Online ground school: advanced operations

The 8 course sections

Open a section to see its chapters.

1. 1Air law, air traffic rules and procedures

   • Aeronautics Act
   • CARs: General provisions
   • CARs: Aerodromes and airports
   • CARs: General operating and flight rules (airspace structure, classification and use)
   • CARs: General operating and flight rules (aircraft operating restrictions and hazards to aviation safety)
   • CARs: General operating and flight rules (operations at or in the vicinity of an aerodrome)
   • CARs: General operating and flight rules (radiocommunications)
   • CARs: Remotely piloted aircraft systems
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (general provisions)
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (registration of remotely piloted aircraft)
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (general operating and flight rules)
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (basic operations)
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (advanced operations)
   • CARs: Small remotely piloted aircraft (manufacturer requirements and flight review requirements)
   • CARs: Special flight operations
   • Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
   • Air traffic services and procedures
2. 2RPAS airframes, power plants and systems

   • Airframes
   • Electrical systems
   • Redundancy and critical items
   • Ground control station
   • Datalinks
   • Batteries
   • Autopilots
   • Payloads
   • Electric motors (propulsion)
   • Launch and recovery systems
   • Maintenance and record keeping
   • Magnetic compass
   • Altimeter
   • Airspeed indicator
   • Inertial measurement unit (IMU)
3. 3Human factors

   • Aviation physiology
   • The pilot and the operating environment
   • Aviation psychology
   • Pilot–equipment and materials relationship
   • Interpersonal relations
4. 4Meteorology

   • The Earth's atmosphere
   • Atmospheric pressure
   • Meteorological aspects of altimetry
   • Moisture
   • Stability and instability
   • Clouds
   • Surface-based layers
   • Turbulence
   • Wind
   • Fronts and associated weather
   • Aircraft icing
   • Thunderstorms
   • Meteorological services available to pilots
   • Aviation weather reports
   • Aviation forecasts
5. 5Navigation

   • Definitions
   • Maps and charts
   • Time and longitude
   • Pilot navigation
   • Flight planning
   • Radio theory
   • Global navigation satellite system (GNSS/GPS)
   • Other radio and radar aids: basic principles and use
6. 6Flight operations

   • General
   • Aircraft performance
   • Performance charts and data
   • Weight and balance
   • Aircraft critical surface contamination
   • RPAS operations (VLOS) and occupational health and safety
7. 7Theory of flight

   • Principles of flight
   • Aircraft parts and components
   • Forces acting on an aircraft
   • Stability
   • Airfoils
   • Propellers and rotors
   • Wing design
   • Aeroplane flight controls
   • Helicopter flight controls
   • Multirotor aircraft dynamics
   • Load factor
8. 8Radiotelephony

   • Aeronautical radio communications
   • Radios for ground crew members

Theory tied to the field

The course is built by pilots and technicians who have run real operations, including with law enforcement. Every concept is tied to what actually happens on a mission.

Who it is for

• Pilots aiming for the advanced operations certificate
• Organizations that want to certify their team