AVF 290: Flight (Alternate)

Credits 1 4

Provides additional aircraft flight time to allow the student additional time to increase his/her skill or complete a course of study. Includes flight time and follow-up critique.

Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring,
Summer
Course Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate an increase in flight proficiency or complete a course of study
Institutional Outcomes

IO1 Communication: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively

Course Content Outline
  1. GROUND OPERATIONS
    1. Visual Inspection
    2. Cockpit Management
    3. Starting Engine
    4. Taxiing
    5. Pre-Takeoff Check
  2. AIRPORT AND TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
    1. Radio Communications and ATC Light Signals
    2. Traffic Pattern Operations
    3. Airport and Runway Marking and Lighting
  3. TAKEOFFS AND CLIMBS
    1. Normal Takeoff and Climb
    2. Crosswind Takeoff and Climb
    3. Short-Field Takeoff and Climb
    4. Soft-Field Takeoff and Climb
  4. CROSS-COUNTRY FLYING
    1. Pilotage and Dead Reckoning
    2. Radio Navigation
    3. Diversion to Alternate
    4. Lost Procedures
  5. FLIGHT BY REFERENCE TO INSTRUMENTS
    1. Straight-And-Level Flight
    2. Straight, Constant Airspeed Climbs
    3. Straight, Constant Airspeed Descents
    4. Turns to Headings
    5. Critical Flight Attitudes
    6. Radio Aids and Radar Services
  6. FLIGHT AT CRITICALLY SLOW AIRSPEEDS
    1. Full Stalls - Power OFF
    2. Full Stalls - Power ON
    3. Imminent Stalls - Power On and Power Off
    4. Maneuvering at Minimum Controllable Airspeed
  7. TURN MANEUVERS
    1. Constant Altitude Turns
    2. Descending Turns
  8. FLIGHT MANEUVERING BY REFERENCE TO GROUND OBJECTS
    1. Rectangular Course
    2. S-Turns Across A Road
    3. Turns Around A Point
  9. NIGHT FLIGHT OPERATIONS
    1. Preparation and Equipment
    2. Night Flight
  10. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
    1. Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated)
    2. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
  11. APPROACHES AND LANDINGS
    1. Normal Approach and Landing
    2. Forward Slips to Landing
    3. Go-Around From A Rejected Landing
    4. Crosswind Approach and Landing
    5. Short-Field Approach and Landing
    6. Soft-Field Approach and Landing
Department Guidelines

Evaluation is by completion of flight time. Grading: Pass - Fail.