General Aviation PilotRequirements

Prepares student for the Private Pilot Airplane, Single-Engine Land FAA Knowledge Exam. Four credits.

Focuses on flight training in preparation for the Private Pilot Airplane, Single-Engine, Land FAA Practical Test, and completing requirements for the Private Pilot Certificate.  Four credits.

Focuses on the history of the Air Traffic Control System, including its structure, function, and operation. Also includes radar operations and the future of the National Airspace System. Three credits.

Focuses on recognition, interpretation and evaluation of atmospheric weather as it relates to and affects aviation. Four credits.

Focuses on the Global Positioning System and its uses in aviation. One credit.

Focuses on preparation for the FAA Instrument Rating Knowledge Exam. Four credits.

Focuses on flight training in preparation for the Instrument Rating, Single Engine Airplane FAA Practical Test, and completing requirements for the Instrument Rating. Differential tuition rates apply.  Four credits.

Develops the skills necessary to operate in IFR conditions, using a single-engine flight trainer. Four credits.

Prepares the student for the Commercial Pilot Airplane, Single-Engine, Land FAA Knowledge Exam. Two credits.

This course is the first of a two-part sequence of flight training in preparation for the Commercial Pilot Certificate, Airplane, Single Engine Land FAA Practical Test. Consists of the cross country aeronautical experience required for the Commercial Certificate. Three credits.

Continuation of flight training in preparation for the Commercial Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land FAA Practical Test, completing requirements for the Commercial Pilot Certificate. Four credits.

Focuses on initial orientation to the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam), introduces the concept of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and provides insight to the management of aviation safety programs. Two credits.

Emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. May be taken concurrently with CCR 094. Three credits.

Focuses on a variety of functions and the exploration of their graphs. Topics include: equations and inequalities, operations on functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, linear and non-linear systems, and an introduction to conic sections. This course provides essential skills for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) pathways. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-MA1 category. Course readiness is determined by review of high school transcripts, assessment, and/or meeting with an Aims Academic Advisor. Four credits.

Focuses on mechanics, heat, properties of matter, electricity and magnetism, light and modern physics. Incorporates laboratory experience. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC1 category. PHY 105 cannot be applied towards the A.S. degree. Four credits.

Introduces and emphasizes proper usage of phraseology and flight progress strip preparation in the air traffic control system. Two credits.

Introduces and develops flight control and piloting techniques for common UAS platforms. Students will learn and demonstrate maneuvers, procedures, and best practices for safe UAS operation on fixed wing and rotary wing unmanned aircraft systems (drones).  Three credits.

Focuses on classroom instruction covering human factors/crew resource management (CRM)/single pilot resource management (SRM). Specific topics include aeronautical decision making(ADM), situational awareness, crew coordination, communication, human error, fatigue, fitness, attitudes, training devices, controls, and workload management. Students will learn about and identify human performances that affect aviation in both crew and single pilot environments. One credit.

Prepares the student for the FAA Practical Test for Private or Commercial Pilot, Airplane Multi-Engine Land.  One credit.

Focuses on flight training in preparation for the Airplane, Multi-Engine Rating and completing requirements for this Rating.  One credit.

Develops the skills necessary to operate in a single-pilot flight environment in IFR conditions, using a multi-engine aircraft flight trainer. Differential tuition rates apply. Two credits.

Focuses on cross-country flight in multi-engine aircraft. Flights will be conducted to and from high-traffic airports with approach control and tower facilities. All flights will be conducted under instrument flight rules. Differential tuition rates apply. Two credits.

Focuses on preparation for the FAA Fundamentals of Instructing Knowledge Exam. Two credits.

Focuses on preparation for the FAA Flight Instructor Airplane Knowledge Exam. Two credits.

Focuses on flight training in preparation for the Flight Instructor Airplane, Single-Engine Land FAA Practical Test, completing requirements for the Flight Instructor Certificate. One credit.

Focuses on basic transport-category aircraft systems.  Three credits.

Focuses on flight training in preparation to receive the Tail-Wheel Endorsement from a Certificated Flight Instructor. Differential tuition rates apply. One credit.