AVMT 1107 - Aviation Fundamentals I

7 Credits Hour(s)
3 Lecture Clock Hour(s)
8 Lab Clock Hour(s)
Credit Summary: (7-3-8-0)

Corequisite(s): AVMT 1207, AVMT 1307

A lecture/laboratory course involving the fundamentals of human factors in aviation maintenance and how to be aware of their effects, mathematics, physics, and aerodynamics and their relationship to aircraft maintenance. The course covers the fundamentals of aircraft drawings, sketches, blueprints, graphs, and charts. Prepares the student for basic flight line duties such as fueling, directing, securing, taxing, and providing fire suppression for airplanes and helicopters. A study in the use of precision measuring tools, the identification of aircraft hardware and materials, nondestructive testing methods, inspection of welded structures, and basic heat-treating processes. The course includes the fabrication, installation, and inspection of flexible and rigid fluid lines. Aviation maintenance courses encourage students to become critical thinkers and lifelong learners and promote upgrading of skills for advancement in their selected profession.

CIP Code: 47.0608