Maricopa Community Colleges  AET217   19946-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04-26-94

AET217  1994 Fall – 2009 Summer II

LEC

2.0 Credit(s)

2.0 Period(s)

Instrument Procedures

Final instrument and commercial pilot ground course in preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Pilot Certificate and Instrument rating written examinations. Includes Federal Aviation Regulations, instrument approach procedures, and instrument enroute considerations. Requires passing written exams similar to the FAA Commercial Pilot and Instrument rating written exams.

Prerequisites: AET210. Corequisites: AET213 and AET220.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

AET217  1994 Fall – 2009 Summer II

Instrument Procedures

 

1.

Interpret Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). (I)

2.

Use the FARs to determine qualification requirements, privileges, limitations, and responsibilities of commercial pilots. (I)

3.

Differentiate between precision and non-precision approaches. (II)

4.

Describe approach procedures based on published data. (II)

5.

Use instrument navigation charts to determine minimum altitudes, distances, directions, and frequencies. (III)

6.

Plan IFR cross-country flights using actual weather, airplane performance, and airport data. (III)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

AET217  1994 Fall – 2009 Summer II

Instrument Procedures

 

I. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Related to Instrument Flying

A. FAR Part 1

B. FAR Part 61

C. FAR Part 71

D. FAR Part 91

E. FAR Part 95

F. FAR Part 97

II. Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Terminal Procedures

A. Published Data

B. Departures

C. Holding

D. Arrivals

E. Approaches

F. Missed Approaches

G. Emergencies

III. IFR Enroute Procedures

A. Instrument Navigation Charts

B. IFR cross-country flight planning

1. Weather

2. Go-no-go decisions

3. Routes

4. Altitude selection and performance considerations

5. Destination and alternate considerations

6. Navigation log

7. Flight plans

8. Aeronautical publications

C. Emergencies

 

 

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