UPAC FORM #2 (Page 1)
COURSE IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
REVISED IMPLEMENTATION DATE:
COURSE TO BE REVIEWED:
(Four years after UPAC final approval date)
September 2000
May 2006
December 2009
OFFICIAL COURSE OUTLINE INFORMATION
Students are advised to keep course outlines in personal files for future use.
Shaded headings are subject to change at the discretion of the department and the material will vary
- see course syllabus available from instructor
FACULTY/DEPARTMENT:
AV 405
COURSE NAME/NUMBER
Aviation
AV 450
FORMER COURSE NUMBER
Advanced Jet Transport Systems and Performance
COURSE DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
3
UCFV CREDITS
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This course provides students with an appreciation for modern transport aircraft systems and performance: this includes
understanding how electronic control and navigation systems work, their normal operation as well as their limitations; it
includes becoming aware of the role, the operation and the limitations of automation in aircraft; further, it also includes
increasing the student’s understanding of large aircraft systems and advancing the ability to determine performance
information of large aircraft.
PREREQUISITES:
COREQUISITES:
AV 402
AV 415
SERVICE COURSE TO:
SYNONYMOUS COURSE(S)
(a)
Replaces:
(Course #)
(b)
Cannot take:
(Course #)
TOTAL HOURS PER TERM:
STRUCTURE OF HOURS:
Lectures:
52
Seminar:
Laboratory:
Field Experience:
Student Directed Learning:
Other (Specify):
(Department/Program)
for further credit.
(Department/Program)
52
Hrs
Hrs
Hrs
Hrs
Hrs
Hrs
TRAINING DAY-BASED INSTRUCTION
LENGTH OF COURSE:
HOURS PER DAY:
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT:
EXPECTED FREQUENCY OF COURSE OFFERINGS:
WILL TRANSFER CREDIT BE REQUESTED? (lower-level courses only)
WILL TRANSFER CREDIT BE REQUESTED? (upper-level requested by department)
TRANSFER CREDIT EXISTS IN BCCAT TRANSFER GUIDE:
30
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
AUTHORIZATION SIGNATURES:
Course Designer(s):
Chairperson:
(Curriculum Committee)
Department Head:
Dean:
UPAC Approval in Principle Date:
UPAC Final Approval Date:
December 14, 2005
AV 405
COURSE NAME/NUMBER
UPAC FORM #2 (Page 2)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES / GOALS / OUTCOMES / LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able:
1. To understand the basic operating principles of advanced navigation equipment including GNSS, INS & IRS.
2. To be able to describe the basics of operating a Flight Management System.
3. To appreciate that advanced navigation systems have limitations.
4. To describe the basic principles of operation of weather radar systems, and to appreciate the utility of the information derived
from a weather radar.
5. To understand the utility and the advantages of electronic display of flight and systems information.
6. To be appreciate changes that are occuring in the way pilots and other communicate.
7. To describe the direction that air traffic management is moving in - leading eventually to free flight.
8. To understand some of the philosophies that underlie the design of electronic control systems of two aircraft manufacturers.
9. To describe some of the capabilities of modern automation including auto throttle and auto land.
10. To understand why "automation induced complacency" is common, and what steps may be taken to prevent it.
11. To appreciate the difficulties that arise in the human-machine interface and to be able to mitigate them as much as pilots are
able.
12. To describe some new directions in automation design to try to avoid some of the human factors problems that have been
arising.
13. To describe the operation of aircraft systems on large transport category aircraft.
14. To predict performance and perform flight planning for all of the phases of flight for a number of large transport category
aircraft.
METHODS:
Classroom instruction, classroom discussions, practical learner exercises, learner projects, quizzes and tests.
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT RECOGNITION (PLAR):
Credit can be awarded for this course through PLAR (Please check:)
Yes
METHODS OF OBTAINING PLAR:
TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCES, MATERIALS:
[Textbook selection varies by instructor. An example of texts for this course might be:]
Turbine Pilots Flight Manual
Brown and Holt
Iowa State University Press, 1995
Coastal Pacific Aviation 450 Manual
SUPPLIES / MATERIALS:
None
STUDENT EVALUATION:
[An example of student evaluation for this course might be:]
Letter Grade System based upon:
Attendance and class participation
Quizzes
Tests
Midterm
Final Exam
5%
10%
25%
25%
35%
Total
100%
COURSE CONTENT:
[Course content varies by instructor. An example of course content might be:]
Purposes of Automation
No
Navigation in Three Dimensions
Flight Management Systems
Introduction to VNAV
Weather Avoidance Systems
Flight Control Systems and Recorders
EFIS (Electronic Flight Information System), EICAS, Air Data Computer, IRS, and GPS
TCAS, GPWS and Enhanced Vision
Communications and Digital Data Links
Free Flight - CNS/ATM
Boeing Automation and Flight Control
Introduction to Airbus A320
Perspectives on Cockpit Automation
Certification Requirements of Transport Category Aircraft
Aircraft Systems
Factors Affecting Aeroplane Performance
Specific Aircraft Performance and Flight Planning Charts