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AVIATION
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AVN
110 - Basic
Aeronautics
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
None.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: This
undergraduate course consists of the ground instruction
covering radio navigation, meteorology, FAA regulations, communications,
aircraft construction, and performance data to meet requirements
of the private pilot's written exam.
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
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| TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
(current
edition) Glaeser, Dennis, et al., An Invitation to Fly: Basics
for the Private Pilot, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing
Co.
(current
edition) Gleim, Irvin N., Private Pilot FAA Written,
Gainesville, FL: Aviation Pubns.
E6B
Flight Computer and Plotter
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| NUMBER
OF LESSONS:
The course consists of fifteen lessons, including two supervised
examinations. |
| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Each
of the thirteen regular lessons contains objective-type questions
based on the textbook reading. |
EXAMINATIONS:
This
course requires supervised midcourse and final examinations,
each lasting two hours and each consisting of multiple-choice
questions. In addition the course contains two self-graded tests.
The answers to these tests are in the Appendix of the course
guide.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take
your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to
have their examinations proctored at another accredited college
or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited
local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject
a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about
examination procedures will be included with your enrollment
material. Examinations may not be taken
online nor by e-mail. |
GRADING
CRITERIA: The
final course grade will be determined as follows:
Lesson
Assignments = 50%
Midcourse Examination = 25%
Final Examination = 25%
95
- 100% = A
89 - 94 = A-
86 - 88 = B+ |
82
- 85 = B
79 - 81 = B-
76 - 78 = C+
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72
- 75 = C
69 - 71 = C-
66 - 68= D+ |
63
- 66= D
60 - 62= D-
Below 60% = F |
Fractional
percentages more than .5 will be rounded up to the next higher
number; less than .5 will be rounded down. |
ENROLLMENT
INFORMATION:
Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish.
Registration
Dates: Enroll
at any time.
Call
Independent
and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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