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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Fall semester. 1 semester hour. Introduces students to the aviation curriculum and the liberal arts core curriculum as a foundation for personal growth and development. Investigates aviation career options with an emphasis on the necessary knowledge, skills, and attributes of an aviation professional. Introduces aviation safety and human factor issues. Learning activities include professional reading and writing.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, spring, and summer semesters. 4 semester hours. Prepares the student for the FAA private pilot knowledge examination. The student is introduced to the principles of aerodynamics, aircraft systems and performance, meteorology and aviation weather data, aviation physiology, navigation, flight planning, and aviation decision-making. Corequisite: AVS153.
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3.00 Credits
Spring semester. 3 semester hours. Provides a detailed knowledge of the environmental factors critical to safe flight operations. The course covers weather systems, upper-air characteristics, flight hazards, weather-related topics in flight safety, meteorological flight planning, use of weather information systems, and the reports and charts used for aviation weather reporting and forecasting.
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2.00 Credits
Fall, spring, and summer semesters. 2 semester hours. EL. Students complete all three stages of the Private pilot flight syllabus. This course includes dual and solo flight and covers pre-flight preparation, aircraft operation procedures, proper aircraft flight control, air and ground safety, flight maneuvers, air traffic control procedures and communication, and VFR navigation. This course prepares students for the FAA private pilot oral and flight examinations. The FAA private pilot certificate must be completed to fulfill course requirements. Corequisite: AVS101.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, spring, and summer semesters. 1 semester hour. This course is for students majoring in aviation management who do not want to earn a private pilot certificate. The course provides students approximately five hours of dual flight instruction designed to provide an understanding of the theory of flight and factors basic to flight operations, including meteorology, air traffic control, and navigation. Corequisite: AVS101.
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1.00 Credits
Fall and spring semesters. 1 semester hour. Students train for and participate in intercollegiate flight competition as a member of the Rocky Mountain College Flight Team. Additional fee required during semesters in which the team travels to competition.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and spring semesters 3 semester hours. This course prepares students for the FAA instrument rating knowledge examination, providing an in-depth study of flight instruments, physiology of flight, aviation weather reports and forecasting, radio navigation, IFR departure, en route and arrival procedures, IFR flight planning, and emergency procedures. Prerequisites: AVS101, AVS153; or permission of the director of aviation. Corequisite: AVS253.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and spring semesters 3 semester hours. This course prepares students for the FAA commercial pilot knowledge examination, covering meteorology, airspace, pilotage, aviation physiology, advanced aerodynamics, commercial flight maneuvers, aircraft stability and performance, flight in complex aircraft, flight management and emergency procedures, and regulations related to commercial flight operations. Prerequisites: AVS201, AVS270; or permission of the director of aviation. Corequisite: AVS272.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester. 3 semester hours. This course provides a detailed study of the science of air traffic control for professional pilots and aviation managers. Topics include the national airspace system, air traffic control, navigation aids, communications and operations procedures, airport traffic control, radar operations, and ATC facility management. Prerequisite: AVS101.
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1.00 Credits
Fall and spring semesters. 1 semester hour. Students complete hands-on global positioning system and glass cockpit training using software in the classroom and hardware in flight training devices in order to integrate and apply these systems in instrument flight. Prerequisites: AVS101, AVS153. Corequisite: AVS201 and AVS253.
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