Part 65 Airframe and Powerplant Certification Prep

Students will cover maintenance fundamentals such as Federal Aviation Regulations, aviation math, aircraft drawings, and basic electricity. Students will increase their knowledge and hands-on competencies by performing inspections, functional checks, and adjustments on a multitude of airframe and powerplant systems; and will also gain specialized skills in aircraft structural repair. This 64-hour noncredit course addresses general aviation information for experienced aircraft mechanics that possess Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization for certification and seek to close gaps in their knowledge in preparation for their Certification Exam. 

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate hands-on general mechanic proficiencies in the areas of federal aviation regulations, fluid lines and fittings, materials and processes, aircraft drawings, aviation math, basic physics, weight and balance, and basic electricity.
2. Demonstrate hands-on airframe mechanic proficiencies in the areas of structural repair, landing gear, hydraulics and pneumatics, fire protection, ice and rain control, cabin atmospheric control, fuel, communication and navigation, aircraft instruments, rigging, aircraft electrical, and position and warning systems.
3. Demonstrate hands-on powerplant mechanic proficiencies on turbine and reciprocating engines, and propellers.