23 courses with the subject AVT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AVT 100Discover Aviation, Experimental3
3 Lecture Hours Description This course is designed to introduce aviation to the novice student. Students will learn the origins of aviation through present day and into the future. Students will be provided an overview of each major course comprising the Aviation Technology program. Subject matter pertaining to airspace, navigation, meteorology, aerodynamics, safety, legal, systems and cross-country planning will be introduced. In-class learning will be reinforced using Redbird Advanced Aviation Training Devices, with simulator hours interspersed throughout the semester. The course will conclude with discussions regarding vocations in aviation such as commercial pilots, air traffic controllers, aviation management personnel and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle pilots. New students will have the opportunity to experience aviation prior to deciding their career choice. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description This course is a study of weather, meteorological charts and reports for safe aircraft flight. Students utilize all available current and forecasted weather data including reporting data to promote safe flight. The impact of various weather phenomena including but not limited to the effects of air pressure, temperature, moisture, fronts, thunderstorms, hazardous weather conditions and related meteorological phenomena on flight are studied. Learning Outcomes
3 Lecture Hours Description In this course students study air navigation by beginning with a review of pilotage and dead reckoning and continuing through the use of available radio guidance systems, flight directors, on-board radar, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Area Navigation (RNAV), Lateral Navigation (LNAV), Vertical Navigation (VNAV) and Flight Management System (FMS). Both New Generation and analog systems are studied. Plotters, navigation computers, sectional and en route charts and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications and manuals are explored. Learning Outcomes
