification as an aircraft dispatcher. Comprehensive review including factors necessary to prepare a flight plan such as weather analysis, enroute charts, dispatch release, and emergency/abnormal procedures. As this is the capstone course for the Flight Dispatch concentration, students must obtain the aircraft dispatch certification upon course completion.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Demonstrate ability to function and contribute within multi-disciplinary and diverse teams through dispatch resource management (DRM) and other teamwork-related methods.
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of aircraft systems, performance and limitations.
Demonstrate the ability to effectively react to emergency and abnormal situations.
Demonstrate knowledge from previous Aviation Operations Technology classes that will contribute to practical dispatch applications.