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Avionics Mechanic - Knowledge Module, Volume 2
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About this book
Volume 2 of the theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Avionics Mechanic (NQF Level 5, SAQA ID 105024) — materials, tools, safe maintenance, flight and the law. Chapters 6 to 11 carry 37 of the knowledge component's 141 credits: aircraft materials and hardware, hand and workshop tools, aircraft safety and maintenance with avionics wiring practice (bonding, wire bundles, terminals, splices, coaxial connectors and contacts), aerodynamics and the theory of flight, human factors, and aviation legislation. Taught in South African civil aviation context and it does not replace approved type training or an operator's approved maintenance data. Chapters are numbered continuously 1 to 15 across the three volumes.
- Level: NQF Level 5
- SAQA ID: 105024
- ISBN (e-book): 978-1-996787-28-1
- Pages: 369
What is inside
- Chapter 6 — Aircraft Materials and Hardware
- PART A — AIRCRAFT MATERIALS
- PART B — COMPOSITES AND SEALANTS
- PART C — CORROSION
- PART D — AIRCRAFT HARDWARE
- PART E — GEARS AND TRANSMISSIONS
- PART F — CABLES, WIRES AND CONNECTORS
- Chapter 7 — Basic Hand and Workshop Tools
- PART A — WORKSHOP PRACTICE AND MEASURING SYSTEMS
- PART B — HAND TOOLS AND POWER TOOLS
- PART C — MEASURING INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTRICAL TEST EQUIPMENT
- PART D — SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE OF TRADE TOOLS
- Chapter 8 — Aircraft Safety and Maintenance
- PART A — SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ON AN AIRCRAFT AND IN THE WORKSHOP
- PART B — AIRCRAFT INSTALLATIONS, INSPECTIONS AND TESTING
- PART C — SHEET METAL WORK
- PART D — WELDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING AND BONDING
- PART E — AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE
- PART F — AIRCRAFT HANDLING AND STORAGE
- PART G — AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 9 — Aerodynamics and the Theory of Flight
- PART A — THE ATMOSPHERE
- PART B — AERODYNAMICS
- PART C — THE THEORY OF FLIGHT
- PART D — STABILITY, CONTROL AND THE FLIGHT CONTROLS
- Chapter 10 — Human Factors
- PART A — THE IMPACT OF HUMAN FACTORS
- PART B — HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND LIMITATIONS
- PART C — SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PART D — FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE
- PART E — THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- PART F — TASKS
- PART G — COMMUNICATION
- PART H — HUMAN ERROR
- PART I — HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE
- Chapter 11 — Aviation Legislation
- PART A — THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
- PART B — AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION
- PART C — APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
- PART D — AIRWORTHINESS CATEGORIES, RATINGS AND APPLICATIONS
- PART E — ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INTERNAL SYSTEM PROCEDURES
- PART F — AEROSPACE INDUSTRY COMPLIANCE