Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Service and repair wood structures
- Identify wood defects
- Inspect wood structures
- Select and apply fabric and fiberglass covering material
- Inspect, test and repair fabric and fiberglass
- Apply trim, letters, and touchup paint
- Identify and select aircraft finishing material
- Apply finishing materials
- Inspect finishes and identify defects
- Select, install and remove special fasteners for metallic, bonded, and composite structure.
- Inspect bonded structures
- Inspect, test, and repair fiberglass plastics, honeycomb, composite, and laminated primary and secondary structures
- Inspect, check, service, and repair windows doors, and Interior furnishings
- Inspect and repair sheet-metal structures
- Install conventional rivets
- Form, lay out, and bend sheet metal
- Rig rotary-wing aircraft
- Rig fixed-wing aircraft
- Check alignment of structures
- Assemble aircraft components, including flight controls surfaces
- Balance, rig, and inspect movable primary and secondary flight control surfaces
- Jack aircraft
- Inspect, check, service, and repair landing gear, retraction systems, shock struts, brakes, wheels, tires, and steering systems
- Repair hydraulic and pneumatic power systems components
- Identify and select hydraulic fluids
- Inspect service, troubleshoot, and repair hydraulic and pneumatic power systems
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair heating, cooling, air conditioning, pressurization systems, and air-cycle machines
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair oxygen systems
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and repair electronic flight instrument systems and both mechanical and electrical heading, speed, altitude, temperature, pressure, and position indicating systems to include the use of built-in test equipment
- Install instruments and perform a static pressure system leak test
- Inspect, check, and troubleshoot autopilot servos and approach coupling system
- Inspect, check, and service aircraft electronic communication and navigation systems, including VHF passenger address interphones and static discharge devices, aircraft VOR, ILS, Omega, flight management computers, and GPWS
- Inspect and repair antenna and electronic equipment installations
- Check and service fuel dump systems
- Perform fuel management, transfer and defueling
- Inspect, check, and repair pressure fueling systems
- Repair aircraft fuel system components
- Inspect and repair fluid quantity indicating systems
- Troubleshoot, service, and repair fluid pressure and temperature warning systems
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair aircraft fuel systems
- Repair and inspect aircraft electrical system components; crimp and splice wiring to manufacturers’ specifications; and repair pins and sockets of aircraft connectors
- Install, check, and service airframe electrical wiring, controls, switches, indicators, and protective devices
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair alternating current and direct current electrical systems and constant speed and integrated drive generators
- Inspect, check, and service speed and takeoff warning systems, electrical brake controls, and antiskid systems
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, and service landing gear position indicating and warning systems
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, service, and repair airframe ice and rain control systems
- Inspect, check, and service smoke and carbon monoxide detection systems
- Inspect, check, and service, troubleshoot, and repair aircraft fire detection and extinguishing systems
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
- Wood Structures
- Aircraft Covering
- Aircraft Finishes
- Sheet Metal and Non-Metallic Structures
- Assembly and Rigging
- Airframe Inspection
- Aircraft Landing Gear Systems
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Power Systems
- Cabin Atmosphere Control Systems
- Aircraft Instrument Systems
- Communication and Navigation Systems
- Aircraft Fuel Systems
- Aircraft Electrical Systems
- Position and warning systems
- Ice and Rain Control Systems
- Fire Protection Systems
Student grades are based on the following items:
- Classroom/lecture assignments 50%
- Written assignments 25%
- Tests 25%
- Final exam 50%
Examinations will be given to ensure the understanding and/or retention of the subject material. An appropriate exam will be given to each student who completes each subject area. A quarter final review exam will be given during the last three days of each quarter. Any other testing or quizzes may be given at the instructor’s discretion. Each student is given only 3 attempts at passing an exam. The first exam attempt must be passed with a 70% or better, 75% or better for the second and 80% on the third attempt. If the student fails to pass any exam with an acceptable score after three attempts the student will be required to surrender all credits, hours, lab projects, and classroom theory for the subject or subjects failed. The final recorded score will be that of the first attempted exam. Missed or failed exams will be given only with prior arrangements with the instructor.
- Performance completing lab/shop assignments 50%
- Quality of work 50%
- Work habits 50%
- Follows instructions.
- Follow safety rules
- Completes assignments in a timely manner.
- Stays productive.
Laboratory performance will be graded at the completion of each practical assignment by observation, oral examination, or written examination. Practical projects must be completed in a timely manner. A minimum passing grade of 80% must be obtained by each student in order to receive a final Letter of Completion from this course.
| Letter Grade | % | Numeric Grade |
|---|---|---|
| A | 97-100 | 3.8-4.0 |
| A- | 93-96 | 3.5-3.7 |
| B+ | 89-92 | 3.2-3.4 |
| B | 85-88 | 2.9-3.1 |
| B- | 81-84 | 2.5-2.8 |
| C+ | 77-80 | 2.2-2.4 |
| C | 73-76 | 1.9-2.1 |
| C- | 69-72 | 1.5-1.8 |
| D+ | 65-68 | 1.2-1.4 |
| D | 61-64 | .9-1.1 |
| D- | 58-60 | .7-.8 |
| F | 0-57 | 0 |
ATTENDANCE:
The AMT courses are offered as scheduled below.
07:30 to 16:00 Monday through Thursday.
A minimum of 400 hours of attendance is mandatory for the completion of the AMT General program at BBCC. Upon successful completion of 1150 hours of instruction (which includes 400 hours of General and 750 hours of Airframe/Powerplant), a certificate of completion is granted and the student is eligible to take the FAA written exams for the Airframe/Powerplant Mechanic certificate.
The Instructor will monitor absenteeism by use of the student time cards. A student enrolled in the AMT program at BBCC will be allowed to miss a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours of class time per quarter. Those students who miss more than 24 hours of class time may be required to reduce their credits for that quarter.
MAKE-UP PROVISIONS
Make-up time must be arranged with the appropriate instructor and will be completed by the student on his/her own time under the instructor's supervision at the end of the quarter. Make-up hours will be documented through the use of time cards, using time clock procedures, and must be signed by the appropriate instructor. Make-up time and projects will be related directly to those areas of instruction missed by the students.
If time missed is due to school closure caused by weather, power outages, or other unforeseen events, the missed time must be made up during scheduled make-up days at the end of the quarter.
When a student is dropped from a class due to excessive absenteeism, failing grades, or not making up missed time in accordance with the above policies, all recorded attendance hours will be forfeited from the class and considered non-transferable if the student repeats the class.