SRJC Course Outlines

3/29/2024 6:28:42 AMAERO 52 Course Outline as of Spring 2011

Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  AERO 52Title:  COMMERCIAL PILOT GRD SCH  
Full Title:  Commercial Pilot Ground School Course
Last Reviewed:5/14/2007

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled017 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 141 approved course. Review of airports, airspace, flight information, and meteorology, as well as airplane performance, VFR (visual flight rules) cross-country planning, and navigation. Also covers aviation physiology, aeronautical decision making, and the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) applicable to commercial pilot operations. The student will obtain the necessary aeronautical knowledge and meet the prerequisites specified in FAR Part 61 and PART 141 for a commercial pilot airmen knowledge test.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of AERO 50 or equivalent or possession of private pilot certificate.


Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Review of airports, airspace, flight information, and meteorology, well as airplane performance, VFR cross-country planning, and navigation. Students gain necessary aeronautical knowledge and meet prerequisites specified in Federal Aviation Regulations FAR) Part 61 and PART 141 for a commerical pilot airmen knowledge test.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:Completion of AERO 50 or equivalent or possession of private pilot certificate.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
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Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Discuss the airport environment, airspace, and flight information
including collision avoidance and runway incursion avoidance.
2. Review and interpret weather patterns and hazards related to flight
operations, the information contained in printed weather reports and
forecasts and graphic weather products, as well as sources of weather
information.
3. Review and interpret aeronautical charts for operations under VFR.
4. Demonstrate understanding of pilotage and dead reckoning methods for
cross-country VFR flight.
5. Describe the common physiological factors affecting day and night
flight operations and their adverse effects.
6. Discuss human factors concepts and crew resource management principles
and their effect on flight safety.
7. Demonstrate understanding of the FARs related specifically to
commercial pilot operations and of NTSB Part 830.
8. Explain the operation of complex aircraft systems, how to predict
aircraft performance, and advanced aerodynamics appropriate to complex
airplanes.
9. Describe the commercial decision making process and how to perform the
flight maneuvers required for commercial pilot certification.

Topics and Scope
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STAGE IV (Continuation of textbook topics covered in AERO 51)
Ground Lesson 28: Airports, Airspace and Flight Information
  A. Airports, Airspace and Flight Information
     1. Runway and taxiway markings
     2. Runway incursion avoidance
     3. Land and hold short operations (LAHSO)
     4. Lighting systems
     5. Airspace
     6. Flight information
  B. Meteorology
     1. Weather factors
     2. Weather hazards
     3. Printed reports and forecasts
     4. Graphic weather products
     5. Sources of weather information
  C. Aeronautical charts
     1. Sectional charts
     2. VFR (visual flight rules) terminal area charts
     3. World aeronautical charts
     4. Longitude and latitude
     5. Airport data
     6. Navigation guides
     7. Airspace
     8. Obstructions
     9. Topographical information
Ground Lesson 29: Pilotage and Dead Reckoning Methods for VFR Cross
                 Country
  A. Pilotage
  B. Selecting checkpoints
  C. Following a route
  D. Orientation
  E. Dead reckoning
  F. Navigation plotter
  G. Flight planning
  H. Navigation log
  I. Flight plan
  J. Position reports
  K. Flying over hazardous terrain
Ground Lesson 30 and Ground Lesson 31: Advanced Human Factors Concepts
  A. Aviation physiology
    1. The eye
    2. Night vision
    3. Night scanning
    4. Visual illusions
    5. Autokinesis
    6. Landing illusions
    7. Flicker vertigo
    8. Disorientation
    9. Illusions leading to disorientation
    10. Motion sickness
    11. Respiration
    12. Hypoxia
    13. Prevention of hypoxia
    14. Hyperventilation
    15. Decompression sickness
    16. Alcohol, drugs, and performance
  B. Aeronautical decision making and judgment
    1. Aeronautical decision making
    2. Crew resource management
    3. Decision-making process
    4. Pilot-in-command responsibility
    5. Hazardous altitudes
    6. Communication
    7. Resource use
    8. Workload management
    9. Situational awareness
III. Ground Lesson 32: Commercial FARs
  A. FAR 1
  B. FAR 61
  C. FAR 91
  D. FAR 119
  E. NTSB Part 830
Ground Lesson 33: STAGE IV EXAM
  A. Airports, Airspace and Flight Information
  B. Meteorology
  C. Aeronautical charts
  D. Pilotage and dead reckoning
  E. Aviation physiology
  F. Aeronautical decision making and judgment
  G. Commercial FARs and NTSB Part 830
STAGE V
Ground Lesson 34: High Performance Power Plants
  A. High Performance Power Plants
     1. Fuel injection systems
     2. Starting procedures
     3. Normal starts
     4. Hot starts
     5. Flooded starts
     6. Engine monitoring
     7. Exhaust gas temperature gauge
     8. Cylinder head temperature gauge
     9. Abnormal combustion
     10. Inducing icing
  B. Turbocharging
     1. Turbocharging principles
     2. System operation
     3. High altitude performance
  C. Constant-speed propellers
     1. Propeller principles
     2. Constant-speed propeller operation
     3. Power controls
Ground Lesson 35: Environmental and Ice Control Systems
  A. Oxygen systems
    1. Continuous-flow
    2. Diluter-demand
    3. Pressure-demand
    4. Oxygen storage
    5. Oxygen servicing
  B. Cabin pressurization
    1. Operating principles
    2. Pressurization principles
    3. Pressurization components
    4. Pressurization emergencies
  C. Ice control systems
    1. Airfoil ice control
    2. Windshield ice control
    3. Propeller ice control
    4. Other ice control systems
Ground Lesson 36: Retractable Landing Gear
  A. Landing gear systems
  B. Gear system safety
  C. Airspeed limitations
  D. Operating Procedures
  E. Gear system malfunctions
  F. Emergency gear extension
Ground Lesson 37: Advanced Aerodynamics
 A. Four forces of flight
    1. Lift
    2. Lift equation
    3. Controlling lift
    4. High lift devices
    5. Drag
    6. Induced drag
    7. Parasitic drag
    8. Ground effect
    9. Thrust
    10. Weight and load factor
    11. V-g diagram
  B. Aircraft stability
    1. Static
    2. Dynamic
    3. Longitudinal stability
    4. Lateral stability
    5. Directional stability
  C. Aerodynamics and flight
    1. Straight-and-level flight
    2. Climbs
    3. Glides
    4. Turns
    5. Stall and spin awareness
    6. Stall causes and types
    7. Stall recognition and recovery
    8. Spin causes and phases
    9. Spin recovery
Ground Lesson 38: Predicting Airplane Performance
  A. Factors affecting performance
    1. Density altitude
    2. Surface winds
    3. Weight
    4. Runway conditions
  B. The Pilots Operating Handbook
    1. Performance charts
    2. Takeoff charts
    3. Climb performance charts
    4. Cruise performance charts
    5. Descent charts
    6. Landing distance charts
    7. Glide distance
    8. Stall speeds
Ground Lesson 39: Controlling Weight and Balance
  A. Weight and balance limitations
  B. Center of gravity limits
  C. Weight and balance documents
  D. Weight and balance computations
  E. Weight and balance condition checks
  F. Computation method
  G. Graph method
  H. Table method
  I. Weight shift computations
Ground Lesson 40: Maximum Performance Takeoffs and Landings
  A. Soft field
     1. Takeoff and climb
     2. Description/procedure
     3. Approach and landing
  B. Short field
     1. Takeoff and maximum performance climb
     2. Description/procedure
     3. Approach and landing
     4. Combined procedures
Ground Lesson 41: Steep Turns and Chandelles
  A. Steep turns
     1. Steep turns
     2. Description/procedures
  B. Chandelles
     1. Chandelles
     2. Description/procedures
Ground Lesson 42: Commercial Flight Maneuvers
  A. Lazy eights
     1. Lazy eights
     2. Description/procedure
  B. Eights-on pylons
     1. Eights-on-pylons
     2. Description/procedure
  C. Steep spirals
     1. Steep spirals
     2. Description/procedure
  D. Power-off 180³ accuracy approach and landing
     1. Power-off 180³ accuracy approach and landing
     2. Description/procedure
Ground Lesson 43: Emergency Procedures
  A. Emergency descent
  B. Emergency approach and landing
  C. In-flight fire
  D. Partial power loss
  E. Door opening in flight
  F. Asymmetrical flap extension
  G. Emergency equipment and survival gear
Ground Lesson 44:  Commercial Decision Making
  A. Commercial operations
  B. Applying the decision making process
  C. Crew resource management
  D. Hazardous altitudes
  E. Crew relationships
  F. Communication
  G. Barriers to effective communication
  H. Resource use
  I. Internal and external resources
  J. Workload management
  K. Planning and preparation
  L. Prioritizing
  M. Situational awareness
  N. Controlled flight into terrain
Ground Lesson 45: STAGE V EXAM
  A. High Performance Power Plants
  B. Environmental and Ice Control Systems
  C. Retractable Landing Gear
  D. Advanced Aerodynamics
  E. Predicting Airplane Performance
  F. Controlling Weight and Balance
  G. Commercial Flight Maneuvers
  H. Emergency Procedures
  I. Commercial Decision Making
Ground Lesson 46: END-OF-COURSE EXAM

Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading, approximately 15- 25 pages.
2. Homework assignments: reviewing graphs, charts, printed reports and
forecasts, graphics; Commercial Pilot (Airplane) Exercises in the FAR/AIM
Textbooks/Manuals; complete chapter questions.
3. STAGE IV and STAGE V exams.
4. End-of-course exam. (Student must achieve a score of 70% or better to
obtain FAA endorsement to qualify to take the required FAA aeronautical
knowledge test.)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
5 - 10%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
80 - 90%
Multiple choice, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
5 - 10%
Attendance and participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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U.S. Govt. Publications current year:  Aeronautical Information Manual,
FARs (Federal Aviation Regulations).
Instrument Commercial Syllabus, Jeppessen Sanderson, current year.
Guided Flight Discovery Instrument Commercial textbook, by Jeppessen
Sanderson Training Products, Jeppessen Sanderson, current year.
Commercial Pilot FAA Airmen Knowledge Test Guide, Jeppessen Sanderson,
current year.

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