Pathway Description

Students will complete what is considered the first phase of aviation training leading to a commercial pilot license. They will gain technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate aircraft flight systems and controls, flight crew operations and procedures, radio communications, navigation procedures and systems, airways safety and traffic regulations, and governmental rules and regulations pertaining to piloting aircraft.

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Suggested Course Progression

Course Descriptions

Introduction to Aerospace & Aviation

This core aerospace and aviation course provides the foundation for all flight and aviation pathways. Students will gain an appreciation for the similarities and differences between aviation and aerospace. Students will also gain a historical perspective starting from the earliest flying machines to the wide variety of modern aircraft and the integral role they play in making today’s world work. Students will learn about the history and impact of space exploration and have opportunities to build and fly historical and contemporary aircraft and spacecraft designs. Students will also begin to drill down into the various sectors of aviation and the parts that make up the aviation and aerospace ecosystem. They will discover how advances in aviation created a need for regulation and will learn about the promulgation of civil aviation oversight.

Aviation I

This course will introduce students to basic aircraft structures and their major components, principles of flight, and the fundamental physical laws affecting flight. Students will learn about basic aerodynamics and forces that act on aircraft in flight. This course will provide students with a foundational understanding of basic physics concepts related to flight. Design characteristics will be covered, including concepts surrounding aircraft stability, controllability, and the effect of weight and balance on flight performance. The course will cover primary and secondary flight control systems. It also covers the different types of power plants and how they support the operation of the aircraft. Students will learn about several different types of fuel systems and gain an understanding of the critical components of aircraft electrical systems. Finally, students will learn about various systems that drive flight instruments and how those flight instruments operate

Aviation II

This course prepares students for flight training and aircraft operations. Students will gain knowledge and skills in airport systems, air traffic control procedures, aviation weather, air navigation, radio communication procedures, and Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR’s). This course covers the history of aviation law, federal regulation of air transportation and the role of state and federal government in aviation law including functions of the Federal Aviation Administration. Students will become familiar with aircraft power plants, principles of flight, aircraft systems/instruments, and science of weather.