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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction and history. 2. Today's aircrafts, operation condition and technical possibilities. 3. Stracture of aircraft, principles and technical solutions of flight. 4. Devices for directing of aircraft on the route. Air traffic routes and services in airspace. 5. Radionavigation. 6. Devices for measurement of altitude and speed. 7. Radiolocation and safety devices in air traffic. 8. Tasks of air traffic management. Problems of air traffic flow management. 9. Structure and tasks of air traffic control. Requirements on technic equipment for air traffic control. 10. Ecology requirements and processes of cause investigation of accidents. 11. Law and organisations in air traffic. Conditions for air traffic. 12. Airports and their technical and operational parameters. Technic equipment on airport. 13. Passengers check-in processes.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Contact teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the subject is to offer information about basic principles of air transport, used technic devices and providing of operation services.
After completing the course, the student is able to orientate in the issues of air transport. They will gain basic knowledge about the design of aircraft, the directing of aircraft on the route, the organization of airspace and the services provided in it, and the passenger chech-in process.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of the basics of transport technology and traffic cotrol.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
For students of the full-time study participation in an examination is conditioned by obtaining a course credit. The obtained course credit confirms that the full-time student attended the lessons in the required amount, that he/she met the requirements for acquiring the course credit and may proceed to take the examination. Conditions for acquiring the course credit are stipulated by the teacher during the first week of the semester lecture period. The examination in the subject (its form, content and duration) is determined in compliance with the Study and Examination Regulations of the University of Pardubice
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Recommended literature
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BÍNA, L., ŠOUREK, D., ŽIHLA, Z. Provozování a řízení letecké dopravy I.. Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-8653-017-5.
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Žihla, Zdeněk. Provoz a řízení letecké dopravy II.. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2003. ISBN 80-7194-521-8.
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Žihla, Zdeněk. Technologie a řízení letecké dopravy. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2000. ISBN 80-7194-291-X.
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