2025-2026 Catalog

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2025-2026 Catalog

Aviation Technology - Concentration: Airframe and Power Plant

The Aviation Technology Associate of Applied Science degree with concentration in Airframe and Power Plant provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills of the aviation maintenance and repair industry to meet CFR 14 FAA Part 147 Airframe and Power Plant Certifications. The Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT 147) concentration imparts knowledge and skills to those striving to become FAA Certified Airframe and Power Plant aircraft maintenance technicians or for career enhancement in aviation and related industries. The program covers knowledge areas listed in CFR 14 FAA Part 147 Appendix Band Appendix D.

Airframe

General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the Approved Courses for General Education courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog.

Learning Support

Additional courses may be required to overcome deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading.

Fall

Elective - Behavioral/Social Science (an approved elective from the general education core) Credits: 3
EDUC 1030 - ♦College and Lifelong Learning Credits: 3
ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: 3
Elective - Humanities Elective (an approved elective from the general education core) Credits: 3
MATH 1010 - ♦Math for General Studies Credits: 3

Spring

AVIT 1310 - Tools, Human Factors, Ground Operations, Servicing, and Aerodynamics Credits: 3
AVIT 1320 - Aircraft Drawings, Electricity, and Electronics Credits: 4
AVIT 1410 - Fluid Lines: Materials, Hardware, and Processes Credits: 3
AVIT 1420 - Forms, Publications, Inspection Concepts, and Weight and Balance Credits: 3
Elective - Communications Elective (an approved elective from the general education core) Credits: 3

Summer

AVIT 1430 - Metallic and Non-Metallic Structures Credits: 4
AVIT 1440 - Flight Controls and Inspection Credits: 3
AVIT 1450 - Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and Landing Gear Systems Credits: 4
AVIT 2310 - Environmental Systems Credits: 4

Fall

AVIT 2320 - Instrumentation, Communication, and Navigation Credits: 3
AVIT 2410 - Aircraft Electrical Systems Credits: 3
AVIT 2420 - Fuel Systems, Ice and Rain Protection, and Fire Detection Credits: 3
AVIT 2430 - Rotorcraft Fundamentals and Wastewater Systems Credits: 3

Spring

AVIT 1530 - Reciprocating Engine Operations and Propellers Credits: 3
AVIT 1540 - Turbine Engine Operations and Air System Credits: 3
AVIT 1550 - Engine Inspections and Electrical Systems Credits: 3
AVIT 2510 - Ignition, Lubrication, and Induction Systems Credits: 3
AVIT 2530 - Fuel, Exhaust, and Reverser Systems Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 73

Articulation Agreements

Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology

For Further Information

Allen Bowman
Instructor, Aviation Technology
Telephone: 423.354.5294
albowman@northeaststate.edu

or

Thomas Adams
Instructor, Aviation Technology
Telephone: 423.354.5367
tladams@NortheastState.edu

or

Chris Vicars
Instructor, Aviation Technology
Telephone: 423.354.5256
ctvicars@NortheastState.edu

or

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