Fundamentals Of Flight
Carlos Beirise
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Aviation Fundamentals (AviFun) is an engaging 20-hour self-study online course that consists of 10 online modules and teaches the fundamentals of the international air transport system. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the various aviation activities performed across all aviation areas that encompass the international air transport system and inspire individuals about the different fields of aviation as they consider their professional goals and career path.
How do planes take off? How do they fly? How do pilots maintain control of them? And how high can airplanes fly?Get answers to all these questions and more with this specialization exploring the fundamentals of flight mechanics. You will learn how the laws of physics apply to airplanes and discover important concepts in aviation including lift, drag, and propulsion.
In each course, learners are invited to complete exercises in the form of case studies to put into practice the skills they have learned. These exercises are built around simulators allowing the manipulation of variables defined by the learner himself.
This specialization is designed to address a wide range of people and has no mandatory prerequisites. However, notions such as force and moment, mechanical energy, fundamental principle of dynamics, and notion of derivative will help to better follow some demonstrations.
You can pay for the entire Specialization upfront, or pay individually for each course as you progress. Financial aid is available for learners who qualify. Apply by clicking on the Financial Aid link under the Register button on the left.
These courses are completely online, so you don't have to physically show up in a classroom. You can access your course videos, readings, and assignments anytime, anywhere, via the web, with a computer, or a smartphone (although for some activities the latter is not recommended).
Each course in the Specialization is offered on a regular schedule. If you don't complete a course on the first try, you can easily transfer to the next session, and your completed work and grades will carry over.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aidOpens in a new tab.
While this introduction in the use of flight instruments does not qualify a student for operations in marginal weather conditions, it does give him a better chance to fly instruments for a very short period of time should an emergency occur. The procedure for the instructor is to demonstrate each appropriate maneuver by visual references and instrument references, making sure the student assumes the responsibility of looking for other traffic. We should not allow the student to concentrate on the instruments at times when he should be using outside references.
After the student gains some proficiency in instrument interpretation, the tendency will be to rely on the flight instruments instead of outside references. This must be discouraged from the onset. The object of this training is to monitor performance, not to provide proficiency in instrument meteorological conditions.
At first, control of the airplane is a matter of consciously fixing the relationship of specific reference points on the airplane to the horizon. As basic flight skills are developed through experience and training, the pilot will acquire a continuous awareness of these relationships without conscious effort. The reference points will be used almost subconsciously in varying degrees to determine the attitude of the airplane during all maneuvers.
The objectives in these basic maneuvers are to learn the proper use of the controls in the correct sequence for maneuvering the airplane, to attain the proper attitude in relation to the horizon by use of inside and outside references, and to emphasize the importance of dividing attention and continually checking all reference points.
Using the building block method of instructing for the four basic flight maneuvers, the question arises as to which one should be taught first. The only one that relies on previous skills learned is straight and level flight. The process of maintaining heading and altitude requires continual recovery from slight climbs1 descents1 and turns. During the practice of leveling off from climbs, descents, and turns the student will learn the procedures needed to maintain heading and altitude for straight and level flight. As for climbs, descents, and turns, each has individual procedures which do not rely on elements learned from the other. This manual teaches in the following order: climbs, descents, turns, and straight and level.
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The aircraft you fly is familiar to you. You most likely know how to operate the avionics and other aircraft systems and are a smooth operator when it comes to dealing with ATC. When you go flying you probably feel like a confident NBA player at the free throw line. All you have to do is have a modicum of concentration and go through the motions exactly like you have done a hundred or more times and the shot or flight will work out really well.
There is a very good rationale behind pilots using SOPs (standard operating procedures). The reason is, they work! Doing procedures the same way you have always done them successfully is the hallmark of a professional and skilled pilot.
Fundamentals still matter for high performance pilots flying high performance aircraft. All of you light twin drivers listening to this today might make a mental note to do a quick review of the single engine performance of the Baron or Seneca or Navajo you fly. Your airplane may climb pretty well if you lose one on a hot day down low but take a minute to figure out how far geographically that 300 foot per minute single engine climb takes you to get one thousand feet off of the ground. It will probably fundamentally mess you up, especially if you fly out of an airport where there are buildings or rising terrain close within five miles of the runway.
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