Course Overview
A course designed to familiarize you with the operation of electrical and electronic systems in aircraft. Activities focus on installation, inspection, and operation ofelectronic communication, navigation, flight control and data recording systems. The last unit covers the numbering systems, format and general content of Transport Canada CAR STD 566.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
6.0
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the difference between analog and digital systems.
- Explain number systems.
- Describe logic gates and their electrical equivalents.
- Describe Boolean equations.
- Describe digital displays.
- Describe system testing and troubleshooting.
- Describe characteristics and applications of integrated circuits.
- Describe functions of computer operations.
- Determine digital outputs of a logic circuit for given inputs.
- Explain audio and communications systems.
- Explain IFR versus VFR operations.
- Explain frequency spectrum.
- Explain the operation of passenger entertainment systems.
- Explain maximum power transfer theorems.
- Explain radio principles.
- Explain radio communication systems.
- Explain Selcal.
- Explain video displays.
- Explain ELTs.
- Inspect ELT and simulate a test.
- Explain Satellite communication systems.
- Perform operational check and inspection of a COM T/R system and one NAV system.
- Explain radio navigation systems.
- Explain avionics troubleshooting.
- Perform inspection and troubleshoot an antenna system.
- Explain flight assistance systems.
- Explain health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS).
- Locate components, inspect and perform an operational check of flight control systems.
- Explain avionics system installation.
- Explain testing and operation of avionics systems.
- Use a multimeter to troubleshoot avionics wiring interconnection faults.
- Perform removal and replacement of an avionics LRU or component.
- Explain avionics maintenance inspections.
- Explain procedures to inspect and operational test avionics and autopilot systems.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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