(142hrs, non-credit)
In this course, students will be taught a variety of weather-observing skills, including evaluating sky condition, determining visibility, recording the presence of atmospheric phenomena, calculating atmospheric pressure, recording temperature and humidity and recording wind speed and direction. A main focus in the course will be the recording of observed data on the “Surface Weather Record” form.
(74hrs, non-credit)
Students will have the opportunity to learn the procedures and guidelines to be used when performing radio communications and other aviation-related functions. Emphasis will be on responding to aircraft emergencies or accidents, providing pilots with a landing and take-off information service, recording and relaying position reports and flight plans, coordinating the access of vehicles on and off the runway, and the monitoring of radio communication equipment and navigational equipment.
(60hrs, non-credit)
This portion of the program concentrates on the application of procedures learned in course 211-002 Radio Communication and Operating Procedures. Students will work in simulation rooms that are equipped with the same types of communication equipment and other instruments that are found at actual airports. Instructors, acting as pilots and vehicle operators, will communicate via radio to students throughout the simulation exercises. By using a variety of scripted simulations, the students will have a chance to practically apply the procedures that were learned in previous lessons.
(48hrs, non-credit)
Pre-requisite: 211-001 Surface Weather Observing
This course will be taken by students who will be working at Community Aerodrome Radio Stations (CARS) where Environment Canada has determined there to be a requirement for the supplementary surface weather data that comprises a Synoptic Report.