Saturday, 16 September 2017

PART-66 MODULES EXAM DETAILS AND SYLLABUS

PART-66 MODULES EXAM DETAILS AND SYLLABUS:
MODULE 1. MATHEMATICS
Exam Details:
Category A: 16 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.
Category B1: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Category B2: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.

Subjects:
1.1 Arithmetic
1.2 Algebra
1.3 Geometry
MODULE 2. PHYSICS
Exam Details:
Category A: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Category B1: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Category B2: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.

Subjects:
2.1 Matter
2.2 Mechanics
2.3 Thermodynamics
2.4 Optics (Light)
2.5 Wave Motion and Sound
MODULE 3. ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS
Exam Details:
Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Category B1: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Category B2: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Subjects:
3.1 Electron Theory
3.2 Static Electricity and Conduction
3.3 Electrical Terminology
3.4 Generation of Electricity
3.5 DC Sources of Electricity
3.6 DC Circuits
3.7 Resistance/Resistor
3.8 Power
3.9 Capacitance/Capacitor
3.10 Magnetism
3.11 Inductance/Inductor
3.12 DC Motor/Generator Theory
3.13 AC Theory
3.14 Resistive (R), Capacitive (C) and Inductive (L) Circuits
3.15 Transformers
3.16 Filters
3.17 AC Generators
3.18 AC Motors
MODULE 4. ELECTRONIC FUNDAMENTALS
Exam Details:
Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Category B2: 40 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 50 minutes.
Subjects:
4.1 Semiconductors
4.2 Printed Circuit Boards
4.3 Servomechanisms
MODULE 5. DIGITAL TECHNIQUES/ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS
Exam Details:
Category A: 16 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 20 minutes.
Category B1.1 and B1.3: 40 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 50 minutes.
Category B2: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.
Subjects:
5.1 Electronic Instrument Systems
5.2 Numbering Systems
5.3 Data Conversion
5.4 Data Buses
5.5 Logic Circuits
5.6 Basic Computer Structure
5.7 Microprocessors
5.8 Integrated Circuits
5.9 Multiplexing
5.10 Fibre Optics
5.11 Electronic Displays
5.12 Electrostatic Sensitive Devices
5.13 Software Management Control
5.14 Electromagnetic Environment
5.15 Typical Electronic/Digital Aircraft Systems
MODULE 6. MATERIALS AND HARDWARE
Exam Details:
Category A: 52 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 65 minutes.
Category B1: 72 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes.
Category B2: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.
Subjects:
6.1 Aircraft Materials — Ferrous
6.2 Aircraft Materials — Non-Ferrous
6.3 Aircraft Materials — Composite and Non-Metallic
6.4 Corrosion
6.5 Fasteners
6.6 Pipes and Unions
6.7 Springs
6.8 Bearings
6.9 Transmissions
6.10 Control Cables
6.11 Electrical Cables and Connectors

MODULE 7A. MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
Exam Details:
Category A: 72 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 90 minutes plus 40 minutes.
Category B1: 80 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 100 minutes plus 40 minutes. Category B2: 60 multi-choice and 2 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes plus 40 minutes.
Subjects:
7.1 Safety Precautions-Aircraft and Workshop
7.2 Workshop Practices
7.3 Tools
7.4 Avionic General Test Equipment
7.5 Engineering Drawings, Diagrams and Standards
7.6 Fits and Clearances
7.7 Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS)
7.8 Riveting
7.9 Pipes and Hoses
7.10 Springs
7.11 Bearings
7.12 Transmissions
MODULE 8. BASIC AERODYNAMICS
Exam Details:
Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Category B2: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Subjects:
8.1 Physics of the Atmosphere
8.2 Aerodynamics
8.3 Theory of Flight
8.4 Flight Stability and Dynamics
MODULE 9A. HUMAN FACTORS
Exam Details:
Category A: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20 minutes. Category B1: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20 minutes. Category B2: 20 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 25 minutes plus 20 minutes.
Subjects:
9.1 General
9.2 Human Performance and Limitations
9.3 Social Psychology
9.4 Factors Affecting Performance
9.5 Physical Environment
9.6 Tasks
9.7 Communication
9.8 Human Error
9.9 Hazards in the Workplace

MODULE 10. AVIATION LEGISLATION
Exam Details:
Category A: 32 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 40 minutes plus 20 minutes. Category B1: 40 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 50 minutes plus 20 minutes. Category B2: 40 multi-choice and 1 essay question. Time allowed 50 minutes plus 20 minutes.
Subjects:
10.1 Regulatory Framework
10.2 Certifying Staff — Maintenance
10.3 Approved Maintenance Organisations
10.4 Air operations
10.5 Certification of aircraft, parts and appliances
10.6 Continuing airworthiness
10.7 Applicable National and International Requirements

MODULE 11A. TURBINE AEROPLANE AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
Exam Details:
Category A: 108 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 135 minutes.
Category B1: 140 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 175 minutes.
Subjects:
11.1 Theory of Flight
11.2 Airframe Structures — General Concepts
11.3 Airframe Structures — Aeroplanes
11.4 Air Conditioning and Cabin Pressurisation (ATA 21)
11.5 Instruments/Avionic Systems
11.6 Electrical Power (ATA 24)
11.7 Equipment and Furnishings (ATA 25)
11.8 Fire Protection (ATA 26)
11.9 Flight Controls (ATA 27)
11.10 Fuel Systems (ATA 28)
11.11 Hydraulic Power (ATA 29)
11.12 Ice and Rain Protection (ATA 30)
11.13 Landing Gear (ATA 32)
11.14 Lights (ATA 33)
11.15 Oxygen (ATA 35)
11.16 Pneumatic/Vacuum (ATA 36)
11.17 Water/Waste (ATA 38)
11.18 On Board Maintenance Systems (ATA 45)
11.19 Integrated Modular Avionics (ATA42)
11.20 Cabin Systems (ATA44)
11.21 Information Systems (ATA46)

MODULE 12. HELICOPTER AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
Exam Details:
Category A: 100 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 125 minutes.
Category B1: 128 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 160 minutes.
Subjects:
12.1 Theory of Flight — Rotary Wing Aerodynamics
12.2 Flight Control Systems
12.3 Blade Tracking and Vibration Analysis
12.4 Transmission
12.5 Airframe Structures
12.6 Air Conditioning (ATA 21)
12.7 Instruments/Avionic Systems
12.8 Electrical Power (ATA 24)
12.9 Equipment and Furnishings (ATA 25)
12.10 Fire Protection (ATA 26)
12.11 Fuel Systems (ATA 28)
12.12 Hydraulic Power (ATA 29)
12.13 Ice and Rain Protection (ATA 30)
12.14 Landing Gear (ATA 32)
12.15 Lights (ATA 33)
12.16 Pneumatic/Vacuum (ATA 36)
12.17 Integrated Modular Avionics (ATA42)
12.18 On Board Maintenance Systems (ATA45)
12.19 Information Systems (ATA46)
MODULE 13. AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS
Exam Details:
Category B2: 180 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 225 minutes.
Subjects:
13.1 Theory of Flight
13.2 Structures — General Concepts
13.3 Autoflight (ATA 22)
13.4 Communication/Navigation (ATA 23/34)
13.5 Electrical Power (ATA 24)
13.6 Equipment and Furnishings (ATA 25)
13.7 Flight Controls (ATA 27)
13.8 Instruments (ATA 31)
13.9 Lights (ATA 33)
13.10 On Board Maintenance Systems (ATA 45)
13.11 Air Conditioning and Cabin Pressurisation (ATA21)
13.12 Fire Protection (ATA 26)
13.13 Fuel Systems (ATA 28)
13.14 Hydraulic Power (ATA 29)
13.15 Ice and Rain Protection (ATA 30)
13.16 Landing Gear (ATA 32)
13.17 Oxygen (ATA 35)
13.18 Pneumatic/Vacuum (ATA 36)
13.19 Water/Waste (ATA 38)
13.20 Integrated Modular Avionics (ATA42)
13.21 Cabin Systems (ATA44)
13.22 Information Systems (ATA46)
MODULE 14. PROPULSION
Exam Details:
Category B2: 24 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 30 minutes.
Subjects:
14.1 Turbine Engines
14.2 Engine Indicating Systems
14.3 Starting and Ignition Systems
MODULE 15. GAS TURBINE ENGINE
Exam Details:
Category A: 60 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 75 minutes.
Category B1: 92 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 115 minutes.
Subjects:
15.1 Fundamentals
15.2 Engine Performance
15.3 Inlet
15.4 Compressors
15.5 Combustion Section
15.6 Turbine Section
15.7 Exhaust
15.8 Bearings and Seals
15.9 Lubricants and Fuels
15.10 Lubrication Systems
15.11 Fuel Systems
15.12 Air Systems
15.13 Starting and Ignition Systems
15.14 Engine Indication Systems
15.15 Power Augmentation Systems
15.16 Turbo-prop Engines
15.17 Turbo-shaft Engines
15.18 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs)
15.19 Powerplant Installation
15.20 Fire Protection Systems
15.21 Engine Monitoring and Ground Operation
15.22 Engine Storage and Preservation
MODULE 17A. PROPELLER
Exam Details:
Category A: 20 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 25 minutes.
Category B1: 32 multi-choice and 0 essay questions. Time allowed 40 minutes.
Subjects:
17.1 Fundamentals
17.2 Propeller Construction
17.3 Propeller Pitch Control
17.4 Propeller Synchronising
17.5 Propeller Ice Protection
17.6 Propeller Maintenance
17.7 Propeller Storage and Preservation

Saturday, 5 August 2017

Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Boeing Forecasts Pilots and Technicians Needed by 2036

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Boeing released its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and projects a demand for more than 1.2 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years.
Now in its eighth year, the outlook is a respected industry study that forecasts the 20 year demand for crews to support the world’s growing commercial airplane fleet.
Boeing forecasts that between 2017 and 2036, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately:
  • 637,000 new commercial airline pilots
  • 648,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians
  • 839,000 new cabin crew members
The 2017 outlook shows a slight increase of 3.2 percent for pilots over the 2016 outlook, and a slight decrease in the need for airline maintenance technicians (4.6 percent), primarily driven by the reduction in maintenance hours required on the 737 MAX.
Projected demand for new pilots, technicians and cabin crew by global region for the next 20 years is approximately:

Monday, 31 July 2017

Boeing Foresees 41,000 Aircraft Deliveries Through 2036

 
Boeing has raised its forecast for new airplane demand, projecting the need for 41,030 new airplanes over the next 20 years valued at $6.1 trillion dollars.
The company’s annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) was released at the Paris Air Show, with total airplane demand rising 3.6 percent over last year’s forecast.
“Passenger traffic has been very strong so far this year, and we expect to see it grow 4.7 percent each year over the next two decades,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. 

“The market is especially hungry for single-aisle airplanes as more people start traveling by air.”

The single-aisle segment will see the most growth over the forecast, fueled by low-cost carriers and emerging markets. 29,530 new airplanes will be needed in this segment, an increase of almost 5 percent over last year.
The forecast for the wide body segment includes 9,130 airplanes, with a large wave of potential replacement demand beginning early in the next decade. With more airlines shifting to small and medium/large wide body airplanes like the 787 and 777X, the primary demand for very large airplanes going forward will be in the cargo market. 

''Boeing projects the need for 920 new production wide body freighters over the forecast period.''

The Asia market, including China, will continue to lead the way in total airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Worldwide, 57 percent of the new deliveries will be for airline growth, while 43 percent will be for replacement of older airplanes with new, more fuel efficient jets.
''Boeing’s Current Market Outlook is the longest running jet forecast and regarded as the most comprehensive analysis of the aviation industry.''