AVM 228 - Aircraft Propellers

1. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft propeller theory
2. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft propeller operation
3. Demonstrate common processes/procedures associated with aircraft propeller maintenance

1. Basic Propeller Principles
2. Propeller Aerodynamic Process
   1. Aerodynamic Factors
   2. Propeller Controls and Instruments
3. Propeller Location
   1. Tractor Propeller
   2. Pusher Propellers
4. Types of Propellers
   1. Fixed-Pitch Propeller
   2. Test Club Propeller
   3. Ground-Adjustable Propeller
   4. Controllable-Pitch Propeller
   5. Constant-Speed Propellers
   6. Feathering Propellers
   7. Reverse-Pitch Propellers
5. Propeller Governor
   1. Governor Mechanism
   2. Underspeed Condition
   3. Overspeed Condition
   4. On-Speed Condition
   5. Governor System Operation
6. Propellers Used on General Aviation Aircraft
   1. Fixed-Pitch Wooden Propellers
   2. Metal Fixed-Pitch Propellers
7. Constant-Speed Propellers
   1. Hartzell Constant-Speed, Nonfeathering
   2. Constant-Speed Feathering Propeller
   3. Unfeathering
8. Propeller Auxiliary Systems
   1. Ice Control Systems
   2. Propeller Synchronization and Synchrophasing
   3. Autofeathering System
9. Propeller Inspection and Maintenance
   1. Propeller TCDS 
   2. Wood Propeller Inspection
   3. Metal Propeller Inspection
   4. Aluminum Propeller Inspection
   5. Composite Propeller Inspection
10. Propeller Vibration
    1. Blade Tracking
    2. Checking and Adjusting Propeller Blade Angles
    3. Universal Propeller Protractor
11. Propeller Balancing
    1. Static Balancing
    2. Dynamic Balancing
    3. Balancing Procedure
12. Propeller Removal and Installation
    1. Removal
    2. Installation
13. Servicing Propellers
    1. Cleaning Propeller Blades
    2. Charging the Propeller Air Dome
    3. Propeller Lubrication
14. Propeller Overhaul
    1. The Hub
    2. Prop Reassembly
15. Troubleshooting Propellers
    1. Hunting and Surging
    2. Engine Speed Varies with Flight Attitude (Airspeed)
    3. Failure to Feather or Feathers Slowly
16. Turboprop Engines and Propeller Control Systems
    1. Reduction Gear Assembly
    2. Turbo-Propeller Assembly
17. Pratt and Whitney PT6 Hartzell Propeller System
18. Hamilton Standard Hydromatic Propellers
    1. Principles of Operation
    2. Feathering Operation
    3. Unfeathering Operation
    4. Setting the Propeller Governor