Maricopa Community Colleges  AIR146   20002-20082 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/23/99
AIR146 20002-20082 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Loadmaster Operations
Overview of the aircraft loadmaster operations. Topics include weight and balance, trim sheets, preplanning, load planning and flight paperwork. Time systems including local, 24 hour and Zulu covered. Computer usage also included.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AIR146   20002-20082 Loadmaster Operations
1. Identify basic features to determine aircraft weight and balance. (I)
2. Differentiate between manual and automated trim sheets. (II)
3. Complete a trim sheet. (II)
4. Explain how to plan for aircraft loading. (III)
5. Use weight tables to plan for loading the aircraft. (IV)
6. Explain loadmaster procedures. (V)
7. State the aircraft phonetic alphabet. (VI)
8. Demonstrate various radio transmissions. (VI)
9. Convert Zulu time to local time. (VII)
10. Use a computer to input information on weight and balance. (I, VIII)
11. Complete flight paperwork. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AIR146   20002-20082 Loadmaster Operations
    I. Weight and Balance
        A. Aircraft Structural Limits
        B. Aircraft Performance Limits
        C. Standard Flight Crews
        D. Flight Deck Jumpseaters
        E. Extra Flight Attendants
        F. Passenger Capacities
        G. Cargo Hold Capacities
        H. Fuel
      II. Trim Sheets
          A. Manual
          B. Mapper
          C. Automated
          D. Revisions
        III. Aircraft Loading/Load Planning
            A. Weight
            B. Balance
            C. Downline Cities
            D. Cargo Load Message
            E. Downline Needs
            F. Field Stations
            G. Hubs
          IV. Weight Tables
              A. Summer Passengers
              B. Winter Passengers
              C. Child Weights
              D. International Bags
              E. Domestic Bags
              F. U.S. Mail
            V. Loadmaster Procedures
                A. Responsibilities
                B. Pre-Plan
                C. Brief Team Members
                D. Aircraft Offload
                E. Thru Count
                F. Aircraft Loading
                G. Aircraft Servicing
                H. Obtain Counts
                  1. Bin Totals
                  2. Fuel
                  3. Passenger Breakdown
                I. Trim Sheet Completion and Delivery
                J. Trim Sheet Finalization
                K. Post-Departure
                L. Radio Call-Backs and Revisions
              VI. Radio Procedures
                  A. Radio Phraseology
                    1. Phonetic Alphabet
                    2. Numeric Codes
                  B. Transmissions
                    1. In-Range Message
                    2. Numeric Codes
                    3. Arrival Times
                    4. Revisions
                    5. Departure Times
                  C. Operation
                VII. Time
                    A. Zulu/Greenwich Mean Time
                    B. 24 Hour Clock
                    C. Zulu-Local Time Conversion
                      1. Standard Time
                      2. Daylight Savings Time
                  VIII. Computer System
                      A. Overview
                      B. Entries
                      C. Printing
                    IX. Flight Paperwork
                        A. Reading Ramp Releases
                        B. Fuel Slips
                        C. Weather Reports
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