AVT 1124 Private Pilot Flight Lab - Airplane Single Engine
Prepares students with the aeronautical knowledge, skill and experience necessary to meet the requirements for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot Certificate with an Airplane Category and Single Engine Land Class Rating. The course is conducted under 14 CFR Part 61. Topics include familiarization with the training aircraft, flight maneuvers, maximum performance takeoff and landing procedures, attitude control by instrument reference, solo flight, night flying, cross country operations and navigation procedures. Course Performance Standards require 50 hours of flight time and 100% completion of the course syllabus requirements. Additional fees including a course fee, a flight lab fee as well as other out-of-pocket expenses apply. Contact the Department for the current listing of these fees and expenses. Six lab hours per week. Students must be available to fly additional training flight lessons or make-up lessons at times outside of the scheduled lab hours.
Division: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Department: Aviation Technology
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: No
Prereqs: NONE AND Approval of Department
Outcomes
- Demonstrate basic flight maneuvers and the ability to maintain specific flight attitudes and ground tracks associated with an aircraft in the flight environment.
- Plan and conduct day and night cross country flights using pilotage, dead reckoning, and radio navigation.
- Demonstrate maximum performance takeoff and landing procedures.
Credit Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 6