FAA Dispatcher Certification

Although FAA dispatcher certification is not required for most business aviation operations, many choose certification because it:

• Accelerates and expands scheduler professional development
• Helps schedulers better identify and avoid potential hazards
• Incorporates into an operation’s SMS
• Improves communication and efficiency with flight crews

This course prepares students to understand all subject matter pertinent to becoming an aircraft dispatcher and guides you through the whole process of getting your license, including registration for the FAA written exam and the FAA practical (verbal) exam with the FAA examiner.

Your curriculum will include:

• Regulatory Requirements
  • 14 CFR Part 65 Subpart C
  • 14 CFR Parts 1, 61 and 71
  • 14 CFR Part 91
  • 14 CFR Parts 25, 110 and 119
  • 14 CFR Part 121
  • 14 CFR Part 139
  • 49 CFR Part 830 (NTSB)
  • 49 CFR Part 175 (Hazardous Materials)
  • 49 CFR Part 1544 (Civil Aviation Security)
• Meteorology Knowledge
  • Basic Weather Studies/Theory
  • Weather Observations, Analysis and Forecasting
  • Weather Related Aircraft Hazards
• Navigation and Aircraft Navigation Systems
  • Navigational Charts
  • Chart Reading, Applications, and Use
  • National Airspace Plan
  • Aircraft Navigation Systems
  • Airborne Navigation Systems
  • Instrument Approach Procedures
  • Special Navigation and Operations
• Air Traffic Control Procedures
  • Air Traffic Control Responsibilities
  • Air Traffic Control Facilities and Equipment
  • Airspace Classification and Route Structure
  • Flight Plans
  • ATC Separation Minimums
  • Air Traffic Control Priority Handling
  • Air Traffic Control Holding Procedures
  • Air Traffic Control Traffic Management
• Communications Procedures and Requirements
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Communication Protocol
  • Voice and Data Communications
  • Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)
  • Aeronautical Publications
  • Abnormal Communication Procedures
• Emergency and Abnormal Procedures
  • Security Measures
  • Declaring an Emergency
  • Reporting Requirements
• Aircraft Systems, Performance, and Limitations
  • Aircraft Performance
  • Aircraft Flight Manual
  • Aircraft Systems Overview
• Practical Dispatch Applications
  • Human Factors
  • Applied Dispatching

Online, followed by two weeks of classroom time

You will complete over half of the coursework online over a four-month (17 week) period. Once you complete the online requirements, you will spend two weeks at our training facility in Houston to complete the practical portion of your training and take both the written and practical FAA exams. (We recommend that all students complete the two-week on-site course as soon as possible – no later than 2-3 months after completing the online modules.)

• Program fee: $4,995
• FAA ADX Airman Knowledge Test: $150 – $165
• FAA practical exam: $500

There are no experience-based prerequisites for taking this course. Students must be able to read, write, speak and understand English, have a high school diploma or GED, and have a government-issued identification showing they are at least 21 years old (students must be at least 23 years old to take the practical portion of the FAA certification exam).

Maximum student to instructor ratio for classes held in Houston, Texas is 10:1.