ATT 201 - Operating Systems II, GPS Navigation and Auto Pilot

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Principles of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and autopilot systems operation and use by flight crews. Includes installation planning for electrical system requirements, typical mounting, wiring methods, connectors, and antenna installation. Also includes pre- and post-installation verification of system integration, functional testing, and troubleshooting on GPS and autopilot systems.

Prerequisite(s): ATT 104  
Information: Additional self-paced independent course study materials are required for non-certified Airframe and Powerplant students.
  

2. Illustrate individual flight control surfaces and their relationship to the autopilot system.  

3. Plan and execute a flight plan using Visual Flight Rules (VFR) planning techniques. 

4. Develop and perform a flight plan using Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) planning techniques.  

5. Display, through the use of a flight simulator, a go-around maneuver. 

6. Describe the National Airspace System (NAS) and explain how it applies to avionics.  

7. Describe the integration of an advanced navigation system.  

8. Remove an older system and install a modern system. 

9. Troubleshoot and perform functional test on existing and newly installed equipment. 

10. Modify and design existing schematics to replicate new installations.  

1. GPS Communication Radio Operations and Installation
   1. System requirements
   2. Application of electrical power
   3. Frequency selection
   4. Squelch and volume adjustments
   5. Transmit and receive functions
   6. Typical mounting and installation of hardware
   7. Typical wiring methods
   8. Antennas
   9. Troubleshooting techniques
2. GPS Operations and Installation (Moving Map)
   1. System requirements
   2. Application of electrical power
   3. Data cards and memory
   4. Receiver modes
   5. Page functions
   6. Function checks
   7. Typical mounting and installation of hardware
   8. Typical wiring methods
   9. Antennas
   10. Troubleshooting techniques
3. Pitot Static Systems
   1. Airspeed indicator
   2. Altimeter
   3. Vertical speed indicator
   4. Pitot tube
   5. Static ports
   6. Troubleshooting techniques
4. Sensing
   1. Pitot static and static sensing
   2. Total air temperature sensing
   3. Altitude versus indicated airspeed (IAS) to Mach
   4. Mach meter
5. Air Data Computer
   1. Static pressure input
   2. Pitot pressure input
   3. Air temperature inputs
   4. Computer outputs
6. Forces of Flight and Control Surfaces
   1. Lift versus attitude
   2. Angle of attack (AOA)
   3. Angle of incidence
   4. Effects of AOA
   5. Equilibrium of forces
   6. Aircraft control surfaces
      1. Airfoils
      2. Primary flight controls
      3. Secondary flight controls
7. G.Control surface actuation
   1. Elevator
   2. Elevator feel systems
   3. Artificial feel systems
   4. Aileron
      1. High speed
      2. Low speed
   5. Rudder
8. Autopilot (AP), Flight Directors (FD) and Flight Guidance (FG) Systems
   1. Flight Guidance
   2. Servos
   3. Control surface actuators
   4. Rudder yaw dampener
   5. Accelerometers
   6. Flight Guidance System
   7. Typical control panels
   8. Controller
   9. Mode select
   10. Force limiting
9. Roll Channel Heading Selection Modes and Roll Computer
   1. Attitude stabilization
   2. Turn control rate gyro
   3. Roll accelerometers
   4. Rate limiters
   5. Lift compensation
   6. Force transducers
   7. Roll heading select modes
   8. Heading select mode
   9. Heading hold and roll error
   10. Beam sensors
   11. Flight director roll interface
   12. Roll computer
       1. AP disengage FD heading select
       2. AP altitude hold mode
       3. AP control wheel steering mode
       4. VOR capture
       5. DC integrators
       6. AC integrators
       7. Mechanical integrators
       8. AP pitch channel
       9. Attitude hold
       10. AP FD pitch channel interface
       11. Attitude hold mode
       12. Altitude pre-select circuit
       13. Disengage mode
       14. Vertical speed mode
       15. Altitude capture mode
       16. Mach hold mode
       17. Airspeed hold mode
       18. Control wheel steering mode
       19. Flare mode
       20. FD go-around mode
       21. Stabilizer trim system
10. Autopilot Control System and Mounting Hardware
    1. Typical installations
    2. Location of equipment
    3. Equipment mounting
    4. Routing of cables and bundles
11. Autopilot Maintenance
    1. Inspection methods
    2. Functional testing
    3. Typical repairs
    4. Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) of system

1. Note:  This is an accelerated overview course. It is the responsibility of the student to use supplemental information on subjects that are not fully understood. At the instructor’s discretion, a student without a current “A” airframe certificate issued from the FAA in good standing will be required to review and test on supplemental material available (on CD-ROM) for check out from the Aviation Technology Center’s tool crib. Proof of current enrollment is required.