| (B) describe the function and operation of aircraft
flight controls and additional aerodynamic devices, including vortex
generators, wing fences, and stall strips; and
(C) analyze and compare standard atmospheric factors
affecting atmospheric conditions, including the relationship between
temperature, density, weight, and volume.
(9) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for physics for aviation,
utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent simulated
situations. The student is expected to:
(A) determine density and pressure altitude;
(B) identify changes to pressure and velocity of a
fluid as it passes through a venturi;
(C) calculate force, area, and pressure for a given
scenario related to aircraft maintenance; and
(D) calculate the lift of an aircraft and determine
if the aircraft will climb, descend, or maintain altitude given its
weight.
(10) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of weight and balance. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the purpose of weighing an aircraft and
determining the aircraft's center of gravity;
(B) explain the procedures for weighing an aircraft,
including the general preparation for weighing, with emphasis on aircraft
weighing area considerations;
(C) explain the procedures for calculating center of
gravity, including arm, positive and negative moment, center of gravity,
and moment index; and
(D) explain adverse loading considerations, proper
empty weight configuration, and ballast placement.
(11) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for weight and balance,
utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent simulated
situations. The student is expected to:
(A) calculate aircraft weight and balance, including
equipment changes, empty weight, and empty weight center of gravity;
and
(B) locate datum, weight and balance information, placarding,
and limitation requirements for an aircraft in an appropriate reference
such as the type certificate data sheet.
(12) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of aircraft drawings. The student is expected to:
(A) identify and use aircraft drawing terminology;
and
(B) interpret aircraft drawings, blueprints, sketches,
charts, graphs, and system schematics related to repairs, alterations,
and inspections.
(13) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for aircraft drawings,
utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent simulated
situations. The student is expected to:
(A) identify and describe the meaning of lines and
symbols used in an aircraft drawing;
(B) interpret dimensions used in an aircraft drawing;
(C) identify changes to aircraft drawings; and
(D) identify material requirements indicated by an
aircraft drawing.
(14) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of regulations, forms, and publications. The student is expected to:
(A) identify recency of experience requirements, the
privileges and limitations of mechanic certificates, and how to reestablish
privileges once they are lost;
(B) define maintenance terminology as defined in 14
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1, including time in service,
maintenance, preventive maintenance, major alteration, major repair,
minor alteration, and minor repair;
(C) describe requirements for maintenance record entries
for approval for return to service after maintenance, alterations,
and inspections;
(D) identify compliance requirements for manufacturer-specified
maintenance methods, techniques, practices, and inspection intervals;
(E) explain FAA-approved maintenance data, including
maintenance manuals and other methods acceptable by the administrator;
and
(F) describe mechanic change of address notification
procedures.
(15) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for regulations, forms,
and publications, utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or
equivalent simulated situations. The student is expected to:
(A) evaluate a 100-hour inspection aircraft maintenance
record entry for accuracy;
(B) locate applicable FAA aircraft specifications and
FAA Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS) for an aircraft or component;
(C) determine the conformity of aircraft instrument
range markings and placarding;
(D) use a manufacturer's illustrated parts catalog
to locate specific part numbers for aircraft parts such as door handles,
rudder pedals, or seat latches;
(E) determine whether a given repair or alteration
is major or minor; and
(F) explain the difference between approved data such
as data required for major repairs or alterations and acceptable data
such as data required for minor repairs or alterations.
(16) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of fluid lines and fittings. The student is expected to:
(A) identify rigid tubing and flexible hose materials,
applications, sizes, and fittings;
(B) describe rigid tubing and flexible hose fabrication,
installation, and inspection techniques;
(C) explain the importance of properly using a torque
wrench and torque seal when securing fluid hose and line fittings;
and
(D) analyze and describe the risks associated with
high-pressure hydraulic system configuration prior to and during maintenance.
(17) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for fluid lines and
fittings, utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices, or equivalent
simulated situations. The student is expected to:
(A) fabricate and install a rigid line with a flare
and a bend;
(B) fabricate and install a flexible hose; and
(C) perform a rigid line and flexible hose inspection.
(18) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of aircraft materials, hardware, and processes. The student is expected
to:
(A) identify and describe material markings and hardware
markings commonly used in aircraft;
(B) compare suitability and compatibility of materials
and hardware used for maintenance;
(C) explain forces placed on aircraft materials, including
tension, compression, torsion, bending, strain, and shear;
(D) identify safety wire and safety clip requirements
and techniques;
(E) identify cotter pin requirements and techniques;
(F) describe precision measurement tools, principles,
and procedures;
(G) explain soldering preparation, types of solder,
and flux usage;
(H) analyze torquing tools, principles, and procedures
and the relationship between torque and fastener preload; and
(I) differentiate between the characteristics of acceptable
and unacceptable welds.
(19) The student uses regulatory and industry standards
and demonstrates technical knowledge and skills for aircraft materials,
hardware, and processes, utilizing aircraft, aircraft training devices,
or equivalent simulated situations. The student is expected to:
(A) select aircraft materials and hardware such as
bolts, turnbuckles, washers, and rivets based on manufacturer's markings
appropriate for a specific scenario;
(B) install safety wire on hardware such as nuts, bolts,
and turnbuckles;
(C) install cotter pins on hardware such as nuts and
bolts;
(D) check for proper calibration of a precision-measurement
tool and record precision measurements with an instrument that has
a Vernier scale;
(E) determine required torque values and properly torque
aircraft hardware; and
(F) inspect welds and differentiate between acceptable
and unacceptable welds.
(20) The student relates academic skills to the requirements
of ground operations and servicing. The student is expected to:
(A) describe proper towing and securing procedures
for aircraft using approved data;
(B) describe proper aircraft ground servicing, including
oil, oxygen, hydraulic, pneumatic, and deicing systems and fueling
and defueling procedures;
(C) differentiate between characteristics of aviation
gasoline, turbine fuels, and fuel additives;
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