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Effective Term:
Fall 2025

Course Number:
AVS 145
Course Title:
Introduction to Commercial Airplane
Credit Hours:
2
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
40
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Provides an opportunity to build experience planning and executing cross-country flights as a commercial pilot, including flight and pre/post ground instruction. Flight training fees apply and cover a specific amount of training.

Addendum to Course Description

This course covers flight stage 1, of Hillsboro Aero Academy's FAA 141-approved Commercial Pilot ASEL Training Course – Reduced Minimums Rev 1 – 07/20/2022 (TCO).

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Plan and execute cross-country flights to the standards of a commercial pilot.
  2. Demonstrate confidence and authority as a pilot in command to approach cross-country flights.
  3. Exercise sound judgment during cross-country flights to make safe decisions while maintaining contingency plans and a high level of situational awareness.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Evaluation methods will include written, oral, and practical testing. Evaluation levels will meet or exceed those required under 14 CFR 141, FAA Approved Training Course. Completion standards for individual lessons will lead to achieving the desired course outcomes.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

This course covers the following 

(i) Preflight preparation;

(ii) Preflight procedures;

(iii) Airport and seaplane base operations;

(iv) Takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds;

(v) Performance maneuvers;

(vi) Navigation;

(vii) Slow flight and stalls;

(viii) Emergency operations;

(ix) High-altitude operations; and

(x) Postflight procedures.