Course Overview
This course is designed to familiarize students with flight controls and fixed surfaces, and the processes of inspecting and adjusting them to ensure correct aircraft performance.
Prerequisite(s)
- All term 1, 2 and 3 courses
Credits
6.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify types of flight controls and explain features and functions of flight control systems
- Explain flight control system and components
- Explain servo powered flight control system and components
- Explain cables, fittings, and repair of associated rigging hardware
- Explain the purpose and principals of flight control artificial feel/feedback systems
- Describe internal and external control and gust locks
- Describe electrically controlled trim systems for fixed wing flight control systems
- Explain fixed wing hydraulic boosted controls
- Explain inspection procedures for flight controls
- Perform inspection of cable and control rod type flight control system
- Identify damage prone areas
- Explain incident, symmetry checks, and adjustments
- Explain the systems which modify flight control travel due to altitude, velocity, or other factors (e.g. Rudder travel limitation, aileron lockout, and lift dump)
- Perform rigging of cable operated primary flight control system
- Perform a cable repair
- Describe aircraft leveling procedures and reasons for leveling
- Describe cable adjustment procedures
- Describe safety procedures to be followed when rigging aircraft
Effective as of Winter 2023
Related Programs
Aircraft Rigging (AVAM 3420) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Transportation
- Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Category 'M' (Maintenance)
Diploma Full-time
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