MCCCD Program Description

Attitude Instruments and Navigation

Course: AET207

First Term: 2009 Fall

Lecture 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s) 2 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Beginning instrument pilot ground course in preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Instrument Pilot Rating and Instrument rating written examinations. Includes preflight preparation, flight instruments, basic attitude instrument flying, radio navigation systems, and technically advanced aircraft systems.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe key factors affecting Aeronautical Decision Making. (I) 2. Describe human factors affecting pilots during IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) flight. (I) 3. Explain results of pitot-static blockage. (II) 4. Explain concepts associated with global positioning systems. (III) 5. Compare and contrast VOR (Omni-directional Radio Range), ADF (Automatic Direction Finder), GPS (Global Positioning System), and DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) navigation. (III) 6. Describe systems associated with technically advanced aircraft. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Preflight Preparation A. Aeronautical decision making B. Airworthiness requirements C. VFR (Visual Flight Rules) cross country planning D. Night operations E. Human factors related to instrument flight II. Flight instruments A. Pitot-Static flight instruments B. Gyroscopic flight instruments C. Magnetic compass D. Instrument cockpit check III. Radio Navigation A. Basic radio principles B. Very high frequency Omni-directional radio Range (VOR) C. Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) D. Global positioning system E. Distance measuring equipment IV. Technically advanced aircraft systems A. Horizontal situation indicator (HSI) B. Radio magnetic indicator (RMI) C. Electronic flight instrument display D. Instrument approach systems 3. Precision Approach Radar (PAR) and Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) E. Radar IV. Flight Navigation Aids A. Area navigation 1. Course line computers 2. LOng RAnge Navigation (LORAN) or Global Positioning System (GPS) B. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) C. Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) D. Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI) E. Integrated flight systems 1. Flight directors 2. Autopilots V. Instrument Charts A. Approach Plates B. Enroute C. Airport D. Standard Instrument Departures (SID) and Standard Terminal Arrival Route (STAR) E. Correlation with Visual Flight Rules (VFR) charts

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 3/24/2009

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