AT 135

 

COMMERCIAL PILOT GROUND SCHOOL

3 Units

 

Aviation and Transportation 135 prepares students for the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Pilot Knowledge Examination. Topics addressed include: advanced aerodynamics, advanced aircraft weight and balance computations, advanced meteorology, advanced aerospace physiology; operation of complex and high-performance aircraft including use of constant-speed propellers, retractable landing gear, anti-icing/de-icing, oxygen, and cabin pressurization systems; Federal Aviation Regulations Parts 61, 91, and 135; maximum performance takeoffs and landings, steep turns, chandelles, lazy eights, and eights on pylons. Lecture 3 hours.

 

Prerequisite: Aviation and Transportation 120 or equivalent.