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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AVIT 228 - Aircraft Instruments and Avionics
PREREQUISITES: AVIT 144 - Aircraft Electricity and AVIT 146 - Aviation Regulations
PROGRAM: Aviation Maintenance Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2013
This course covers the inspection, troubleshooting, and servicing of avionics and aircraft instruments installed in both general aviation and transport category aircraft. Included are basic theory of operation and the regulations pertaining to maintenance of instruments and avionics.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair electronic flight instrument systems and both mechanical and electrical heading, speed, altitude, temperature, pressure, and position indicating systems to include the use of built-in test equipment.
- Install instruments and perform a static pressure system leak test.
- Inspect, check, and troubleshoot autopilot, servos and approach coupling systems.
- Inspect, check, and service aircraft electronic communication and navigation systems, including VHF passenger address interphones and static discharge devices, aircraft VOR, ILS, LORAN, Radar beacon transponders, flight management computers, and GPWS.
- Inspect and repair antenna and electronic equipment installations.
- Inspect, check, and service speed and configuration warning systems, electrical brake controls, and anti-skid systems.
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, and service landing gear position indicating and warning systems.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Aircraft instrument systems
- Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair electrical flight instrument systems.
- Install instruments and perform a static pressure system leak test.
- Communication and navigation systems
- Inspect, check, and troubleshoot autopilot, servos and approach.
- Inspect, check, and service aircraft electronic communication and navigation systems.
- Inspect and repair antenna and electronic equipment installations.
- Inspect, check, and service speed and configuration warning systems, electrical brake controls, and anti-skid systems.
- Inspect, check, troubleshoot, and service landing gear position indicating and warning systems.
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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