AVIT 102 - Introduction to Aviation
- AVIT majors only.
This course enables students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to safely exercise the privileges and responsibilities of a Private Pilot acting as Pilot-in-Command of a single-engine airplane. The student must complete the appropriate academic and flight lessons to satisfactorily complete the course.
Contact: 5 hours lecture per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of AVIT 102, the student will be able to:
- Safely operate an airplane as a private pilot with an airplane single-engine land rating
- Satisfactorily pass the FAA Private Pilot - Airplane knowledge test, and
- Obtain the Private Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Single-engine land rating as outlined in the appropriate FAA Practical Test Standards and Federal Aviation Regulations.
Additional Information
This course enables students to develop the knowledge and skills needed to safely exercise the privileges and responsibilities of a Private Pilot acting as Pilot-in-Command of a single-engine airplane. The student must complete the appropriate academic and flight lessons to satisfactorily complete the course.
Sample Assessment and Course Tasks
To assist students in understanding and preparing to meet the course expectations the lists below include some of the course tasks for both the academic ground school and the flight training. A complete listing of course tasks are available from The FAA Private Pilot Test Standards, FAA-S-8081-14A, at www.faa.gov, the course syllabus or your instructor.
Academic ground school - aeronautical subjects
- Knowledge of applicable Federal Aviation Regulations for private pilot privileges, limitations, and flight operations and applicable subjects of the "Aeronautical Information Manual" and the appropriate FAA advisory circulars
- Awareness of accident reporting requirements of the National Transportation Safety Board
- Recognition of critical weather situations from the ground and in flight, windshear avoidance, and the procurement and use of aeronautical weather reports and forecasts;
- Safe and efficient operation of aircraft, including collision avoidance, and recognition and avoidance of wake turbulence
- Understand aircraft components, systems, flight instruments and basic principles of aerodynamics
Compute and understand airplane weight and balance, performance charts and the effects of weather phenomena on aircraft performance- Explain stall awareness, spin entry, spins, and spin recovery techniques
- Understand and use aeronautical charts, navigation systems and flight information publications
- Demonstrate flight computer applications for flight planning while understanding and use of pilotage, dead reckoning and cross country procedures
- Understand airport information, data on takeoff and landing distances, weather reports and forecasts, and fuel requirements; and planning for alternatives if the planned flight cannot be completed or delays are encountered.
- Understand physiological aspects and limitations that affect pilots
- Exercise sound aeronautical decision making and judgment
Flight Training - Performance and Proficiency
- Preflight preparation and procedures, engine starting, taxi and runup operations
- Demonstrate airport operations, traffic patterns, entry and departure procedures
- Perform takeoffs and landings both normal and cross wind, maximum performance and go around
- Perform normal aerodynamic and coordinated ground reference maneuvers, slow flight and stalls, steep turns, etc. with in standards
Maintain aircraft control and established performance standards during maneuvers- Accomplish cross country navigation and basic instrument maneuvers
- Demonstrate proper emergency operations procedures
- Demonstrate recovery from unusual flight attitudes
- Conduct cross-country flight operations
- Conduct night flight operations
- Complete postflight procedures, shutdown, inspections
- Demonstrate safety awareness during entire training
- Exercising sound aeronautical decision making and judgment
Evaluation Standards
The student's aeronautical knowledge and understanding will be evaluated through classroom discussion, briefings, block examination both written, and practical tests and other assignments deemed appropriate by the instructor. A passing grade of 70% on all tests and projects is required.
The student will also demonstrate aeronautical knowledge, experience and flight proficiency skill level through stage checks and end of course flight evaluation that meets or exceeds the minimum performance standards for a Private Pilot Certificate with an airplane category and single engine land class rating, as outlined in the current FAA Private Pilot Practical Test Standards. Galvin Flying Services holds the flight examining authority for the Private Pilot course.