Standards - Career & Technical Education

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Apply literacy, mathematical, and scientific principles and precision measurements when diagnosing problems and making repairs.

Work independently, collaboratively, and in teams to explore concerns, find causes, and take appropriate action by applying principles of STEM.

Describe the two basic airframe types and the materials used in the construction of aircraft structure.

Explain the theory of flight, including the development of airfoils utilizing Bernoulli’s principles, the relationship between pressure and rate of flow of a liquid through an orifice, the relationship of air velocity and pressure, and the effects of atmospheric temperature and humidity on airfoil lift.

Describe basic aircraft structures and aerodynamics for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.

Describe control surfaces for vertical, lateral, and longitudinal axes of fixed-wing aircraft, including rudder, elevator, aileron, and secondary flight controls.

Identify types of airfoil control surfaces and systems, including related cockpit controls.

Describe the effects of the angle of attack, angle of incidence, and dihedral angle on aircraft stability.

Explain the importance of instruments to aircraft operation.

Outline historical events in the development of flight.

Describe safety precautions to be followed in and around aircraft during maintenance procedures.

Use, inspect, and clean various types of hand tools used for various applications in aviation technology.

Calculate measurements of airplane parts using precision measuring devices, including Vernier calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, inside micrometers, and dial indicators.

Compare measurements of parts to manufacturer’s specifications to determine serviceability.

Use a torque wrench to tighten nuts to manufacturer’s specifications.

Describe the fasteners used in aviation, including specialty fasteners, and explain where and why they are used.

Describe various materials used in aircraft construction and indicate where they are used on the aircraft.

Provide rationale for choosing metals to be used in particular areas of the aircraft.

Construct an aircraft model, following specifications from blueprints and using appropriate tools.

Describe how features of an aircraft model relate to the theory of flight, aviation history, aircraft construction, and wing and landing gear configurations.

Read and interpret sketches, schematics, and blueprints.