Maricopa Community Colleges  AET107   19946-19946 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
AET107 19946-19946 LEC 5 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Private Pilot Ground School
Ground school in preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot Certificate written examination. Includes aerodynamics, airplane systems, airports, airspace, communications, Federal Air Regulations, navigation, airplane performance, flight planning, and flight physiology. Requires passing a written exam similar to the FAA Private Pilot written exam. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AET107   19946-19946 Private Pilot Ground School
1. Name and expain the function of primary and scondary flight controls. (I)
2. Describe the facts affecting stability, lift, and maneuvering flight loads. (I)
3. Name the basic pilot-static instruments and describe their limitations. (II)
4. Describe the purpose of essential engine accessories and instruments. (II)
5. Describe the use and limitatins of pulications regarding airports. (III)
6. Expalin the use and limitations of the five classes of airspace, (III)
7. Use the Federal Aviation Regulations to determine qualification requirements, priviliges, limitations, and responsibilities of student, recreatinal, and private pilots. (IV)
8. Measure temperature and explain its effect upon weather. (V)
9. Explain the thunderstorm development cycle. (VI)
10. Predict wind shear and explain its efect on an airplane. (VI)
11. Define common aviation weather report abbreviations. (VII)
12. Identify weather chart symbols. (VIII)
13. Differentiate between area, terminal, and winds aloft forecasts. (IX)
14. Demonstrate use of navigation charts. (X)
15. Demonstrate the use of the navigational plotter. (XI)
16. Describe radio navigation systems, (XI)
17. Use navigational computer. (XII)
18. Determine airplane performace using charts and graphs. (XIII)
19. Calculate airplane weight and balance, (XIV)
20. Expalin rules of radar and transponder use. (XV)
21. Plan a 250-mile cross-conuntry flight, determining times, distances, directions, and facilities available (XV)
22. Expalin the effect of psychological, physiological, and medical factors affecting pilots during flight. (XVI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AET107   19946-19946 Private Pilot Ground School
    I. Airplane Nomenclature and Aerodynamics
        A. Theory of flight
          1. Stability
          2. Stalls and spins
        B. Primary and secondary flight controls
        C. Maneuvering flight loads
      II. Instruments, Engines, and Mechanical Systems
          A. Pilot-static instruments
          B. Gyroscopic instruments
          C. Engine accessories
          D. Engine instruments
        III. Airports, Airspace, and Communications
            A. Airport publications
            B. Airspace classifications
            C. Radio frequencies
          IV. Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
              A. FAR Part 1
              B. FAR Part 61
              C. FAR Part 91
              D. National Transportation Safety Board 830
            V. Weather
                A. Vertical structure
                B. Moinsture
                C. Temperature
                D. Dewpoint
                E. Pressure
                F. Precipitation
              VI. Weather Hazards
                  A. Thunderstorms
                    1. Squall lines
                    2. Tornadoes
                    3. Lighting
                  B. Turbulence
                    1. Wake turbulence
                    2. Wind shear
                    3. Mountain waves
                    4. Jet stream
                  C. Fog
                  D. Low status
                  E. Visibility obstructions
                  F. Icing
                  G. Snow, sleet, and hail
                  H. Mountain effects
                VII. Weather Reports
                    A. Hourly sequence
                    B. Sigments
                    C. Airmets
                    D. Pipers
                    E. Notams
                  VIII. Weather Charts
                      A. Surface analysis
                      B. Low level prognostic
                      C. Radar
                      D. Symbols
                      E. Abbreviations
                    IX. Forecasts
                        A. Terminal
                        B. Area
                        C. Wind aloft
                      X. Navigation Charts
                          A. Sectional
                          B. World Aeronautical
                          C. Features
                            1. Check points
                            2. Legends and symbols
                          D. Plotting courses
                          E. Visual Flight Rules (VFR) terminal
                        XI. Navigation
                            A. Pilotage
                            B. Dead reckoning
                            C. Heading considerations
                              1. Plotting
                              2. Mangetic variation
                              3. Magnetic deviation
                              4. Airway sysmtem
                              5. Nondirectional radio beacons
                            D. Measurement of courses
                            E. Other systems
                              1. Automatic Direction Finder or Non-Directional Beacon
                              2. Localizer
                              3. Radar vectors
                              4. Area navigation
                              5. Global navigation
                          XII. Navigaton Computers
                              A. Use of navigational computers
                              B. Types
                              C. Solving navigation problems
                            XIII. Airplane Performance
                                A. Affects of atmospheric conditions
                                B. Use of performance charts and graphs
                              XIV. Weight and Balance
                                  A. Terminology
                                  B. Theory
                                  C. Implications
                                  D. Calculations
                                XV. Cross-Country Flight Planning
                                    A. Radar and transponder procedures
                                    B. Flight planning records
                                  XVI. Physiology
                                      A. Sensory system
                                      B. Sensations in flight
                                      C. Medical factors
                                      D. Pilot induced factors
                                      E. Other factors
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