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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing or Permission of instructor This course examines techniques and procedures for investigating aircraft accidents/incidents and report writing. Areas of emphasis are operations, air traffic control, meteorology, witnesses, human factors, cockpit voice recorders, structures, power plants, systems, performance, maintenance records, and flight data recorders.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing The history, development, and strategies of prevention and response to aviation security issues are studied in this course. This includes airport, air carrier, cargo, general aviation, and in-flight security challenges, security assessments, and anti-terrorism strategies. The history of air terrorism is addressed, focusing on terrorist tactics and governmental response before and after 9/11/2001.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: AES 1100, AES 3530 and At least junior standing Performance of jet- and propeller-powered aircraft is examined. Flight profiles are studied, with emphasis on aircraft capabilities, limitations, and determination of speeds, power, or thrust settings for various conditions of flight. Weight and balance performance charts are reviewed.
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5.00 Credits
3 (2 + 2) Prerequisite: AES 1400, AES 1800, AES 2200;or permission of instructor This course introduces advanced air traffic control topics in the areas of the National Airspace System; ATC teamwork; FAA Orders, Manuals, Letters of Agreement and Standard Operating Procedures; seperation standards; airspace; flight principles and rules; navigation; charts; approaches; emergencies; search and rescue; weather principles and reporting; ATC communications; clearances; and strip marking. Students will reinforce learning using ATC simulation.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing or Permission of instructor This course introduces airport planning, management, and operations concepts. Topics covered include air traffic, forecasting, sources of revenues and expenses, management of revenue- producing facilities, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations dealing with airport operations and security. Current problems with environmental impact, land use planning and control, airport capacity and delay, public relations, airport finance, airport privatization, liability, and economic impact are introduced.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing and AES 4200; or Permission of instructor This is an advanced course in airport planning, management, and operation. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to apply fundamental management theory to airports; determine airport capacity and assess the potential for delays; evaluate airport environmental impacts; and identify components of the National Airspace System and its relationship to airports. They will be able to apply financial management and accounting techniques to airport finances, set airport fees, rates and charges, and understand the process for obtaining capital funding for airport improvements. Evaluation and use of airport master plans, state airport systems plans, and airport layout plans are covered. Basic principles of terminal design and operations, Part 139 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, airport security and basic airport emergency response procedures are included. Successful completion of the course prepares the student for the Certified Member (C.M.) of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) examination.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Senior standing or Permission of instructor This course is a study of the general aviation service industry (fixed-base operators and specialized aviation service operators). The course includes lectures on the history and evolution of the general aviation service industry, management functions, marketing, finance, human resources, operations, and safety.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: At least junior standing This course is an overview of the air cargo industry, including the history of development; air shipment economics; review of legislation and regulatory agency trends; cargo aircraft now in use; air freight forwarding; and current air-freight terminal operations problems.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: Student must be an aviation and aerospace science major with At least junior standing and will be preapproved by the department for enrollment in the course The preapproval process includes submitting an application to the department by September 30 before the spring semester in which he/she wants to enroll. Students taking this course will be required to attend the University Aviation Association's annual seminar held in January in Washington, D.C. before the start of the spring semester and to participate in six pre-trip meetings in the fall semester prior to the seminar. At this seminar, students and faculty from member institutions will meet to discuss current national aviation issues and investigate the politics and ongoing governmental processes established to deal with these issues. The focus of the pre-trip meetings will be a study of the aviation issues to be evaluated and the background needed to understand the politics involved. While at the seminar, students will be required to interview key aviation and government officials, gather data, and learn about the policy-making process. During the spring semester, each participant will prepare a comprehensive research paper as a final project to demonstrate the lessons learned.
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5.00 Credits
3 (3 + 0) Prerequisite: AES 1100 and At least junior standing This course is a follow-up to the navigation portion of AES 1100. It reviews geographic coordinate systems, and aircraft position determination, and further develops navigation systems available to modern aviation. A survey study is conducted of all long-range navigation systems to include FMS, EFIS, INS, and GPS. Finally, electronic instrumentation, navigation, and flight management systems are discussed.
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