Southeastern Oklahoma State University

AVIA 3123 – Commercial Operation, MWF 10:00 to 10:50

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Instructor: George Jacox

Office Number: Flight Operations, Eaker Field

Office Hours: M-F, 1330 - 1500, or by appointment

Telephone Number: 580-745-3245

PREREQUISITES AND SUPPORT COURSES

AVIA 1004

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

This course exposes the career-oriented student to flight and regulatory requirements and skills necessary to function in industry as a Commercial Pilot.

TEXT MATERIALS

Instrument/Commercial Manual, Jeppesen Sanderson

Flight Training Handbook, FAA

Current Title 14 CFR ie FAR/AIM book

Cessna 182rg

STYLE/MODE OF TEACHING

Lecture/Seminar/Presentations/Demonstrations/Class Handouts.

DROP AND ADD POLICY

Same as University. Please review.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

The Federal Aviation Administration, per 14 CFR Part 141, requires minimum contact time as stated in the approved curriculum. Therefore, all class absences must be completed on an hour for hour basis. This must be accomplished by an approved ASI Staff Flight instructor at the student’s expense. Scheduling and completion of this requirement is the responsibility of the student.

Attendance is very important. Students are expected to attend all classes. Entering the classroom after the start of class is very disrupting and inconsiderate of your class mates. There is a 1% point deduction for being late. If you must leave during class time, be considerate! Unannounced quizzes will be given, and added to your final grade. All absences, except those having to do with pre-approved SOSU functions, will be considered unexcused.

Make-up exams will be given in extenuating circumstances only, and only with prior permission. Credit will not be given for assignments that are turned in after the due date. There will be no make-up quizzes. In the event of an absence, the student is responsible for scheduling a makeup lesson on all material covered in class. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Make-up quizzes will not be given.

Make-up exams will be given in extenuating circumstances only, with prior permission.

LABORATORY

N/A

READING

Reading assignments are to prepare you for that class period and should be accomplished prior to the scheduled class.

EXAMINATION

There will be three examinations. The examinations will be a combination of multiple choice, matching, fill in the blanks, and essay questions.

GRADING PROCEDURES

Class Attendance 100 points

Examination #1 100 points 90 - 100% = A

Examination #2 100 points 80 - 89% = B

Final 100 points 70 - 79% = C

Paper 100 points 69 - 69% = D

Total 500 points Less than 60 = F

TERM PAPER/PRESENTATION

One Term Paper

CHEATING or PLAGIARISM

Cheating may be defined as using unauthorized materials or giving or receiving unauthorized materials or receiving unauthorized assistance during an examination or other academic exercise. Examples may include:

1. Copying the work of another student during an examination OR other academic exercise (including computer exercises), or permitting another student to copy one's work;

2. Taking an examination for another student, or allowing another student to take one's examination;

3. Possessing unauthorized notes, study sheets or other materials during an examination or other academic exercise;

4. Falsifying or tampering with examination results;

5. Completing, copying, or using the results of any other student's computer assignments.

Plagiarism may be defined as the use of another's ideas or words without acknowledgement.

Examples of plagiarism may include:

1. Failing to use quotation marks when quoting from a source;

2. Failing to document distinctive ideas from a source;

3. Fabrication or inventing sources.

DISABILITIES ACT

Any student needing special accommodations due to a disability should contact the Coordinator of Student Disability Services, Student Union, Suite 204 or call (580) 745-2254 (TDD# 745-2704). It is the responsibility of each student to make an official request to the Coordinator for accommodations.

Lecture Schedule

MWF, Fall

Class period

1 Introduction – Navigation Stage 3-I.

2 Navigation Stage 3-I.

3 Navigation Stage 3-I.

4 Navigation Stage 3-I.

5 Navigation Stage 3-II.

6 Navigation Stage 3-II

7 Navigation Stage 3-II.

8 Navigation Stage 3-II.

9 Navigation Stage 3-III

10 Navigation Stage 3-III

11 Navigation Stage 3-III

12 Navigation Stage 3-IV

13 Navigation Stage 3-IV

14 Review

15 Test I

16 Weather/ Stage 4-I

17 Weather/ Stage 4-I

18 Weather/ Stage 4-I

19 Weather/ Stage 4-I, Draft of papers due

20 Weather/ Stage 4-I

21 Weather/ Stage 4-I

22 Weather/ Stage 4-I

23 Weather/ Stage 4-II

24 Weather/ Stage 4-II

25 Weather/ Stage 4-II

26 Weather/ Stage 4-II

27 Weather/ Stage 4-II

28 Weather/ Stage 4-II

29 Weather/ Stage 4-III

30 Weather/ Stage 4-III

31 Weather/ Stage 4-III

32 Weather/ Stage 4-III

33 Weather/ Stage 4-III

34 Weather/ Stage 4-III

35 Test II

36 FAR’s Stage 5-I

37 FAR’s Stage 5-I

38 FAR’s Stage 5-I

39 FAR’s Stage 5-I

40 FAR’s Stage 5-II

41 FAR’s Stage 5-II

42 FAR’s Stage 5-II

43 Review for Final, Paper Due

44 Final Test

RESEARCH paper

Topic: The topic will be agreed on by the student and the instructor in advance. The topic should certainly be aviation related but the primary focus should be on the material cover in class.

Length: 3 full type written pages, double spaced, 12 point type, and 1 inch margins all around. In addition, a cover page and a list of references must be included and do NOT count toward the 3 required pages.

Hand written drafts and final papers will not be accepted!

Content: The paper should start with an introduction and include a brief account of the issues involved. Follow with a detailed account of the situation and explain the aspects in excruciating detail. After the detailed account, present your analysis of the aspects of the situation. Finally, conclude with a summary of what you just told me. ALL term papers will be due no later than the end of class on the date due as shown in the schedule. No whining!

References: You must use at least TWO references other than the text book. These may include books, magazines, newspaper articles, web sites and personal interviews with experts and/or affected parties. You must document where you obtained all of your information. Cite every fact and opinion

that did not originate in your brain. You may cite your sources using footnotes, MLA, APA or Chicago Manual of style. Just pick one and stick to it. If you choose a topic that is discussed in the textbook you must cover it in far more depth or breadth than is covered in the text. Do not just restate what the textbook says!

NOTE: The length of these papers is THREE FULL PAGES. I do not wish to read a pamphlet nor do I wish to read War and Peace. Whatever the length, I will grade your paper and then for each page less than three pages, 20% of the final grade will be deducted from your paper. In addition, copious points will be deducted for papers filled with long, rambling passages designed to inflate the work up to the minimum two pages but containing no pertinent information germane to the issue at hand. The paper will first be due in draft form in class on the date specified in this syllabus. You will receive 50 points for turning in your draft paper on time. The final draft of the paper will be due as specified in the schedule. No grade per se will be given for the draft editions. Late draft editions will not receive 50 points. You can resubmit drafts as many times as you like prior to the final due date. If you do not submit a draft edition of your paper the grade you receive on the final draft is final. No whining.

PLAGIARISM

DO NOT DO IT! You may work in groups to research topics and I encourage you to have other students or friends proof read your papers, but write your own papers! All plagiarized papers will receive a grade of ZERO! Even a bad grade is better than no grade at all.

Notice

Upon completion of this course, the following information will be submitted to the FAA’s Airman Testing Standards Branch, AFS-630, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:

Student’s last name, first name and middle initial
Student’s course completion date
Student’s social security number
Student’s date of birth

The release of this information is in compliance with Order: 8700.1, Appendix: 3, Bulletin: HBGA 00-09.

Dress Code

Each Student will dress like a professional flight instructor. This includes khakis, pullover shirt or “like new” blue jeans. This DOES NOT include, Hats, T-shirts, Flip flops or open toe shoes, cut off shorts/pants, shirts that were just pulled out of a pile.

TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE--TRAINING SYLLABUS

COMMERCIAL PILOT AIRPLANE-SINGLE ENGINE LAND

GROUND TRAINING 100:00 HOURS

1. GROUND TRAINING COURSE OBJECTIVES. The student will obtain the necessary aeronautical knowledge and meet the prerequisites specified in Part 61 and Part 141 of the FARs for the Commercial Pilot Written Examination.

2. GROUND TRAINING COURSE COMPLETION STANDARDS. The student will demonstrated through oral, written tests, and records that he/she meets the prerequisites specified in Part 61 and Part 141 of the FARs, and has the knowledge necessary to pass the Commercial Pilot Written Examination.

STAGE ONE - FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS: 21:00 HOURS

1. STAGE ONE OBJECTIVE. To develop the student's knowledge of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Accident Reporting Procedures, the privileges, limitations, and types of flight operations authorized with a commercial pilot certificate.

2. STAGE ONE COMPLETION STANDARDS. This stage will be successfully completed when the student passes the Stage One Final Written Examination with a grade of at least 80%, and has demonstrated a satisfactory knowledge of all areas found deficient on the written test.

3. LESSON NO. 1 - 1:00 HOUR.

a. Objective. During this lesson the student will be instructed in the definitions and abbreviations of FAR Part 1.

CONTENT:

(1) Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 1.

b. Completion Standards. The student will have successfully completed this lesson when, by oral or written examination, he displays an adequate knowledge and understanding of the definitions and abbreviations contained in Part 1 of the FARs.