Aeronautical Mechanic Training

Lesson 1 • Fluid and Thermodynamic Principles

Introduces Bernoulli's principle, Pascal's law, Boyle's law, and heat transfer relevant to aircraft systems. These concepts directly support hydraulic, pneumatic, and fuel system chapters.

Lesson 2 • Arithmetic and Measurement Systems

Reviews fractions, decimals, ratios, and unit conversions between imperial and metric systems. Accurate measurement is the baseline skill for all maintenance calculations.

Lesson 3 • Mechanics of Materials

Covers stress, strain, tension, compression, shear, and torsion as they apply to aircraft structures. Understanding material behaviour prevents improper repair decisions.

Lesson 4 • Basic Electrical Theory

Explains Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits, capacitance, and inductance as foundations for aircraft electrical systems. Builds quantitative skills used in the avionics and electrical chapter.

Lesson 1 • Aircraft Classification and Nomenclature

Introduces fixed-wing, rotorcraft, and powerplant categories alongside standard aviation terminology. Provides the shared vocabulary used throughout all core chapters.

Lesson 2 • Technical Publications and Work Orders

Teaches navigation of maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, and service bulletins. Accurate documentation skills are required before any practical lab work begins.

Lesson 3 • Human Factors in Maintenance

Examines the dirty dozen error precursors, fatigue effects, and communication breakdowns that cause maintenance incidents. Connects human performance awareness to error-prevention habits.

Lesson 4 • Aviation Regulatory Framework

Covers airworthiness authority structure, mechanic certification requirements, and maintenance record obligations. Establishes the compliance mindset central to all subsequent technical work.

Lesson 1 • Heat Treatment and Hardening

Covers annealing, normalising, quenching, tempering, and case hardening processes for aircraft metals. Proper heat treatment restores material properties after forming or repair.

Lesson 2 • Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals

Identifies steel alloys, aluminium alloys, titanium, and magnesium by designation, properties, and typical aircraft applications. Material selection directly affects structural integrity.

Lesson 3 • Composite Materials and Repair

Examines fibreglass, carbon fibre, and aramid fibre layup methods, damage types, and approved repair techniques. Composite repair skills are increasingly required on modern aircraft.

Lesson 4 • Corrosion Identification and Control

Identifies surface, intergranular, and stress corrosion types and applies chemical and mechanical removal methods. Corrosion control is a primary airworthiness maintenance task.

Lesson 1 • Airframe Construction Methods

Examines truss, monocoque, semi-monocoque, and stressed-skin construction and identifies primary structural members. Understanding construction type determines allowable repair methods.

Lesson 2 • Structural Damage Assessment

Teaches classification of dents, cracks, corrosion, and deformation against structural repair manual limits. Accurate damage assessment determines whether repair or replacement is required.

Lesson 3 • Sheet Metal Layout and Forming

Applies bend allowance, setback, and K-factor calculations to lay out and form sheet metal parts. Accurate layout prevents material waste and ensures fit-up.

Lesson 4 • Rivet Selection and Installation

Covers solid, blind, and hi-lok rivet types, material codes, grip lengths, and installation tooling. Correct rivet selection and installation are fundamental structural repair skills.

Lesson 1 • Engine Fuel and Induction Systems

Addresses carburetor and fuel injection system operation, fuel grades, and induction system icing prevention. Fuel system integrity is critical to engine reliability and safety.

Lesson 2 • Reciprocating Engine Fundamentals

Covers four-stroke cycle, engine configurations, displacement, compression ratio, and power output calculations. These fundamentals underpin all reciprocating engine maintenance tasks.

Lesson 3 • Turbine Engine Principles and Types

Explains Brayton cycle, compressor types, combustion chamber designs, turbine stages, and exhaust systems. Turbine knowledge is essential for maintenance on modern commercial aircraft.

Lesson 4 • Engine Ignition and Starting Systems

Covers magneto operation, timing procedures, spark plug inspection, and turbine igniter maintenance. Correct ignition timing directly affects engine performance and safety.

Lesson 1 • Landing Gear Systems

Addresses retraction mechanisms, gear position indication, nose wheel steering, and brake system components. Landing gear reliability is critical to safe aircraft operations.

Lesson 2 • Actuators, Valves, and Selectors

Covers linear and rotary actuators, selector valves, check valves, and priority valves used in flight control and utility systems. Component function knowledge enables accurate fault isolation.

Lesson 3 • Hydraulic System Fundamentals

Explains hydraulic fluid types, reservoir design, pump types, pressure regulation, and filtration. System architecture knowledge is required before component-level maintenance.

Lesson 4 • Pneumatic and Pressurisation Systems

Covers bleed air sources, pneumatic actuators, cabin pressurization control, and outflow valve operation. Pneumatic system knowledge complements hydraulic system maintenance skills.

Lesson 1 • Aircraft Electrical Power Generation

Covers DC generators, alternators, inverters, and battery systems used to supply aircraft electrical power. Power source knowledge is the foundation for distribution and fault diagnosis.

Lesson 2 • Electrical Distribution and Protection

Explains bus bar architecture, circuit breakers, fuses, relays, and load shedding schemes. Distribution system knowledge enables safe circuit isolation during maintenance.

Lesson 3 • Avionics Systems Overview

Introduces communication, navigation, flight management, and surveillance systems installed on modern aircraft. System awareness supports correct installation and interference prevention.

Lesson 4 • Electrical Fault Diagnosis

Applies multimeter, oscilloscope, and wiring diagram interpretation to isolate open circuits, shorts, and high-resistance faults. Systematic diagnosis minimizes aircraft downtime.

Lesson 1 • Scheduled Maintenance Programmes

Covers hard-time, on-condition, and condition-monitoring maintenance logic and how they are structured into letter-check intervals. Program understanding drives correct task scheduling.

Lesson 2 • Quality Assurance and Auditing

Covers quality management system elements, internal audit procedures, corrective action processes, and supplier oversight. QA systems ensure consistent maintenance standards across the organization.

Lesson 3 • Reliability-Centred Maintenance

Introduces failure mode and effects analysis, MSG-3 logic, and reliability data collection to optimise maintenance intervals. RCM methods reduce costs while maintaining safety.

Lesson 4 • Non-Destructive Testing Methods

Applies visual, dye penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, and ultrasonic inspection methods to detect hidden defects. NDT proficiency is required for structural and engine inspections.