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Institut aéronautique Jean Mermoz (IAJM) is a flight training organisation and resourcing services. Professional airline pilots have been trained at IAJM since 1957. Its name is from the French aviator
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. The school is well known for its
aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...
books. Published in French, since 2016 the books have also been available in English thanks to a partnership agreement with the
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(French Civil Aviation University). The first English books were published at the
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2017, in partnership with
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. The school has an agreement with the aerospace college
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for a double-degree
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in aviation /
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. One third of
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airline pilots have been trained at Institut Mermoz.


Course structure

The course is in one year. It is during this time that students work to complete the 14 JAA/
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ATPL The airline transport pilot license (ATPL), or in the United States of America, an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate is the highest level of aircraft pilot certificate. In the United States, those certified as airline transport pilots ...
theoretical exams. The 14
ATPL The airline transport pilot license (ATPL), or in the United States of America, an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate is the highest level of aircraft pilot certificate. In the United States, those certified as airline transport pilots ...
exams are as follows: *Principles of
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*Aircraft General Knowledge – Systems *Aircraft General Knowledge –- Instrumentation *Human Performance *
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* VFR Communications *
IFR In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ''Instrument Fly ...
Communications *General Navigation *
Radio Navigation Radio navigation or radionavigation is the application of radio frequencies to determine a position of an object on the Earth, either the vessel or an obstruction. Like radiolocation, it is a type of radiodetermination. The basic principles a ...
*
Flight Planning Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air t ...
*Aircraft Performance * Mass & Balance *Operational Procedures *
Air Law Aviation law is the branch of law that concerns flight, air travel, and associated legal and business concerns. Some of its area of concern overlaps that of admiralty law and, in many cases, aviation law is considered a matter of international l ...


Other courses

The school also trains private pilots,
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pilots and
cabin crew A flight attendant, also known as steward/stewardess or air host/air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are primar ...
.Institut Mermoz
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See also

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Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly an ...


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Institut aeronautique Jean Mermoz Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in France Education in ÃŽle-de-France Aviation schools in France