2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

AVT 217 - Commercial Pilot Single-Engine Airplane Flight


Description: Designed for students who are both private pilot and instrument flight rated for airplane flight and are seeking the commercial single-engine pilot rating. Includes advanced airplane components, advanced aerodynamics and advanced performance. TRAINING HOURS: Dual Instruction (182): 44.5; Dual AATD: 12.8; Solo (172): 68; Pilot Briefings: 21.5; Pre/Post: 10.5; Total Flight Experience: 125.3; Total Aeronautical Experience: 157.3. The Cessna 141 King Kits is included in this course for the required ground training.

Prerequisites: AVT 204  (may be taken concurrently) and AVT 116  

Credits: 6
Lecture: 2.5
Lab: 11.5

Course Content:
  1. Preflight preparation
  2. Preflight procedures
  3. Airport and seaplane base operations
  4. Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds
  5. Performance maneuvers
  6. Ground reference maneuvers
  7. Navigation
  8. Slow flight and stalls
  9. Emergency operations
  10. High-altitude operations
  11. Postflight procedures

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify, assess and mitigate risks, encompassing the requirements of 14CFR Part 141 Appendix D. (1-11)

Required Assessment:
  1. Commercial Pilot Airplane Practical test-Commercial Pilot Certificate Airplane Single Engine Land.