The Aviation Sector and Flying Theory 1 Dublin City University - Engineering & Computer Science Program Spring 2020 Semester - Dublin

The aviation industry is a vast industry with a huge diversity of interconnected roles. Safety and efficiency is compromised when these roles become compartmentalised and the people involved do not appreciate the issues, terminology and patterns of thinking of other roles. Because the private pilot?s licence (PPL) brings the holder into contact with many of the aspects of the aviation industry that are outside normal business domains, the associated PPL Theoretical Knowledge course is a useful vehicle to introduce students to the diverse technologies and operations of this industry. This module and the follow-on module will supplement this theoretical knowledge with inputs from experts in the sector and off-campus visits to relevant facilities which give the student an overview of how the sector and different roles within it work. The aim of the module is ? To introduce the student to the technologies and operations of the aviation industry through a subset of the theoretical knowledge required for gaining a Private Pilot?s Licence ? To introduce students to the broad scope of technical, legislative, personal, knowledge and skills requirements that are a foundation for many activities in the aviation sector. A significant part of the module content is aligned with the syllabus of Theoretical Knowledge for the PPL(A) as specified in the JAR document AMC FCL 1.125.