Aircraft Mechanic School

To provide a solid foundation in aircraft mechanics and prepare students to qualify for the in-class segment of Transport Canada's AME program, as well as serve as a basic training avenue for an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) M Category License.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Describe the brief history of the powered aircraft, basic aircraft components and terminology, the duties of aircraft mechanic engineers, and transport Canada
• Explain technician general topics including aircraft drawings, aircraft hardware, hand tools and measuring devices, aircraft structural materials, corrosion and its control, nondestructive inspection, ground handling and servicing, and maintenance forms and records
• Calculate mathematical and physics formulas pertaining to basic electricity, electrical generators and motors, weight and balance, and fluid lines and fittings
• Describe aircrafts structures, sheet metal structural repair, fabric covering, and assembly and rigging
• Describe airframe electrical systems, hydraulic and pneumatic power systems, cabin atmosphere control systems, instrument systems, and fuel systems
• Identify the principles of flight and describe helicopter fundamentals, including the main rotor system and transmission, mast and flight controls, tail rotors, powerplants, and airframes and related systems
• Describe the theories and concepts of reciprocating engines, engine maintenance and operations, engine removal and replacement, turbine engine theory, and turbine engine maintenance and operation
• Explain power systems that control engine ignition, electricity, powerplant instruments, aircraft fuel meters, fire protection
• Explain the systems that regulate an engine's induction, cooling, exhaust, starting, and lubrication
• Describe solid state devices including bridges and monitors, synchros, servo motors and tach/rate generators, and gyros
• Describe avionic systems including compass systems, inertial navigation systems (INS), automatic direction finder (ADF), global positioning system (GPS), very high frequency-omni range (VOR), instrument landing category II systems, air traffic control system (ATC), distance measuring equipment (DME), marker beacon system, area navigation (RNAV), and flight management computer system (FMCS)
• Identify aviation regulatory terminology and the regulations affecting maintenance
• Describe aviation regulation concepts that affect the modification and repair of aeronautical products, airworthiness, service difficulty reporting, approved maintenance organization, design approval, and flight authority

Brief history of powered aircraft; basic aircraft components and terminology; duties of aircraft mechanic engineers; transport Canada.

Mathematics; Physics; basic electricity; electrical generators and motors; aircraft drawings; weight and balance; fluid lines and fittings; aircraft hardware; hand tools and measuring devices; aircraft structural materials; corrosion and its control; nondestructive inspection; ground handling and servicing; maintenance forms and records.

Textbook: General Technician

Aircraft structures; sheet metal structural repair; aircraft fabric covering; aircraft assembly and rigging; aircraft electrical systems; aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic power systems; aircraft cabin atmosphere control systems; aircraft instrument systems; aircraft fuel systems.

Textbook: A&P Airframe

Supplement: Nondestructive testing in Aircraft

Principles of flight; helicopter fundamentals; main rotor system; mast and flight controls; main rotor transmission; tail rotors; powerplants; airframes and related systems.

Textbook: Helicopter Maintenance

Supplements:

• Logic Circuit Fundamentals
• Introduction to Number Systems
• Quality Assurance and Human Factors
• Passenger Entertainment Systemss

Reciprocating engine theory; reciprocating engine maintenance and operations; reciprocating engine removal and replacement; turbine engine theory; turbine engine maintenance and operation; engine ignition systems; powerplant; electrical systems; powerplant electrical installation; powerplant instrument systems; fire protection systems; aircraft fuel metering systems; engine induction systems; engine cooling systems; engine exhaust systems; engine starting systems; engine lubrication systems; propellers.

Textbook: A&P Powerplant

Solid state devices; bridges and monitors; synchros; servo motors and tach/rate generators; gyros; compass systems; inertial navigation systems (INS); automatic direction finder (ADF); omega navigation system (ONS); very high frequency-omni range (VOR); instrument landing category II systems; air traffic control system (ATC); distance measuring equipment (DME); marker beacon system; area navigation (RNAV); flight management computer system (FMCS).

Interpretation of terms; regulations affecting maintenance; modification and repair of aeronautical products; airworthiness; service difficulty reporting; approved maintenance organization; design approval; flight authority.