PHYS 115 - Flight and Aviation

Institution:

Keystone College

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Description:

Studies the basic principles of navigation, weather patterns, air traffic control, and aircraft operations. Prepares the student to pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) written examination, a requirement for the private pilot certificate. Topics of study include Newton's laws of motion involving force, weight, acceleration, velocity, vectors and their resolution; Bernoulli's principle applied to gravity, lift, thrust, and drag of aerodynamic surfaces; modes of navigation, including visual and radio/radar; and meteorology, including pressure systems, lapse rates, frontal systems, types of precipitation, weather maps, and forecastin g Spring, 3 hours lecture and discussion, 3 credits.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.keystone.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 945-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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