Definition
Target dates or flight-hour milestones set within a training syllabus indicating when a student is expected to finish a particular lesson, stage, or the entire course. They are planning estimates used to structure training, not rigid deadlines that override demonstrated proficiency.
Plain English
The dates or hours by which the student is expected to have finished each part of training, used as a guide rather than a hard rule.
Context Anchor
Seen in a training syllabus, especially when reviewing the order, pacing, and progress of flight or ground training.
Why Pilots Care
They allow both the instructor and student to monitor progress and maintain a consistent training pace.
Intuition Check
Do not read planned completion times as guaranteed finish dates. They are planning targets used to guide and check training progress.
Example Sentence 1
The syllabus listed planned completion times for each stage so the student could see how the course was paced.
Example Sentence 2
Adjusting the planned completion times helped accommodate the student's slower progress in cross-country flights.