Kilroy's College

Kilroy's College

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Avionics course

Course Contents

Remember, you can complete this Avionics course within 12 months of enrolling. So take your first step by contacting us today !

Talk to me

The Black Boxes

Stormy Weather

Evasive Action

Fortune Telling

Final Test


Detailed Content

Smart Chips and the Flying Machine

  • Historical Background
  • New Electronic Technology
  • Aircraft Structure and Overview
  • Basic Aircraft Aerodynomics

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Talk to me

  • The Development of Radio
  • Aircraft Radio Systems
  • Radio Frequency Waves
  • Very High Frequency Radio (VHF)
  • High Frequency Radio (HF)

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Air Traffic Control (ATC)

  • Historical Background
  • Ground Air Traffic Control Systems
  • ATC Ground Primary Radar System
  • Aircraft ATC Equipment Description
  • Aircraft ATC Equipment Location
  • Transponder Transmitter-Receiver Operation
  • Mode 'S' Aircraft Transponder
  • Bird Strikes - An ATC Problem Reviewed

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The Black Boxes

  • Voice Recorder System
  • Flight Recorder System
  • Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) System
  • New Developments in Safety Sytems

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Stormy Weather

  • Historical Background
  • Aircraft Weather Radar System
  • Aircraft Weather Radar System Components
  • Aircraft Weather Radar System Operations
  • Aircraft Weather Radar Systems
  • Aircraft Weather Radar System Defects

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Aircraft Navigation Systems

  • Automatic Direction Finding (ADF) System
  • Very High Omnidirectional Range (VOR) System
  • Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Magnetic Heading Reference System (MHRS)
  • Instrument Landing System (ILS) Description
  • Aircraft ILS System Components & Operation

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Careful - High Ground!

  • Ground Proximity Warning System Description
  • Ground Proximity Warning System Operation
  • GPWS Warning Signals
  • Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)
  • Review of GPWS and EGPWS

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Evasive Action

  • Traffic Collision and Avoidance (TCAS) System - Historical Background
  • TCAS System Components and Description
  • The Mode 'S' Transponder in TCAS
  • Resolution & Traffic Advisories
  • TCAS Cockpit Display Symbols
  • New TCAS Systems
  • TCAS I & II Differences Reviewed

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Flight Director System. Automatic Pilot System

  • Flight Director System & Components
  • Control Panel
  • Aircraft Axes and Flying Controls
  • Aircraft Aerodynamics
  • Basic Aircraft Automatic System
  • Automatic Pilot Navigation Signal Inputs

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Fortune Telling

  • Constant Change
  • Aircraft In-Flight Entertainment Systems
  • Satellite Communications (SATCOM)
  • Aircraft Safety Systems
  • Aircraft Data-Bus Wiring Systems
  • Aircraft Navigation - New Concepts
  • Aircraft Cockpit Displays

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Final Test

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